The International Nuclear Information System ( INIS)

1. International Nuclear Information
System (INIS)
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2. About INIS
Stands for The International Nuclear Information System
Set up by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as an Information
System
Came into operation on a limited scale in 1970 & started full fledge
operation from 1976
INIS is operated by the IAEA in collaboration with over 150 members
Hosts one of the world's largest collections of published information on
nuclear science and technology
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3. INIS Objectives
To facilitate the exchange of information on the peaceful use of atomic
energy
To make available online access to a unique collection of non-conventional
literature
Organizes the world's nuclear information and making it universally
accessible
Represents a wealth of experience and an extensive pool of information in
the nuclear field
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4. Membership
Membership in INIS is open to :
States which are members of the IAEA
United Nations organizations
International or intergovernmental organizations with whom the IAEA has relations
To join INIS, a formal request needs to be made by the appropriate
national/institutional authority to the Director General of the IAEA
At present, 129 countries and 24 international organizations are INIS
Members
Benefits of INIS Membership
access information in the nuclear fields
right to access nuclear information of all other INIS Members
access & visibility to country's national nuclear related literature
helps in establishing and improving National INIS Centres
helps to transfer modern information technology and know –how
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5. Activities
Main INIS activities include:
INIS Collection Updating and Management
Computer Assisted Indexing
Preservation of Non-Conventional Nuclear Publications
Creation of the INIS Multilingual Thesaurus
Capacity Building (Training and e-Learning)
INIS Input preparation
INIS Collection Search (ICS)
INIS Progress and Activity Reports
Published Annually
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6. Products & Services
INIS Collection
Includes over 3.4 million bibliographic citations and abstracts of journal articles,
scientific and technical reports, conference papers, books, patents etc.
Includes a unique online collection of over 350 000 full-text documents
INIS / ETDE Thesaurus
Atomic and molecular physics
Nuclear and high-energy physics
Radiology and nuclear medicine
Earth sciences etc. available in all official languages of the IAEA
Outreach & Promotion
Publishes articles & advertisements in professional journals
Preparation and distribution of brochures, information sheets, and other promotional
tools
INIS entries published in directories world-wide
Posters
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7. Products & Services
Newsletter
Capacity Building (through various training programs)
Publications - multilingual INIS Thesaurus in English, French, German, Russian and
Spanishas
Atomindex:
The semi-monthly regular bulletin which was earlier published by INIS i.e. INIS
Atomindex.
It contains bibliographic references and abstracts, indexes by author, corporate
author, subject, conference report number, patent number or standard number
INIS were used to send information output on magnetic tapes every month to each
member state along with two Atomindex issue
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8. Links
INIS provides various links on its website for users :
IAEA Library
International Nuclear Library Network (INLN)
CERN Document Server
Energy Citations Database
Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE)
Nuclear Science Abstracts (NSA)
OECD/NEA Data Bank
WorldWideScience.org
ICTP Marie Curie Library
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9. Events
INIS Liaison Officers Meetings
Conducted after every two years at various countries
All meeting details are available on site
Training Seminars conducted time to time
INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meetings
Conducted after every two years at various countries
All meeting details are available on site
INIS in the World offers news and information, such as special events,
presentations, training, newsletters or information materials, from
INIS Centres around the world
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10. Special Features
Members’ Area Section
These web pages are open to INIS Members only
Find here correspondence, publications and other information from the INIS
Secretariat
To access these pages registration with INIS Liaison Officer is required
Site Index ( alphabetical sequence )
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11. Thank you…