NISCAIR was formed in 2002 by merging NISCOM and INSDOC to disseminate science and technology information. It provides various information services including publishing journals, conducting training programs, operating an online periodical repository, and managing databases. NISCAIR aims to be the prime custodian of science and technology knowledge in India and promote communication through traditional and modern means.

1. NISCAIR
By
Jaya Singh
Master Of Library And Information Science
Enroll No.- 302/17
Session: 2018-19
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University,
Lucknow

3.  National Institute of Science Communication and Information
Resources (NISCAIR) came into existence on 30 September
2002 with the merger of National Institute of Science
Communication (NISCOM) and Indian National Scientific
Documentation Centre (INSDOC). Both NISCOM and INSDOC,
the two premier institutes of the Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR), were devoted to dissemination and
documentation of S&T information.
 NISCOM had been in existence for the last six decades (first as
two Publication Units of CSIR, which were merged to form the
Publications Division, which was later renamed as Publications
& Information Directorate and in 1996, as NISCOM).
 INSDOC came into being in 1952 and was engaged in providing
S&T information and documentation services.
NISCAIR
(National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources)

4. Function and Duties of NISCAIR
 To provide formal linkages of communication among the scientific community in the form
of research journals in different areas of S&T
 To disseminate S&T information to general public, particularly school students, to
inculcate interest in science among them
 To collect, collate and disseminate information on plant, animal and mineral wealth of the
country
 To harness information technology applications in information management with
particular reference to science communication and modernizing libraries
 To act as a facilitator in furthering the economic, social, industrial, scientific and
commercial development by providing timely access to relevant and accurate information
 To develop human resources in science communication, library, documentation and
information science and S&T information management systems and services
 To collaborate with international institutions and organizations having objectives and
goals similar to those of NISCAIR
 Any other activity in consonance with the mission statement of NISCAIR
Mission Statement
To become the prime custodian of all information resources on current and
traditional knowledge systems in science and technology in the country,
and to promote communication in science to diverse constituents at all
levels, using the most appropriate technologies.

5. Director (NISCAIR)

6.  The core activity of NISCAIR is to collect/store, publish and
disseminate S&T information through a mix of traditional and
modern means, which benefits different segments of society.
 The institute offers wide range of information services ranging
from literature search to production and printing of S&T
publications.
 The institute has strong Human Resource Development
Programme for training personnel in library & information
science, documentation, science communication and
herbarium techniques.
Activities and Services

7.  (CSIR-NISCAIR) has been providing human resource development
programmes for the last several decades. Equipped with necessary facilities
and manpower, NISCAIR is ideally placed to train and prepare science
communicators, R&D personnel, library and information science
professionals for meeting the challenges of current times. NISCAIR's HRD
Programmes can be categorized as follows:
1. Short Term Training Programmes
NISCAIR conducts short term courses in the field of Library and
Information Science and other areas.
 Short Term Training on "Social Media Communication" during September 10-
14, 2018
 Short Term Training on "Koha Software for Library Automation - Advance"
during October 08-12, 2018
2. On-Site Training Programmes
NISCAIR organizes training courses as per requirement of the client at the
client's premises subject to minimum and maximum of 10 and 25
participants respectively.
Human Resource Development

8.  Library Modernization Services
 National Prior Art Search, Patent Drafting & Patent
Informatics Services Facility (NPASF)
 Editing
 Print & Production
 Translation Services
 Training Programmes
 Book Exhibitions
 Consultancy Service
Services

9. 1. Bibliometric Service
2. Document Copy Supply Service
3. Literature Search Service
4. ISSN
5. Reader's Service
6. Copying Service
7. Inter Library Loan Service
8. e - Journals Access

10.  Proceedings of First Indo-US Workshop on Green Chemistry
 Wealth of India
 ISA on CD-ROM
 The Treatise on Indian Medicinal Plants
 Compendium of Indian Medicinal Plants
 The Useful Plants of India
 Status Report on Aromatic and Essential Oil-bearing Plants in
NAM Countries
 Status Report on Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in NAM
Countries
 Plants for Reclamation of Wastelands
Products

11. Facilities and Services

12.  Communication of scientific knowledge through research
publications forms an integral part of any research program.
NISCAIR endeavours to communicate scientific information to a
wide section of Indian society through its various publications.
 17 primary and 2 secondary scientific journals of international
repute.
 3 popular science magazines in Hindi, English and Urdu to meet
the scientific quest of the masses.
 NISCAIR also brings out CSIR News and CSIR Samachar.
 Online Periodical Repository. Full text facility is provided for all
eighteen research journals.
 Natural Products Repository (NPARR).
Science Communication

13. NISCAIR Research Journals

14.  Abstracting Journals
Fortnightly
Bimonthly
 R&D Newsletters
1. Science Diplomacy- India's Global Digest of
Multidisciplinary Science
 Scholarly Books & Monographs
1. Advances in Nano science & Nanotechnology
2. Mango in India
3. Bamboos in India
4. Cotton in India etc..

15.  Electronic Resources
On-line Databases
Information is obtained through online searching from over 1500
international databases.
CD-ROM Databases
ADONIS, BPO, CA, CAB Abstracts, FACCTS, Global Books in Print,
GPO, IEL, SCI, Current Contents, ExtraMED, Indian Standards,
LISA Plus, PASCAL, Ulrich Plus and US Patents, etc.
E-journals Consortia
4256 international e-journals published by 16 publishers / societies
(as per details in the table). In addition, users have access to over
2500 open access journals.
Information Resources

16.  In-house Databases
Databases are designed using the state-of-the-art information
technology tools. Some of the indigenous databases are available
on CD-ROM as well as online.
a) National Union Catalogue of Scientific Serials in India
(NUCSSI)
b) Indian Patents (INPAT) Database
c) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Abstracts (MAPA)
d) Indian Science Abstract (ISA)
 Raw Material Herbarium and Museum
 National Science Digital Library

21.  With the formation of NISCAIR, all the above multi-faceted
activities have been amalgamated, making NISCAIR, an
institute capable of serving the society using modern IT
infrastructure in a more effective manner and taking up new
ventures in the field of science communication, dissemination
and S&T information management systems and services.
Broadly the core activity of NISCAIR will be to collect/store,
publish and disseminate S&T information through a mix of
traditional and modern means, which will benefit different
segments of society.
Conclusion

22.  http://www.niscair.res.in/
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