Established in : 1952.
 

MANDATE

• To develop collections of sources of information in different fields of science and technology.
• To render information services to S&T community in the field of science and technology.
• To develop appropriate linkages with information systems and services organised in India and abroad and to provide access to databases.
• To act as a national repository of entire S&T informstion generated in the country.
• To carry out R&D in information science and technology.
• To develop trained manpower for undertaking advanced level tasks in the level field of information science and services.
• To adopt and promote appropriate technologies and management practices for increasing productivity of information of networks and services in the country.

MAIN FACILITIES

• Networking and electronic mail.
• Online database host system.
• National Science Laboratory.
• Reprography.
• DTP and offset printing.
• Electronic imaging for archival purposes.

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS                          

• INSDOC is functioning as a repository of the S&T information generated in the country. All the Indian S&T peroidicals  and the important Indian S&T books are being procured by the Centre.
• INSDOC publishes Indian Science Abstrats (ISA) ( fortnightly) which contains abstracts & research papers in about 1000-1200 Indian S&T publications in addition to information on patents standards and thesis. It also covers papers published by Indian Scientists in foreign journals.
• A computerized communication network (SIRNET) has been established among R & D organisations for fast E-mail and data transfer. The number of R&D organisations joining the SIRNET is increasing at a rapid rate.
• An online search facility from international and indegenous databases has been established. Some of the databases available for search are : National Union cataloge of Scintific Serials in India (NUCSSI), Indian Serials Contents on Multimedia (IS-COMM), Polymer Science Literature, Metallurgy Database, Database on Indian Patents (INPAT), Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Database (MAPA), Indian Experts Database, Material Science Bibliographic Databases and National Science Library Catalogue Database.
• A new service, ' Contents and Photocopies Service ' (CAPS), based on a set of 5000 S&T peroidicals, has been started to fill the gap created by a sharp reduction in the availability of foreign peroidicals to Indian S&T community.
• Electronic imaging has been setup as a modern archival alternative to microfilming, etc.
• Expertise has been developed to undretake on a turnkey basis, establishment of information networks and library networks, and modernization of library and information centres of other organizations. Design and development of information databases are also undertaken for other organisations.

DIRECTOR
Prof. T. Vishwanathan, Ph.D. (U.K.)

CONTACT ADDRESS
14, Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi. 110 067.
Telephone: (091)11-665837, 6863617, 660143, 6863759.
Telegram : INSDOC, NEW DELHI.
Telex    : 031-73099
Fax      : (091)11-682228.
E-mail   : teevee@sirnetd.ernet.in