National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources

Coordinates: 28°38′20″N 77°10′23″E / 28.639°N 77.173°E / 28.639; 77.173
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National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources

The National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), located at New Delhi, India, was an information science institute in India founded in 2002. In 2021, the institute was merged with National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies to form National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research [1] (NIScPR). It operated under the umbrella of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) that comprise 38 other labs and institutes in India. The institute published several academic journals and magazines.[2][3]

History[edit]

In 2002, the Indian Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC), which came into being in 1952 under CSIR, was merged with NISCOM in 2002, to form National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR).

General services[edit]

  • E-Publishing
  • Editing
  • Indexing
  • Print & Production
  • Herbarium Techniques
  • Taxonomical Identification of Plants
  • Identification of crude Plants-based products
  • Contents, Abstracts and Photocopy Service (CAPS)
  • CSIR Knowledge Gateway
  • Document Copy Supply Services
  • Literature Search Services
  • ISSN
  • Short term courses in Science Communication, Digital Libraries, Information Technology and Library Automations etc.
  • Translation Services
  • Training Programmes

National Science Library services[edit]

Open access[edit]

See also: Open access in India

18 journals and 3 popular science magazines (Science Reporter and its Hindi and Urdu editions) published by CSIR-NISCAIR are available as open access from the NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository website.[4]

List of publications[edit]

Academic journals
  • Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS)
  • Applied Innovative Research (AIR)
  • Bharatiya Vaigyanik evam Audyogik Anusandhan Patrika (BVAAP)
  • Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IJBB)
  • Indian Journal of Biotechnology (IJBT)
  • Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A (IJCA)
  • Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section B (IJCB)
  • Indian Journal of Chemical Technology (IJCT)
  • Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB)
  • Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences (IJEMS)
  • Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research (IJFTR)
  • Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS)
    • Formerly Indian Journal of Marine Sciences
  • Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources (IJNPR)
    • Formerly Natural Product Radiance (NPR)
  • Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics (IJPAP)
  • Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics (IJRSP)
  • Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK)
  • Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR)
  • Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (JSIR)
  • Journal of Scientific Temper (JST)
Magazines
Repository
  • Natural Products Repository (NPARR)

Associateship in Information Science (AIS)[edit]

NISCAIR offered Associateship in Information Science (AIS), a two-year master's degree level professional programme, earlier.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurates the new entity CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) with a new Vision".
  2. ^ "National Institute of Sceince Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi (CSIR-NISCAIR) | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research | CSIR | GoI". www.csir.res.in. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. ^ "National Institute of Science Communication & Information Resources* | India Science, Technology & Innovation - ISTI Portal". www.indiascienceandtechnology.gov.in. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ "NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository". Homepage. 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

External links[edit]

28°38′20″N 77°10′23″E / 28.639°N 77.173°E / 28.639; 77.173


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