Role of Pakistan in INIS Activities
Waqar Ahmad Butt
Head, Scientific Information Division
Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology
Islamabad
Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology
A Premier R&D centre of
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Major Objectives of PINSTECH
● Keep pace with the frontiers of knowledge in the
field of Nuclear Science & Technology
● Produce radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals
● Applications of radiations and isotope technology
● Provide trained manpower to meet future challenges
● Work on non-nuclear fields which are crucial for the
development of science and technology
● High-tech support to public/private organizations in
industry, health, environment etc.
● Dissemination of scientific information to R & D
organizations and universities
PHYSICAL
SCIENCES
MATERIAL
SCIENCES
CHEMICAL
SCIENCES
MAJOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES
RESEARCH
AROUND THE
REACTORS
DISCIPLINES
SCIENTIFIC
INFORMATION &
HRD
ISOTOPE
PRODUCTION &
APPLICATIONS
SERVICES &
SUPPORT
TOTAL MANPOWER
(1655)
Technical Manpower
914
Scientists / Engineers
314
Supporting S&T Staff
600
Non-Technical Manpower
Officers
Staff
741
24
717
Director General
(PINSTECH)
Administration
Accounts
Directorate of
Science
Business
Development Unit
Directorate of
Technology
Quality
Assurance (QA)
Quality
Control (QC)
Directorate of
Systems
& Services
Central Diagnostic
Laboratory (CDL)
Directorate of
Coordination
Chemistry
Materials
Nuclear
Engineering
Scientific
Information
Physics
Isotope
Production
Health
Physics
Human
Resource
Development
Plasma
Physics
Isotope
Application
Central
Analytical
Facility
Management
Information
System
Equipment
Maintenance
General
Services
Scientific Information Division
MILESTONES:
* Main Library established in 1966
* Scientific Information Division created in 1984
* Declared as National Library of Physical
Sciences by the Govt. of Pakistan in 2002
IN-HOUSE COLLECTION:
* About 37,000 books on science & technology
* More than one million records of 1700 journal titles
* Over 1.47 million NCL documents on microfiche,
CD-ROMs, paper copy, etc.
WORKFORCE = 75
Dissemination of scientific information to all establishments
of PAEC and other R & D organizations/ universities
Head SID
CIMS
CIMS:
INIS:
LMS:
LRMS:
RCS:
SMS:
STRS:
INIS
LMS
LRMS
RCS
SMS
STRS
Computerized Information Management Section
International Nuclear Information System
Library Management Section
Library Record Management Section
Reference & Circulation Section
Services Management Section
Scientific & Technical Reports Section
General Information
• No. of universities in Pakistan (HEC) = 133
Public =
73,
Private = 60
• No. of S & T universities = 81
Public =
58,
Private =
23
• No. of Nuclear Centers (PAEC) = 53
Medical = 15, Agriculture/ Bio-Tech = 06
Energy = 14, Academic / research = 11
• Productive Scientists (PCST 2008)
= 664
• Journals published from Pakistan (HEC) = 138
• Input received for INIS from journals
= 69
Medicine
= 11,
Agriculture = 07
Engineering = 13,
others
= 38
Promotion of INIS activities
• Pakistan has established links with INIS/IAEA
since its inception in 1969.
•
• SID/PINSTECH is responsible for all activities of
INIS and its promotion in the country.
• INIS input is being submitted regularly.
•
• Literature searches are provided not only to
PINSTECH/PAEC but also to other research
organizations including universities.
• INIS output products (full text) are made
available to the end user free of cost.
INIS Linkage
• Link of INIS at the Homepage of SID website
• Distribution of flayers and posters
• e-mail to all S & T organizations / universities
having websites about free INIS access
• INIS Newsletter sent to all at PINSTECH LAN
and placed at website
• SDI services from INIS database
• Workshop on dissemination of scientific
information from INIS and other databases
Suggestions / Expectations
• Close collaboration among ILOs
 Sharing of information (scientific events,
announcements, achievements, awards, etc)
 e-mails Group of ILOs
 Web addresses of National INIS Centres
 Supply of literature to other Member States at no cost
basis (if possible)
 Provision of access to all literature resources
through website registration (www.sidnlps.org.pk)
• INIS Satellite Units in main R & D institutions
• Meeting of ILOs in other Members states (special
session for relevant researchers)
• Digitalization of NCL on MF before 1970
Thank You
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No.of Records from 2001-2010
800
700
Records
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Year
2007
2008
2009
2010
Main Activities
• Acquisition of books, journals, reports, etc to
develop in-house collection
• Comprehensive S &T information database
• On-line access to available literature
• Resource sharing with other R & D
organizations and universities
• Dissemination of information from INIS and
other databases via digital media