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The International Nuclear Information System ( INIS)

1. International Nuclear Information
System (INIS)
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2. About INIS A
Stands for The International Nuclear Information System
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Set up by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as an Information
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Came into operation on a limited scale in 1970 & star ted full fledge
operation from 1976 A
INIS is operated by the IAEA in collaboration with over 150 members
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Hosts one of the world's largest collections of publi shed information on
nuclear science and technology
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3. INIS Objectives
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To facilitate the exchange of information on the pe aceful use of atomic
energy A
To make available online access to a unique collectio n of non-conventional
literature A
Organizes the world's nuclear information and making i t universally
accessible A
Represents a wealth of experience and an extensive p ool of information in
the nuclear field
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4. Membership A
Membership in INIS is open to :
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States which are members of the IAEA
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United Nations organizations
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International or intergovernmental organizations wi th whom the IAEA has relations
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To join INIS, a formal request needs to be made by the a ppropriate
national/institutional authority to the Director Gen eral of the IAEA A
At present, 129 countries and 24 international organiz ations are INIS
Members A
Benefits of INIS Membership
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access information in the nuclear fields
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right to access nuclear information of all other IN IS Members
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access & visibility to country's national nuclear r elated literature
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helps in establishing and improving National INIS Ce ntres
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helps to transfer modern information technology and know –how
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5. Activities I
Main INIS activities include:
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INIS Collection Updating and Management
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Computer Assisted Indexing
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Preservation of Non-Conventional Nuclear Publications
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Creation of the INIS Multilingual Thesaurus
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Capacity Building (Training and e-Learning)
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INIS Input preparation
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INIS Collection Search (ICS)
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INIS Progress and Activity Reports
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Published Annually
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6. Products& Services
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INIS Collection
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Includes over 3.4 million bibliographic citations and abstrac ts of journal articles,
scientific and technical reports, conference papers, books, patents etc.
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Includes a unique online collection of over 350 000 full-text documents
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INIS / ETDE Thesaurus
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Atomic and molecular physics
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Nuclear and high-energy physics
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Radiology and nuclear medicine
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Earth sciences etc. available in all official languages of the IAEA
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Outreach & Promotion
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Publishes articles & advertisements in professional journals
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Preparation and distribution of brochures, information sheets, and other promotional
tools
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INIS entries published in directories world-wide
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Posters
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7. Products& Services
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Newsletter
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Capacity Building (through various training programs)
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Publications -multilingual INIS Thesaurus in English, French, Germ an, Russian and
Spanishas A
Atomindex:
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The semi-monthly regular bulletin which was earlier published by INIS i.e. INIS
Atomindex. A
It contains bibliographic references and abstracts, indexes by author, corporate
author, subject, conference report number, patent nu mber or standard number A
INIS were used to send information output on magnet ic 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 : A
IAEA Library
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International Nuclear Library Network (INLN)
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CERN Document Server
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Energy Citations Database
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Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE)
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Nuclear Science Abstracts (NSA)
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OECD/NEA Data Bank
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WorldWideScience.org
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ICTP Marie Curie Library
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9. Events
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INIS Liaison Officers Meetings
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Conducted after every two years at various countrie s
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All meeting details are available on site
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Training Seminars conducted time to time
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INIS/ETDE Joint Technical Committee Meetings
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Conducted after every two years at various countrie s
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All meeting details are available on site
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INIS in the World offers news and information, such as s pecial events,
presentations, training, newsletters or information materials, from
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10. SpecialFeatures
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Members’ Area Section
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These web pages are open to INIS Members only
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Find here correspondence, publications and other in formation from the INIS
Secretariat A
To access these pages registration with INIS Liaiso n Officer is required
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Site Index ( alphabetical sequence )
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11. Thank you…