National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources
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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
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
National Science Library services
Open access
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List of publications
- Academic journals
- Magazines
- Repository
Associateship in Information Science (AIS)
NISCAIR offered Associateship in Information Science (AIS), a two-year master's degree level professional programme, earlier.