NISCAIR
Illustration — 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 (NIScPR). It operated under the umbrella of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) that comprise 38 other labs and institutes in India.
NISCAIR
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- 2002
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- India
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Illustration — 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 (NIScPR). It operated under the umbrella of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) that comprise 38 other labs and institutes in India.
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The institute published several academic journals and magazines.
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).
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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.
Associateship in Information Science (AIS)
Associateship in Information Science (AIS)
NISCAIR offered Associateship in Information Science (AIS), a two-year master's degree level professional programme, earlier.
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- 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 Science Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi (CSIR-NISCAIR) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research CSIR GoI. www.csir.res.in.
- 3.National Institute of Science Communication & Information Resources* India Science, Technology & Innovation - ISTI Portal. www.indiascienceandtechnology.gov.in.
- 4.NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository. Homepage. 2015.
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