THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL Development of information infrastructures

The Establishment of a Documentation Centre for the National Council of Science and Technology

by Bruce J. Belknap

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Paris, 1978

Restricted Technical Report RP/1977-78/5.1.3

THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DOCUMENTATION CENTRE FOR THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

by Bruce J. Belknap

Report prepared for His Majesty's Government of Nepal by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( Unesco )

U N E S C O

Technical Report RP/1977-78/5.1.S FMR/BEP/PGI/78/I62 (Belknap) 30 November 1978

© Unesco 1978 Printed in France

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At the request of His Majesty's Government of Nepal, a Unesco consultant visited the country between 11-22 September 1978 to study the establishment of a Documentation Centre for the National Council for Science and-Technology of Nepal, with a view to making recommendations on how such a centre might best be consti­tuted. The mission was financed under Unesco's Regular Programme for 1977-1978, Project 5.1.3: Development of Information Infrastructures.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction 3

A description of the Documentation Centre facilities and collection ... 3

A profile of Documentation Centre users and their needs 4

The kinds of services needed by the Documentation Centre users 5

Establishment of the Documentation Centre 6

Co-operation with other libraries in Katmandu Valley 7

APPENDIX I Current holdings of the Documentation Centre in terms of subject areas covered and reference forms available . 9

APPENDIX II Tentative work schedule for 1979 11

APPENDIX III A. A suggested list of periodicals, serials, and reference books to be considered for future purchase 12

B. A suggested list of library furniture and equipment needed by the Documentation Centre 14

APPENDIX IV Libraries in Katmandu Valley whose science and tech­nology collections will be included in the National Council for Science and Technology union catalogue 15

APPENDIX V Scientific and technological organizations in South Asia, with a list of their publications 16

A list of persons consulted in the preparation of this report 23

Selected references 24

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I. INTRODUCTION

The National Council for Science and Technology, of His Majesty's Government of Nepal, is located in the Research Centre of Applied Science and Technology, at Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Katmandu. The Council consists of 17 members, including staff. Its main functions are, in general, to formulate science policies and to promote and publish research. Ten of the members of the National Council are the administrative heads of various government and university science and technology ministries, institutes, and organizations. Dr. Ratna S. Rana is the Chairman of the Council. Under the Council, there is a Library Committee which makes policies and administrative decisions for His Majesty's Government and university campus libraries. This Library Committee is headed by the Rector of the university, Dr. K.P. Malla.

The Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST), where the Docu­mentation Centre is located, is an organization devoted to research and the develop­ment of technology, especially with an aim to developing local resources and exist­ing technology in Nepal. The Executive Director of RECAST is Dr. Amir Bahadur Shrestha.

II. A DESCRIPTION OF THE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE FACILITIES AND COLLECTION

The collection of the Documentation Centre is located in one medium-sized room (30 ft. x 24 ft.), with a small adjoining room which is used as a librarian's office. The main room of the Documentation Centre is also occasionally used as a conference room by the National Council for Science and Technology, and for RECAST seminars.

A. Holdings

There are about 918 books and reports in the collection. The subject areas covered by these are, in general, the same as those in which RECAST is doing research.

The Research Centre subscribes to 64 scientific periodicals and abstracts, four general periodicals, and four newspapers. About 50 other miscellaneous serial pub­lications come to the Documentation Centre free of charge. There are substantial numbers of volumes and back issues of 18 of the scientific journals and abstracts.

Most of the books and back issues of journals are bought from a book supplier in Delhi.

All books, periodicals, and reports are recorded in accession books and are given accession numbers. As it is not a policy to issue books or reports to bor­rowers, they must be read in the Documentation Centre.

In Appendix I of this report, there is a specific breakdown of the "collection in terms of subject areas covered for books and periodicals, and the kinds of refer­ence books available.

B. Budget

The current budget of the Documentation Centre for books and journals is Rs. 200,000 per year (about $18,000). The largest part of this budget is spent on periodical subscriptions and buying the back issues of those periodicals that are considered the most useful.

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C. Present condition of the collection

None of the books or reports have been catalogued or classified, although there are some broad Dewey decimal class numbers written in the front covers of some of the books. As for the periodicals and journals, those that the Documentation Centre subscribes to are arranged on display racks in alphabetical order by title. However, back issues are not arranged by title and are kept in two different places. There is some effort, though, to keep single issues or volumes of periodicals in order of date. Back issues of some of the journals, which the Documentation Centre has in large holdings are in the process of being bound.

D. Facilities

Compared with many other libraries of the same size in Nepal, the Documentation Centre has an excellent collection of library furniture. There are 12 shelves and nine periodical display racks. There are two card catalogue holders, one with 36 drawers, and the other with 15 drawers, a circulation/charging desk, and one metal file cabinet with three drawers. Because the Documentation Centre is also used as a conference room, there is a very adequate number of chairs and table space.

Stationery supplies come from a central storeroom serving the whole Research Centre. The Documentation Centre already has a supply of blank catalogue cards and book cards. These, along with date-due slips and book—card pockets are avail­able locally and are not expensive.

III. A PROFILE OF DOCUMENTATION CENTRE USERS AND THEIR NEEDS

The National Council for Science and Technology is a body constituted to over­see all matters concerning scientific and technological research and education in Nepal. The 17 members of the Council represent such special fields as geography, geology, agriculture, medicine and health, botany and medicinal plants, water resources development, meteorology, wild-life, and engineering. Eventually, under the National Council, the Documentation Centre can become a central facility used by all scientists and technologists in Nepal.

RECAST, with 16 researchers, scholars, and scientists, and 28 administrative staff members, is currently engaged in research in chemistry, applied chemistry, microbiology, mycology, food preservation and technology, construction and engineer­ing, and ophthalmology.

The requirements of the Documentation Centre users at the National Council and at RECAST are as follows:

(i) The researchers feel that they need journals and periodicals relevant to their fields of study. This includes having substantial holdings of back issues of these journals for reference;

(ii) Reference and documentation centres are needed to provide information about, and access to, the reports and articles in any of the relevant fields;

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(iii) The Library Committee of the National Council would like to avoid the acquisition of materials which are already in other libraries in Katmandu. This requires a central catalogue at the Documentation Centre of the holdings of ths other science and technology libraries in the Katmandu Valley. The establishment of this "union catalogue" is con­sidered to be of special importance and should be given top priority. It is also considered important for the libraries in Nepal not to over­lap in the purchase of major items, especially periodical and book pur­chases from abroad, in order to avoid expensive duplication of holdings. Thus, the Library Committee of the Council is in the process of making rules and regulations for new acquisitions for all of the government and university campus libraries.

IV. THE KINDS OF SERVICES NEEDED BY THE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE USERS

The arrangement of the Documentation Centre collection, so that any given book, report, or article can be quickly and easily found, should be the first concern of the staff. A card catalogue of the books and reports, a card catalogue of the periodicals, and an index of all useful articles in the Documentation Centre's periodical holdings should be maintained. This will include keeping files of useful pamphlets and newspaper or magazine articles in the Documentation Centre's pos­session. For example, the Documentation Centre subscribes to three Indian daily newspapers; thus, it might be worthwhile to keep back issues of only one of these, and to use the other two as sources of articles for this file.

Reference and documentation services should also be provided. These reference services will vary greatly in scope, with some of them relying upon the book and journal collection in the Documentation Centre and others providing access to infor­mation and publications outside of the Documentation Centre. A general description of these services would include:

(i) Immediately informing users of the arrival of new publications and the contents of those publications;

(ii) Compiling comprehensive bibliographies for keeping the scientists and technologists informed of new publications in their fields, using resources available at the Documentation Centre and also relying upon reference tools from other libraries in Katmandu Valley;

(iii) Providing access to, or compiling exhaustive subject bibliographies on, all scientific and technological publications about Nepal or from Nepal, in co-operation with colleges, centres or institutes of the university, government organizations, corporations, and other libraries;

(iv) . Finally, using the small but growing collection of reference" books in the Documentation Centre consisting of directories, handbooks, tables, dictionaries, and encyclopaedias, to provide to the users, on request, addresses or information about persons or organizations, statistical and geographical information, and any of the other kinds of miscellaneous information which the users will only occasionally but inevitably need.

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The Docaimentation Centre can initiate contacts between the National Council/ RECAST and other scientific and technological research institutes outside of Nepal, especially those in South Asia. The main purpose of this would be for the exchange or purchase of publications.

V. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE

On the basis of the general services needed by the documentation users mentioned in Part IV, it is recommended that the staff undertake the tasks listed below;

A. The cataloguing and classification of the books and reports is the first thing to be done in setting up the Documentation Centre. Dewey Decimal Classification schedules and tables, Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Sear's List of Subject Headings, and a Cutter Table should be used for this purpose. I have chosen DDC because it is the one classification system most consistently used in li­braries in Nepal. It is also suitable for small libraries with growing collec­tions. The catalogue should be an author, title, and subject catalogue, and an extra main entry card should be typed to make a shelf list or classified catalogue.

After the cataloguing is finished, books can be issued to borrowers for a period of two weeks.

B. The periodicals, journals, and abstracts should be catalogued and then arranged alphabetically in order of title, with the science periodicals separated from the general ones. Back issues should be arranged by date of issue and bound into volumes. As was mentioned in Part IV, an index on cards can be made of useful articles, after the initial cataloguing is complete.

C. Some library furniture and equipment will have to be made, including microfilm reel holding trays, book supports, a large shelf for holding bound volumes of newspapers, and other extra shelves to hold the growing collection of the Docu­mentation Centre. In Appendix III, Part B, there is a short list of library furniture and estimated costs, which I would recommend the Documentation Centre to buy. All of the items are locally available, and are of good quality.

Since I have been in Nepal, I have discovered that any kind of basic library equipment or furniture can be made to order here, even if the same equipment has not been made before. This stimulates local industry and decreases depen­dence on supplies and equipment from India or abroad.

D. It is most important that the librarian who initially works in setting up the Documentation Centre train at least two assistants in basic library techniques. Since these are cumulative skills, acquired over a period of time on the job, these assistants should start working from the beginning with the librarian. They should have some job security or tenure with RECAST. The Documentation Centre should also have a full-time typist who would be trained to type cata­logue cards, and any other typing required by the Documentation Centre. Eventu­ally, one of the assistant librarians can be promoted to the position of li­brarian, and another assistant hired. Thus, the staff of the Documentation Centre should, after one year, consist of two highly skilled librarians, two assistant librarians, and one full-time typist.

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E. After this initial organization is complete, it is recommended that the Docu­mentation Centre provide the following services:

(i) Maintain a vertical file of pamphlet-type materials and clippings from those newspaper and periodical issues which the Documentation Centre will throw away;

(ii) Type and send out copies of the tables of contents of new journals, including abstracts or annotations if there are any, to the Documentation Centre users;

(iii) Keep the members of the National Council and RECAST informed of new publications in their fields by compiling subject bibliographies from publishers' catalogues, book trade bibliographies, report and periodical indexes, and book reviews in journals;

(iv) Write a quarterly report listing the new acquisitions of the Documentation Centre, containing book reviews written by members of the National Council and RECAST, and including miscellaneous information concerning the Docu­mentation Centre, for local circulation;

(v) Establish liaisons with other libraries and scientific and technological organizations in Nepal, for keeping abreast of the current literature published in Nepal, to co-ordinate book or periodical acquisitions in the libraries, and to encourage those libraries to regularly publish their own accession lists;

(vi) Establish contacts with South Asian and overseas scientific and techno­logical organizations, especially with the purpose of getting informa­tion about research they are conducting and acquiring their publications;

(vii) Periodically publish Scientific and Technological Publications in Nepal, containing abstracts and annotations of articles, reports, and books, for local and international distribution. This publication would be selective and concerned mostly with those publications which come under the auspices of the National Council or RECAST;

(viii) Maintain a card file of all publications, in specific scientific or technological subject areas, which are concerned with Nepal. This should be exhaustive, and would be published in book form after compila­tion is complete. Yearly supplements of new publications in these fields could be compiled and published;

(ix) Finally, the Documentation Centre should become a depository of all scientific and technological books, reports, and journals of Nepal. An Accession List of these publications should be compiled and printed annually for local and international distribution.

VI. CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER LIBRARIES IN KATMANDU VALLEY

A card catalogue of relevant books and journals available in other libraries is in the process of being made by Mr. Shyam Kazi, working for the Library Committee of the National Council of Science and Technology. This union catalogue is in the form of an author list. The cards will eventually be deposited in the National Council/RECAST Documentation Centre, after being published in book form with a title

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index. When finished, it will be very useful, considering that RECAST is located four miles from Katmandu city, where most of the libraries are located. In Appendix IV, there is a list of the libraries in Katmandu Valley, whose collections are in the process of being included in this catalogue.

I have found that Mr. Shyam Kazi is doing this work quite satisfactorily. He says that he only has assistants for short periods of time and that he lacks suf­ficient office space in which to carry on this work. I recommend that he be given full-time assistants and office space so that this work can be completed in a reasonable amount of time.

Copies of the National Council/RECAST Documentation Centre quarterly reports and bibliographies can be sent to other libraries in the Valley. The only libraries that I know of in Katmandu which regularly distribute bibliographies of new acqui­sitions are the Tribhuvan University Central Library and the Centre for Economic Development and Administration Library. Such lists would be very useful in keeping a union catalogue of holdings of outside libraries up to date.

As I have mentioned, the Library Committee of the National Council for Science and Technology is in the process of making rules, for all government corporations, and university campus libraries in Nepal, governing acquisitions. This is being done to ensure that there is no costly duplication in the purchase of new books or periodicals.

APPENDIX I

Current holdings of the Documentation Centre in terms of subject areas covered and

reference forms available

BOOKS

Subject area Number of titles

General science Agriculture/food Biology Botany Chemistry Forestry/forest products Geography/geology Instruments Mathematics/statistics Medicine/health Meteorology Microbiology/mycology Physical science Power resources Technology Transport Water/soil Zoology

24 65 4 12 75 3 12 10 7 10 1 5 11 36 45 6 25 3

Miscellaneous non-science 95

Total: 449

Reference books

Directories General encyclopaedias

Science and technology encyclopaedias

Science and technology dictionaries Language dictionaries Handbooks Miscellaneous directories and yearbooks

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4 4 5 4

(Encyclopaedia Britannica 1973 ed.)

(including McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology)

Dewey Decimal Classification Table, 18th ed.

Total: 28

There are a total of 652 editions and copies listed in the Book Accession Register.

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PERIODICALS (journals, abstracts, etc.)

Subject area Number of titles

General science Agriculture/food Biology Botany Chemistry Engineering/design Forestry/forestry products Medicine Microbiology/mycology Power resources Technology Wildlife General non-scienee

Total:

10 14 1 1 8 9 3 3 3 3 6 1 4

68

Daily newspapers

There are also about 50 miscellaneous serials, annual reports, etc., which come into the possession of the Documentation Centre gratis. There are not substantial holdings of these.

REPORTS

Tropical Products Institute reports 33

Reports published by His Majesty's Govern­ment of Nepal, and UN reports on various subjects 203

Total: 266

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APPENDIX II

Tentative work schedule for 1979

State 1 - January - April 1979 (four months).

, Classification, cataloguing of Documentation Centre holdings.

Indexing of useful periodical articles.

i Start vertical file.

Typing of catalogue and index cards.

Ordering new supplies, equipment.

State 2 - May - June 1979 (two months).

Establishment of union catalogue.

Frame acquisition policy for the Documentation Centre based on union catalogue and Library Committee acquisition rules.

Begin acquisition of new publications on basis of union catalogue and Library Committee rules.

Continuation of work and training of assistants involved in Stage 1.

State 3 - July - December 1979 (six months).

Begin and expand reference, bibliography, and documentation services; includes publication of subject and comprehensive bibliographies.

Establish liaisons with science/technology organization and libraries in Nepal for keeping abreast of research, new publications.

Contact science/technology organizations in South Asia or overseas for research and publication information.

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APPENDIX III

A. A suggested list of periodicals, serials, and reference books to be considered for future purchase

BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND INDEXES

American Scientific Books. New York, Bowker, 1962, annual, n.p.

Applied Science and Technology Index. New York, H.W. Wilson, 1958- , monthly, service basis.

Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux. ASLIB Book List: a Monthly List of Recommended Scientific and Technical Books with Annotations. London, ASLIB, 1935- , n.p.

Biological and Agricultural Index. New York, H.W. Wilson, 1964- , monthly, n.p.

British Technology Index. London, Library Association, 1962- , monthly; annual cumulation 168.

Current Index to Conference Papers: Science and Technology. New York, CCM Informa­tion Corporation, 1971- , monthly $110, annual $65.

Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B, Physical Sciences and Technology. Ann Arbor, Mi., United States, Xerox University Microfilms, monthly, $105 per year.

Great Britain. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Translated Con­tents Lists of Russian Periodicals. London, Monthly, n.p.

Indian Science Abstracts. Delhi, Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre, monthly, $60 per year.

National Lending Library for Science and Technology. NLL Translations Bulletin. London, Statistic Office, 1959- , monthly, n.p.

Translations Register Index. Chicago, Special Libraries Association, 1967-semi-monthly, $30 per year.

World Index of Scientific Translations. Delft, European Translations Centre, 1967- , quarterly, $25 per year.

DIRECTORIES

Harvey, Anthony P. Directory of Scientific Directories. Guernsey, Channel Islands, F. Hodgson, 1969. 272 p., 63 s.

International Directory of Research and Development Scientists. Philadelphia, Institute for Scientific Information, 1968- , annual, $60 per year.

Scientific and Technical Societies of the United States. 8th ed. Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences, 1968. 221 p., n.p.

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Unesco. World Directory of National Science Policy-Making Bodies. Paris, 1963, 3.v., $22.50.

Unesco. World Guide to Science Information and Documentation Services. Paris, 1965, 211 p. $4.

Unesco. World Guide to Technical Information and Documentation Services. Paris, 1969, 287 p. $4.

Who's Who in Science. Chicago, Marquis Who's Who Inc., 1968, 1,056 p. $60.

GUIDES

Herner, Saul. A Brief Guide to Sources of Scientific and Technical Information. Washington, D.C., Information Resources Press, 1969, 102 p. $4.25.

Jenkins, Frances Briggs. Science Reference Sources. Cambridge, Ma., United States, M.I.T. Press, 1969. $2.95.

Malinowsky, Harold Robert. Science and Engineering Reference Sources. New York, Libraries Unlimited, 1967, 213 p. $5.

HANDBOOKS

Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Cleveland, United States, Chemical Rubber Co., 1920- , annual. $56 per year.

Henley's 20th Century Book of Formulas. New York, Books Inc., 1957, 867 p. n.p.

SOME GENERAL REFERENCE BOOKS USEFUL IN A SCIENCE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE

The Times Atlas of the World. London, Times of London, 1971, 272 p., 123 plates. $65.

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 3rd ed. Chicago, University of Chicago Press. $1.25.

Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. New York, Bowker, 1978. $50.

Whitaker's Almanack. London, Whitaker, annual, $7.95 per year.

The World of Learning. London, Europa, 1978, 2 vols., annual, $42 per year.

Yearbook of the United Nations. New York, United Nations, Office of Public Informa­tion, annual, $30 per year.

Yearbook of International Organizations. Brussels, Union of International Associ­ations, biennial, $28.

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LIBRARY CATALOGUING AND CLASSIFYING TOOLS

A.L.A. Rules for Filing Catalog Cards. Chicago, American Library Association, 1968. $2.50.

Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules. Chicago, American Library Association, 1967. $10.

C.A. Cutter's 3-Figure Author Table. Delhi, Light and Life Publishers, Rs.75.

Sear's List of Subject Headings. 11th ed. New York, H.W. Wilson, 1977. $12.

After the union catalogue has been compiled and the Library Committee has put the above-mentioned rules for acquisitions into effect, the Documentation Centre staff will be in a better position to start subscriptions to journals of specific subjects and to buy recommended books. Hopefully, back issues of journals can be purchased in microfilm.

B. A suggested list of library furniture and equipment needed by the Documentation Centre

Estimated cost

2 Microfilm holding trays Rs.1,200 each, Rs.2,400

1 Shelf for holding bound editions of newspapers Rs. 250

5 Extra shelves Rs. 250 each, Rs.1,250

150 Metal book supports Rs. 7 each, Rs.1,050

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APPENDIX IV

Libraries in Katmandu Valley whose science and technology collections will be

included in the National Council for Science and Technology Union Catalogue

Number of science and Library

Lazimpat Extension Campus Library, Katmandu

Sano Thimi Campus Library, Bhaktapur

Trichandra Campus Library,+ Katmandu

Housing and Physical Planning Section Library,+ Babar Mahal, Katmandu

Central Panchayat Training Centre Library,+ Jawalakhel

Nepal National Library, Harihar Bhawan, Patan

Nepal Social Services Centre Library, Katmandu

Textbook Development Centre Library, Katmandu

Royal Drug Research Laboratory Library, Katmandu

Bir Hospital Library, Katmandu

Department of Irrigation, Hydrology and Meteorology Library, Katmandu

Industrial Services Centre Library, Balaju, Katmandu

Agricultural Projects Services Centre,+ Learning Resource Unit, Katmandu

National Student Textbook Centre Library, Katmandu

Tribhuvan University Central Library, Kirtipur, Katmandu

National Planning Commission Library,+ Katmandu

Forest Research Library, Forest Ministry, Katmandu

MAB Documentation Centre, National Planning Commission, Katmandu

technology books

400

3,500

5,000

700

200

3,000

270

500

2,200

5,000

4,000

2,000

500

2,000

not known

500

1,500

100

+ Libraries in which cataloguing is finished.

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APPENDIX V

Scientific and technological organizations in South Asia, with a list of their publications

GENERAL

National Science Council of Pakistan. POB 2001, Drigh Road, Karachi.

Science News

National Science Council of Sri Lanka. 47/5 Maitland Place, Colombo 7.

Publishes reports.

Pakistan Academy of Sciences. c/o Islamabad University, Islamabad.

Proceedings

Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science, 14 Shah Jamal Scheme, P.O. Ichhra, Lahore 12.

Pakistan Journal of Science; Pakistan Journal of Scientific Research

Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 281/50 Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7.

Proceedings

Unesco Field Science Office for South Asia. Unesco House, 40B Lodi Estate, New Delhi 3.

Impact of Science on Society; other publications.

AGRICULTURE/LIVESTOCK

Central Food Technological Research Institute, Chaluvamla Mansion, Mysore 2.

Various publications

Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpur, W. Bengal, India.

Various publications

Central Vegetable Breeding Substation, Kulu Valley, Kulu District, H.P., India.

Annual Report

Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, India Station, P.O. Box 1503, Bangalore 6, India.

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Numerous publications

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 12.,

Scientific Report.

Indian Dairy Science Association, W-111A, Greater Kailash, New Delhi, 110048.

Indian Journal of Dairy Science; Indian Dairyman

Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, 46-48 Esplanade Mansions, Mahatma Gandi Road, Fort, Bombay.

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Pakistan Agricultural University, Lyallpur.

Journal of Agricultural Studies; Research Studies

University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal, Bangalore 560024.

Annual Report; Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Current Research

BIOLOGY/BOTANY

Bengal Natural History Society. Natural History Museum, Darjeeling, W. Bengal, India.

Journal

Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Bombay.

Journal

Botanical Survey of India, 14 Madan Street, Calcutta 13.

Bulletin

Indian Biophysical Society. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physica, 92 Acharya Prafulla Road, Calcutta 9.

Proceedings

Indian Botanical Society. Department of Botany, Vikram University, Ujjain, M.P., India.

Journal

Indian Phytopathological Society. New Delhi 12.

Indian Agricultural Research Institute,

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Indian Phytopathology

Indian Science Congress Association, 14 Dr. B. Guha Street, Calcutta 17.

Proceedings: Progress of Science in India; Reviews; Everyman's Science

India Society of Biological Chemists. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 12.

Biochemical Reviews

Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding. Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi 12.

Journal

International Society for Tropical Ecology, c/o Botany Department, Bañaras Hindu University, Varanasi 5, India.

Tropical Ecology

The Palynological Society of India, National Botanic Gardens, Lucknow, India.

Journal of Palynology

ENGINEERING

Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, U.P., India.

Building Digests; CBRI Abstracts

Central Road Research Institute, Máthura Road, New Delhi 20.

Numerous publications.

FORESTRY

Forest Research Institute and Colleges, P.O. New Forest, Dehra Dun, U.P., India.

Indian Forest Records; Annual Report

GEOLOGY/GEOGRAPHY

Geodetic and Geophysical Surveys, Geodetic and Research Branch, Survey of India, Dehra Dun, U.P., India.

Numerous publications

Geographical Society of India, c/o Department of Geography, Calcutta University, 33 Ballygunge Circular Road, Calcutta 19.

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Geographical Review of India

Geological, Mining, and Metallurgical Society of India, c/o Geology Department, University College of Science and Technology, 35 B.C. Road, Calcutta.

Journal; Bulletin

Geological Survey of India, 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Calcutta.

Numerous serials and maps

Indian Association of Geohydrologists, c/o Geological Survey of India, 4 Chowringhee Lane, Calcutta 16.

Indian Geohydrology

Mineralogical Society of India, Manasa Gangotri, Mysore 6.

The Indian Mineralogist; Proceedings

National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India.

Numerous publications.

INSTRUMENTS

Central Scientific Instruments Organizations, Sector 30, Chandigarh 20.

Instrument News

MATHEMATICS

Indian Mathematical Society. Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Bombay 76.

Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society

MEDICINE

Central Drug Research Institute, Chattar Manzil Palace, P.B. 173, Lucknow, India.

Classified List of Current Scientific Literature

Haffkine Institute, Parel, Bombay 400012.

Annual Report

Indian Council of Medical Research, Medical Enclave, Ansari Nagar, P.B. 4508, New Delhi 16.

Indian Journal of Medical Research

The Indian Medical Association, I.M.A. House, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi 1.

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Journal; Your Health

Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Kalina, Santacruz East, Bombay 400029.

Indian Journal of Pharmacy; Pharma Times

Medical Council of India, Temple Lane, Lotla Road, New Delhi.

Indian Medical Register

National Institute of Nutrition. Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamia-Osmania, Hyderabad 7, India.

Annual Report; Nutrition

Pakistan Medical Research Council. Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

Pakistan Journal of Medical Research

Sri Lanka Medical Association, SLMA House, 6 Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7.

Ceylon Medical Journal

METEOROLOGY

Indian Meteorological Department, Lodi Road, New Delhi.

Aerological Data of India; Indian Journal of Meteorology and Geophysics; Indian Weather Review

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

The Electrochemical Society of India. Department of Metallurgy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012.

Journal

Indian Chemical Society. University Science College Buildings, 92 Upper Circular Road, Calcutta 9.

Indian Journal of Applied Chemistry; Journal

National Physical Laboratory of India, Hillside Road, New Delhi 12.

NPL Bulletin

The Optical Society of India. Applied Physics Department, Calcutta University, 92 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Calcutta 700009.

Journal of Optics

POWER RESOURCES

Central Fuel Research Institute, Jeolgora, Dhanbad, Bihar, India.

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Numerous publications

Central Water Power and Research Station, P.O. Khandakwasla Research Station, Poona 411024, India.

Annual Research Memoirs

SOIL/WATER

International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, 48 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021.

Numerous publications

Irrigation Research Institute, The Mall, Lahore.

Publishes reports

Soil Conservation Research, Demonstration, and Training Centre, 25 Lytton Road, Dehra Dun, U.P., India.

Annual Report

TECHNOLOGY

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India.

BITS Journal

Ceylon Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, 363 Bauddhaloka Mawata, Colombo 7.

Annual Reports

Indian Society of Engineers, 12-B Netaju Subhas Road, Calcutta 1.

Science and Engineering

Indian Institute of Metals, 2 Sambunath Pandit Street, Calcutta 700020.

Transactions

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, IITPO, Kanpur 208016.

Research, Design and Development Capabilities; Research Reports

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. IITPO, Madras 36.

Annual Report; Annual Research Report

Indian Standards Institution, 9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 1.

Indian Standards; Annual Report; ISI Bulletin; Handbook of ISI Publications

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Institution of Engineers, 8 Gokhale Road, Calcutta 20.

Journal ; Bulletin

National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur 7, Bihar, India.

NML Technical Journal

Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Press Centre, Shahrah-e-Kemal Ataturk, Karachi 1.

Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research; Technology Digest

Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology, Grand Trunk Road, Lahore.

Annual Report; Research Bulletin

SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTATION

Ceylon Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research Library, 363 Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7.

Publishes reports and bibliographies.

Indian Institute of Technology, Central Library, Madras 600036.

Technical Communications ; Library Documentation Notes

Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre, Hillside Road, Delhi 12.

Annals of Library Science and Documentation; Indian Science Abstracts; Russian Scientific and Technical Publications - an Accession List; Contents List of Soviet Scientific Periodicals

Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre, 435 F-6/3 Islamabad.

Pakistan Science Abstracts; Translation Index

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A list of persons consulted in the preparation of this report

The Honourable Dr. Ratna S. Rana Chairman National Council for Science and Technology

Dr. K.P. Malla Rector Tribhuvan University Vice Chairman National Council for Science and Technology

Dr. Amir Bahadur Shrestha Executive Director Research Centre of Applied Science and Technology Member Secretary National Council for Science and Technology

Dr. Samar Bd. Malla Director-General Department of Medicinal Plants Member National Council for Science and Technology

Mr. Gauri Rimal Dean Institute of Engineering Member National Council for Science and Technology

Dr. Chandra Pd. Gorkhali Member Royal Nepal Academy, Science Section Member, National Council for Science and Technology

Mr. Dev Bhakta Shakya Assistant Director Research Centre of Applied Science and Technology

Mr. S.B. Thakur Documentation Officer Tribhuwan University

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Selected references

Institute of Applied Science and Technology. Annual Report 1976-1977. Katmandu, 1977.

Katz, B. Introduction to Reference Work. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1974.

MAB: A Selected Bibliography on Man and the Biosphere Relevant to Nepal and the Himalayas. Katmandu, Library Consultant Service, 1977.

National Council for Science and Technology. Annual Report 1976-1977. Katmandu, 1977.

Tribhuvan University; an Overview of its Programmes. Katmandu, Research Division, Rector's Office, 1978.

Winchell, Constance M. Guide to Reference Sources. Supplements. Chicago, American Library Association, 1967-1973.

The World of Learning. London, Europa, 1978.