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Reference Sources and Services

Notes • To disseminate information about developments in social science research.

• To provide guidance to libraries of ICSSR Regional Centres and ICSSR maintained Research
Institutions.
• To provide financial assistance for documentation and bibliographic projects.
• To conduct short-term training courses for social scientists, research scholars, librarians and
IT professionals.
• To make available study grants to doctoral students for collection of research material from
libraries located in various parts of the country.

10.5.1 NASSDOC Services

NASSDOC has a vast collection of unpublished doctoral dissertations, reports of research projects.
The centre acquires a wide range of Indian and foreign social science journals including back volumes
of all the journals and prepares printed and digital databases. Based on the rich resources and
available collection, NASSDOC offers the following library and information services to researchers
in social sciences:
(a) Library and reference services.
(b) Literature search service from available databases both printed and digital including online
databases.
(c) Bibliography compilation on request.
(d) Document delivery service by procuring books and journals on inter-library loan or by
photocopying the documents.
(e) Acquisition of published bibliographies, directories and reference sources in social sciences
and distribution to institutions and libraries.

NASSDOC Databases/Publications
One of the major activities of NASSDOC is the creation of databases and locating tools. The products
of NASSDOC include Library Databases, Directories, Indian Social Science Periodicals Literature
(INSSPEL), Union Catalogues, Bibliographies and Journals. Some of these are:

Database of Research Project Reports
This database covers bibliographic details like author, title, subject, etc. of over 3000 Research Project
Reports funded by ICSSR as well as by other organisations. It is available both in print and digital
form.

Database of Ph.D. Dissertations
The database covers bibliographic details like name of the researcher, topic of dissertation, year of
award of Ph.D. degree, etc., of about 5000 dissertations acquired by NASSDOC. The database is
available both in print and digital form.

Directory of Social Science Libraries and Information Centres in India
The Directory gives information of 447 social science and allied disciplines, libraries and information
centres attached to government agencies, research and training institutes under various ministries,
universities and autonomous bodies, banks, industry and trade, etc. Information about libraries

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