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Reference Sources and Services

Notes Accession List (` 25/- per copy).

Annotated Index to Indian Social Science Journals (` 25/- per copy).
Conference Alert: A Quarterly Calendar (` 25/-per copy).
Study Grant Scheme
Under this scheme, Ph.D. research scholars get financial assistance from the ICSSR to consult libraries
and archives that are located in other cities. Traveling allowances and daily allowance (i.e., subsistence
allowance) are paid to the scholars for this purpose. Rates for ICSSR Study Grantees have been
revised in the101st meeting of the Council held on 7 November, 2005.
According to the new rules, a scholar availing this facility is entitled to the following:
Reimbursement of Second Class Sleeper rail fare/bus (a combination of both is also permissible)
from the place of his/her residence to the place of visit (where libraries are located) and back. A
scholar is allowed to visit two cities by round trip via shortest route.
A fixed daily allowance ` 400/- per day to meet boarding and lodging expenses during the visit for
a maximum period of 30 days in a financial year. An additional amount of ` 1000/- to meet
conveyance and other miscellaneous expenses.

Grants-in-Aid to Bibliographical and Documentation Projects
Under this scheme NASSDOC provides financial assistance to conduct research in the field of Library
and Information Science and compilation of research/reference tools for social scientists. The project
proposals should fall under one of the following categories : Research in fields like bibliometric analysis,
information seeking behavior, library users’ study , etc.
Compilation of users’ guide, directory, annotated bibliography or union catalogue etc., meant for
locating information on a specific subject/topic of interest.
Continuing Education Programme
In order to familiarize the librarians, information intermediaries and social scientists, with new
techniques of information technology, NASSDOC organizes short-term training workshops, seminars
and lectures on regular basis under its Continuing Education Programme in different parts of the
country.

Preservation of Documents: Microfilming

Microfilming of Theses Collection
As advised by the experts in the meeting held in 2003, the NASSDOC has started microfilming of
Ph.D. Theses collection. So far approximately 1500 theses have been microfilmed in three phases
during the year 2003–2004, 2004–2005 and 2005–2006. An amount of ` 14,52,727 has been spent for
this purchase from the head modernization. Microfilm is still considered as a better media for
preservation of old documents or research material. NASSDOC has rich collection of microfilms/
microfiches of Ph.D. theses, some of the Indian and foreign journals, Economic Working Papers,
Union Catalogues, Government Publications and rare publications are available for consultation in
the Microfilm Section in the Reading Room at ground floor.

Library automation
Retro Conversion of Catalogue Records
Under this scheme, several initiatives have been taken during the past five years. The catalogue
database of the library has been converted into machine readable or electronic form with the help of

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