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Unit 14: Research Activities

14.2.2 National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) Notes
National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) was set up in 1969 as a division of ICSSR
to provide library and information support to social science community. Over the years the Centre
with rich collection of information resources in social sciences, has developed into a national level
centre to meet the following objectives:
y To provide library and information support services to the researchers in the field of social
sciences
y To provide information support to those working in academic institutions, autonomous
research organisations, policy making, planning and research units of government departments,
business and industry, etc.
y To disseminate information about developments in social science research
y To provide guidance to libraries of ICSSR Regional Centres and ICSSR maintained Research
Institutions
y To provide financial assistance for documentation and bibliographic projects
y To conduct short-term training courses for social scientists, research scholars, librarians and
IT professionals
y To make available study grant to doctoral students for collection of research material from
libraries located in various parts of the country.
In addition, NASSDOC is planning to create an integrated and computerised database INSSPEL (Indian
Social Sciences Periodical Literature). The database will cover articles published in 240 Indian social
sciences periodicals since their inception till 1970. The database will cover of 43,272 issues of journals
containing 346,176 articles, thereby providing bibliographical control over social science literature
published during last 100 years.

Caution Indexes of some of these journals covering main disciplines such as sociology,
psychology, economics, political science, geography, history and Indology are
also available in print form.

14.2.3 INDO-DUTCH Programme on Alternatives in Development
(IDPAD)

Formally initiated in mid 1981, IDPAD, is a collaborative international research programme of ICSSR,
New Delhi and The Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO),
The Hague. The programme has been launched to promote new thinking and research on ways to
bring about India’s all-round and rapid development. IDPAD is a phase bound programme. Since
1981, four phases have been completed, each lasting for four years. The fifth phase (2002-2006) was
launched in July, 2002 with the following key areas of activities:
y Research Projects: Sponsor joint Indo-Dutch research projects in social sciences
y Seminars and workshops: Fund International conferences
y Exchange of Scholars: To undertake research, for consultation, deliver lectures etc.
y Publication and Dissemination: The reports and findings of research and seminars are published
as books, monographs and working papers. IDPAD also publishes a newsletter (bi-annual)
giving information on current res arch projects and its other activities

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