Information resources, services and information needs in chemistry and chemical technology in India: A survey

Abstract

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";="" mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="" lang="EN-US">It has been proposed to develop the National Chemical Laboratory library into a National Information Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Technology (NICHEM) under NISSAT. Establishment of such a major facility requires some knowledge of the available resources and the need, of potential users of information in the field. For this, a survey has been carried out to ascertain the above by sending a set of questionnaires to an adequate population of potential users in the field. Returns have been analyzed and the results are presented in this paper. The survey clearly indicates the need for establishing NICHEM at NCL.</span>