International Atomic Energy Agency The Role of the

International Atomic Energy Agency The Role of the National INIS Centre and the INIS Secretariat INIS Training Seminar 14 -16 November 2011, Vienna, Austria Taghrid ATIEH Leader, Capacity Building & Liaison Group INIS & NKM Section Department of Nuclear Energy T. Atieh@iaea. org http: //www. iaea. org/inis

The International Nuclear Information System What is INIS Role of INIS Centre Benefits of Active Participation Role of INIS Secretariat 2

The International Nuclear Information System INIS Established in 1970 The leading information source on peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology INIS Secretariat is located at the HQs of the IAEA, Vienna – Austria 3

The International Nuclear Information System INIS Mission To produce and disseminate: • Bibliographic database of the world’s nuclear literature • Full text of non-conventional literature (NCL) 4

The International Nuclear Information System Subject Scope: All aspects of peaceful applications of nuclear sciences and technology Reflects the activities & interests of all IAEA Members States 5

The International Nuclear Information System INIS is based on international cooperation 127 Member States and 24 Inter. organizations INIS Member is represented by a Liaison Officer 6

The International Nuclear Information System Why Training Two partners: The INIS Secretariat The INIS Centres Centralized role Decentralised role üMost stages of operations are decentralized 7

The International Nuclear Information System Why Training ü Input ü Quality ü Coverage ü Promotion and Outreach ü Nuclear information services Ø Support to the national nuclear programmes 8

The International Nuclear Information System The Role of National INIS Centre 1. Full coverage of national literature: current and historical a. Collect, select literature, and prepare input b. Send full text of NCL Core activities 2. Provide information services & maintain contact with users, Users Needs Studies 9

The International Nuclear Information System The Role of National INIS Centre 3. Contribute advices/recommendations for the improvement & development of INIS 4. Promotion and Outreach; Proactive role. . . for universities: a. Products & Services b. Input not only for identifying new users…. but also for identifying input sources 10

The International Nuclear Information System The Role of National INIS Centre 5. Identify INIS as the source of information when disseminating or repackaging such information 6. Participate in studies & evaluations Nuclear knowledge preservation Nuclear knowledge management A new challenge to fulfil Members States need 11

The International Nuclear Information System Benefits of Active Participation for the INIS Centre P Capacity building of the national INIS Centre P Support the national nuclear programmes P Members knowledge preservation in the field P Worldwide visibility of national literature INIS Trustworthy & Reliable Greater recognition and support from decision makers/government 12

The International Nuclear Information System Rights and Privileges of INIS Centre Receive assistance from the INIS Secretariat Cooperate with other INIS Members Participate at the INIS Liaison Officers meetings 13

The International Nuclear Information System Rights and Privileges of INIS Centre Receive copy of the INIS Products Receive financial assistance to participate at INIS meetings 14

The International Nuclear Information System Role of the INIS Secretariat ØManagement of INIS ØInput control and computer processing ØDevelopment and maintenance of standards ØProducts ØAssistance… Capacity Building 15

The International Nuclear Information System Definition of Membership Arrangement for INIS s ge a l A EA In ll I a a ici ff gu lan o 16

International Nuclear Information System INIS Products & Services DB on DVD/CD INIS Collection on web Atomindex & Authority Files Direct link to: • Full texts • INIS NCL NSA INIS NCL on DVD INIS E-Learning Document Delivery INIS Web Site Reference Series Members’ Area Thesaurus Topical sets on CD/web Promotion & Outreach OECD / NEA Data Bank Taghrid ATIEH Training Courses TC Assistance

The International Nuclear Information System Objective: to provide the ILO's with an easy and fast access to recent and/or valid information, and documents issued by the INIS Secretariat: http: //www. iaea. org/INIS/Members_area/Members_only/index. html Demo ü Correspondence ü Promotion & Outreach ü Membership Agreement ü Statistics Ø Alert Service to ILO's 18

The International Nuclear Information System Open only to staff at national INIS centres Password = xa-inis User ID = csu 2000 19

The International Nuclear Information System Decentralized Centralized National INIS Centres INIS Secretariat Input preparation - Acquisitions • Articles • Reports • Books • Conference Proceedings • etc… - Descriptive cataloguing - Indexing - NCL processing - Imaging Output Input National INIS Centres Dissemination Utilization Atomindex files control and Computer processing INIS Collection NCL Tools Standards Assistance Capacity Building Taghrid ATIEH Decentralized End User 20

The Role of National INIS Centre Summary üComprehensive, Timely and High Quality INIS products üEffective use of INIS Information Resources and Services by all who need INIS üProactive… to reach all potential users & input sources universities & research institutes üActive role in knowledge preservation üFeedback on Products and Services & future development Staff at the INIS Secretariat always ready to help you

The International Nuclear Information System Thank you 22