CENTRE FOR INFORMATION ON LANGUAGE SCIENCESCIIL, Mysore

Dr. R. Suman KumariLibrarian

NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTRE FOR INDIAN LANGUAGES

भारतीय भाषाओं का राष्ट्रीय सूचना कें द्रभारतीय भाषाओं का राष्ट्रीय सूचना कें द्र

Research trends: present scenario

Growth of information in print/non-print in the era of internet leading to resources scattered in multiple formsExtensive growth in Linguistics discipline, multidisciplinary, application of IT and computer applicationImportance of the study and development of Indian languages/tribal languages more stressed todayChange in the approach of information needs and seeking behavior of usersTime - important factor in accessing information

Documentation Information Centre’s - India

for Science and Social Science - INSDOC – Indian National Scientific Documentation

Centre, New Delhi was setup in 1952 by the government of India with technical assistance from UNESCO to provide a full range of documentation services to scientists and technologies. It is a constituent establishment of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in the Information Sciences Group.

DESIDOC – Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre started functioning in 1958 as Scientific Information Bureau (SIB).

NASSDOC– National Social Science Documentation Centre, New Delhi was setup in 1970 by Indian Council of Social Science Research.

SENDOC – Small enterprises National Documentation Centre, Hyderabad was setup in 1971 at the Small Industry Extension Training Institute (SIET), Hyderabad to cater to the information needs of the small scale industry.

NISSAT – To study the feasibility of a world Science information system the National Information system for Science and Technology launched on 13th May 1977 under the Department of Science and Technology

For Indian Languages and Linguistics

? No centralized documentation centre in

India

Need for a National Information Centre on Indian Languages-why?No central agency to collect, process, retrieve and disseminate informationLack of bibliographic control for scattered resourcesLack of information resources to cater the information needsDuplication /non-availability of resourcesNon-availability of important documents, unpublished resources eg. theses, dissertations, reports, offprint's and reprintsHence, urgent need for an effective and efficient agency at the national level for proper co-ordination to act as a clearing house of information on linguistics and Indian languages.

ObjectivesThe objectives would be in conformity with the CIIL objectives and nation’s plans for the development of Indian Languages. As such following are the five fold objectives-

Act as a clearing house of information on all aspects of languages and related areas.Provide documentation and information services to CIIL and its RLC centres, other organizations in the state and central governments, university departments, research institutions and individual scholars doing research in the field of linguistics and Indian languages in India and aboard. Contd….

Act as a co-ordinating agency in a national network comprising various institutions.

Arrange for adequate access facilities for users who require the information regarding Indian languages and linguistics.

Be a partner in the integrated development of the various documentation / information systems on Indian languages and linguistics in India and a feeder to similar information system.

 FunctionsNational apex body for proper communication and dissemination of the Indian languages, linguistics and tribal languages. Collect, store, organize, retrieve and disseminate information on any aspect of Indian languages / tribal languages, linguistics and interdisciplinary areas appearing in different types of recorded media and in different languages throughout the world.NICIL will be organized essentially as a service centre. Its service will be available to scholars engaged in the study and research in the field of languages.

Contd….

Integrate and co-operate the existing services and facilities in the country in the field of language related areas. This requires an organized system of networks among the existing research institutes, language departments, tribal institutes which would work in close collaboration with and under the guidance of NICIL.

Unpublished materials such as thesis, dissertations, reports, conference and seminar papers on linguistics and languages will be given priority. Already “Bhasha Shodh Vigyan” unit is working for the collection of thesis in the form of print and ETD’s.(electronic theses and dissertations)

Build up a national data bank / central information file in the field of linguistics and Indian languages.

Contd….

Develop its national archives by acquiring the language samples of various Indian languages which would be preserved, digitized and made available to the scholars.

Develop Indian scripts gallery Bring out various types of directories of voluntary

agencies, tribal institutes and other organizations working in the area of languages and linguistics.

Bring out a union catalogue of periodicals. Plan for a computerized network for the institutes,

organizations involved in the NICIL. Shall identify the information needs of Indian

linguists. Rare documents in Indian languages and linguistics

will be indentified, digitized and made available to the scholars.

Consultancy services

NICIL Collaboration and Co-ordination

Networking with State Language Institutes, Tribal Research Institutes and Bureaus, University Departments of Languages and Linguistics, CFL,CHD, ASI and others.

Plans to collaborate with Library of Congress, British Library and Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC) Dublin, Ohio.

NICIL InitiativesTo form a committee of eminent linguists and library professionals to set the framework, guidance and directions for NICILTo conduct workshops, seminars and conference inviting linguists and experienced eminent library professionalsTo visit existing documentation centre’s in India and abroad to study their set up and activitiesTo exchange resources and avail information services with language institutionsTo acquire theses on Inter-library loan for scanning and maintain ETD at NICILTo acquire documents, reports, acts related to language in education, administration, political aspects etc.

ERLC

NERLCUTRC

NRLCUTRC

SRLC

WRLC

Indian LanguagesBengali, Maithili, Oriya, SantaliDogri, kashmiri, Punjabi, UrduAssamese, Bodo, Manipuri, NepaliKannada, Malayalam, Tamil, TeluguUrduUrduGujarati, Konkani, Marathi, Sindhi

NICIL

Organisation Structure of NICIL

StructureNICIL

ERLC

NRLC

NERLC

SRLC

UTRC

UTRC

WRLC

LCLC

LCLC

LCLC

LC

International / National Documentation Centres

Bhasha Information

Services

Bhasha Virtual

Services

Bhasha Information Access Tools

Bhasha Resources Development Bhasha SDI

Bhasha Promotions

Bhasha R & D

Bhasha Planning

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Bhasha Resource Development Reference Collections Multimedia Collections Census of India Map Archives Fieldwork Data Books Language Data –

Endangered Languages Tribal Languages

Bhasha Information ServicesPeriodicals TOC / Full text

Reference /Referral ServicesBHASHA ETD: Bhasha Vigyan Shodh PrabhandDigitization of Newspaper ClippingsDigitization of rare reference collections and

language documentsInter-library loanIndian Scripts Gallery

A

Bhasha Information Access Tools Online New Arrivals Union Catalogue of Periodicals Online Directories

Directory of Indian Linguists in India Directory of Institutions, Organizations and University

Departments on Indian Languages and Linguistics in India

Thesaurus Modified Classification Scheme for Languages and

Linguistics Abstracting and Indexing Services Handbooks and Manuals Internet Gateways Web OPAC - Chamo

Bhasha Virtual Services Virtual Bhasha Granthalaya Portraits of Indian Linguists

D. P. Pattanayak Webpage

Bhasha SDI Alert ServicesAuthor authority files for Indian NamesBibliographic control for Indian LanguagesPreparation of Specialized BibliographiesUpcoming Events of Seminars and

Conferences

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Bhasha Social Networking Services

Blogs Twitter

Flickr YouTube

RSS Wikis

Bhasha Promotions

Seminars / ConferencesWorkshopsUser surveysUser Orientations

Bhasha R & D Brochures Bulletins Newsletters Publications

Bhasha Planning Manpower and Infrastructure

To Promote CILS to NICIL

Our Library Homepage – http://www.ciillibrary.org/Automated digital multimedia libraryInformation services on internet and intranetAccess to ETD, e-resources – books, journals and databases etc.Linked with INFLIBNET access 7000 e-resources

2004 Initiation of Library Automation

2004-2005

5th May 2005

Retro-Conversion of CIIL & Seven RLC LibrariesInauguration of Digital LibraryHome page: http://www.ciillibrary.org

Conventional

35 PC’s in Library for Staffs / UsersAccess to E-Journals, E-Books Database, Online Journals

4th Aug 2008 SMA 21 Scanner for Digitization16th Dec 2008

1st July 2011

RFID(Radio Frequency Identification)

Access of E - resources through INFLIBNET

1969-2004

From Conventional to Digital Library

1st Jan 2012 VTLS – CHAMO Web - OPAC

To conclude

Establishing NICIL would be a major step and a focal point for all Indian Linguists in their research and a milestone for CIIL.

The contributions of NICIL would be a national treasure for India.

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