International Atomic Energy Agency The Role of the National INIS Centre and the INIS Secretariat INIS Training Seminar November 2011, Vienna, Austria Taghrid ATIEH INIS & NKM Section Department of Nuclear Energy Leader, Capacity Building & Liaison Group

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The International Nuclear Information System 15  Input control and computer processing  Management of INIS  Development and maintenance of standards  Products  Assistance… Capacity Building Role of the INIS Secretariat

The International Nuclear Information System 16 Definition of Membership Arrangement for INIS In all IAEA official languages

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

The International Nuclear Information System 18 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:  Alert Service to ILO's Correspondence Membership Agreement Promotion & Outreach Statistics Demo

The International Nuclear Information System 19 Open only to staff at national INIS centres Password = xa-inis User ID = csu2000

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

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

The International Nuclear Information System 22 Thank you