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To function as an effective soil information system to cater the information needs of soil scientists.
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To collect, store, synthesis and monitor information on soils.
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To procure relevant scientific and technical information resources on all aspects of soil survey and land use planning.
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To establish bibliographic database for storing and retrieving information.
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To maintain liaison with national and international organizations for exchange of information.
The library’s main objective is to acquire all pertinent information resources and to organize it to meet the current and future needs of soil survey programmes. In addition to acquisition of conventional literature like books, scientific/technical journals, an effort is made to trace and acquire all non-conventional literature such as annual report, soil survey reports and agricultural statistical data pertaining to all states.
In order to keep the research staff informed about the latest information added to the library, the following services are being brought out on regular basis :
- Current Awareness Bulletin, (Monthly) Vol.1,1980 & onwards
- Current Titles Announcement Service (Fortnightly) 1993 & onwards.
In addition, Bureau’s publication lists, serials holding list are updated periodically for references.
Is a fortnightly in-house publication based on receipt of current journals in the library. A photocopy of the content pages of journal issues are taken and distributed to all 6 Regional Centres/Divisions/Sections of the Bureau; which keeps scientific and technical staff abreast of latest information received in the library.
SOUL (Software for University Libraries) developed by UGC is being used for library automation work. Data input of each book in the software and creation of Barcode labels has been completed and computerized issue-return system, OPAC is in operation. e-Mail / Internet facility available in the library
The following four international databases on agriculture in CD ROM are available in the Library.
- CABI databse,1973 + (U.K.)
- AGRIS database,1975 + (FAO, Rome)
- AGRICOLA database,1970 + (USDA,USA)
- SOIL CD database,1973 + (U.K.)
For this purpose a CD Mirror server has been installed under LAN and all the CDs’ of these databases are stored in the CD Mirror server. The above databases can be accessed in all the computers spread over in two buildings through LAN. The users are not required to come in the library to access these databases. Simply sitting on the computer in their room, they can access their desired database.
ISBN to NBSSLUP Publications:
NBSSLUP publishes wide variety of publications in the form of annual report; research/technical bulletins, various scale maps of India and different states.
The ISBN/ISSN numbers are allocated from library and copies of each publication are sent to concerned agencies for inclusion in their database. The publications are sent to prominent journals, abstracting/indexing services for review purpose in order to achieve wider information dissemination
The following equipment’s are maintained in the library to provide centrilised services to the staff.
- Photocopying Machine
- Lamination Machine
- Comb binding Machine
- Thermal binding Machine
Numbers of Online journals and some statistical information data bases are being subscribed. Efforts are being made to subscribe maximum numbers of journals on online.