Transcript CISTI and Government Online

International
Resource
Coordination
A CISTI Perspective
Naomi Krym @
IATUL 2002
6 June 2002
Why CISTI?
• CISTI is a natural leader in resource
sharing in Canada
• CISTI is uniquely positioned in
Canada between government,
academia and private sector
What is CISTI?
• Comprehensive STM information source
• National Research Council (NRC)
– premier national R&D agency / facilities
• Mandate as the “national science library”
and Canada’s largest S & T publisher
• Serves a wide Canadian and international
client base
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Document delivery services
Current awareness services
NRC Research Press publications
Products for innovation
Canadian Government
Objectives
• Re-invest to ensure Canada in top 5
R&D nations by 2010
– knowledge-based economy
– value for Canada in new
technologies, business opportunities
• Strengthen Canada’s innovation
system key to:
– economic growth
– improved quality of life
CISTI:
culture & environment
1. Entrepreneurial (technology transfer)
2. Integrated (public sector / academic
& international / national)
3. Collaborative (private & public
partnerships)
4. Innovative (e-communication)
1. CISTI fuels Canadian
entrepreneurship
• CISTI has close to 6,500 clients from
Canadian industry
• Canada’s largest R&D enterprises
are CISTI clients
• Outreach to SMEs through
collaboration with IRAP
2. CISTI as partner and
integrator
• Government research
– NRC
– Other government departments
• Universities
– Consortia
– Journal editors and peer review
• Health information libraries
– National Network of Libraries
for Health
3. Science & e-communication:
new reality
• e-publishing
• Virtual libraries - NRC
• Canadian National Site Licensing
Project - advisory role
4. e-Infostructure initiative
• Vision includes extending the
infrastructure to the Canadian university
research community
• $1M per year funding for 5 years from
Federal Government
• Initiative will help ensure NRC’s long
term access to electronic journals
• Component of the infrastructure for the
proposed Federal Science e-Library
CISTI e-Business
CISTI enables “Resource
Sharing”
• By partnering with:
– NLC
– Consortia
– Link Partners
• By exploiting technology:
– IntelliDoc
– CISTI Source
– ISO ILL Protocol
CISTI: bridging the gap
CISTI’s role in resource coordination
is unique in Canada, bringing
together a world-class collection,
information delivery expertise and
public / private / academic
partnerships.
Thank You!
• Naomi Krym
• [email protected]
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1-800-668-1222 (Canada & U.S.)
613-993-9248 (direct line)
613-952-8244 fax
http://www.nrc.ca/cisti