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Syrian National INIS Centre

ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTS

R. Al Shanaa

ILO for Syrian Arab Republic

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National INIS Centre

Tasks & Mission

1Inputs preparation

2Services

3Cooperation with INIS secretariat

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1-- Inputs Preparation

Collecting

(AECS, Universities, National Library)

Selection (Quality, In Scope)

Preparation (Quality & Timeliness) Bibliographic description, Subject analysis, Abstracting, Submission

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2-- Services

INIS DB Reach

accessible from most workstation within the AECS Via

*web SPIRS using ERL Software (intranet)

*WinSPIRS (Intranet)

*Internet access

Providing documents

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3-- Cooperation with INIS secretariat

Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities

*Stimulate quality improvement to lead better outcomes

*Depending on the most recent technology

*Easy access to the requested information

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Cooperation with INIS secretariat

Training (Locally & Experts)

*local staff and users of AECS

*Trainees from Lebanon, Sudan, Yemen, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Iraq, and

AAEC.

* 2 regional workshops (Damascus 1996 + 2006)

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Cooperation with INIS secretariat

Translations Into Arabic:

*Booklet “ Presenting INIS” 1st and 2nd ed.

*INIS Thesaurus +Updates

*Promotional Materials (INIS Quick Reference Guide) * Interface of INIS DB on Internet (formerly)

Voluntary Inputs (1133 in 2012)

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Comments from users

“Having a look to the INIS Database, you will soon discover that you are connected to all over the world and you will find the flexibility to search and transfer between the huge quantities of information”

“Each time I use the INIS DB, I feel that the one who prepare and organize the content of this database is MYSELF”

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INIS and Information skills

users learned how to use effective information sources

Support R & D

Map and identify Nuclear Knowledge Management

Expertise in documentation field

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Thank You

INIS

saw early the benefits of collaboration

across the borders