INFORMATION :

Information is today considered an important resource and has attained strategic importance. Information is vital for the growth of any economy. Any sector of economy, to climb up successfully at the required fast pace, needs efficient information management. Information is a vital source in any decision making process, especially when time is limited.

India is now on the threshold of revolutionary changes in economic and social life, largely effected by the rapid advances in information revolution. The western part of our country covering the states of Gujarat, Maharastra, Rajasthan, Madhyapradesh, has been a major contributor to the Indian economy in the past and in the present. To help retain this status in future, which is going to be an information age, NACID has been established in the heart of the area, at Ahmedabad.

National Information System for Science and Technology (NISSAT), DSIR, Govt.of India has approved NICTAS as one among the NACID chains established in India. Initial financial support has been provided by NISSAT.

Globalisation has thus arrived at NICTAS. With the new facilities of NACID, we can access almost all the online databases available in the world. The subject coverage will be vast - unimaginable!

NACID at NICTAS is to satisfy your information needs. NACID puts an ever-expanding universe of information at your command.

NACID at NICTAS can help all :

• Business houses
• Decentralised sector of the industries
• Educational institutes
• Government organisations
• Lawyers
• Manufacturing industries
• Medical professionals
• Research institutes
• Service organisations
• Traders
• ... and many others

ON-LINE INFORMATION SERVICES :

On-line searching for information means to access information from Newspapers, Journals, Conference Proceedings, Books, Reports, Patents, etc., stored electronically in large computers. Searching for information on-line, even from remote places like Ohio or Chicago, takes far less time than an equivalent manual search. It saves time, money and manpower.

With the coming up of NACID, at NICTAS, it is possible to access a wide range of databases world wide. The extraordinary search capabilities of our on-line information service can help the user :

• to keep track of Research & Development efforts in any field of science and engineering,
• to analyse products and services,
• to find out about new product entries,
• to investigate industrial trends, to know the state of the art of a particular industry or products,
• to obtain information on new patents and the whole gamut of development in the world.

NACID assures you Quality Information; Accuracy; Authenticity; Reliability; Uptodateness. NACID has access to the database available with the two major International Datacentres which cover practically all disciplines available on-line in the world, like :

All information is further supported by :

• Supply of full text of the articles/patents/ standards, etc.
• English translation of non-English articles/ patents, etc.

HOW TO USE NACID :

1. The actual charge for the online search covers the local telecommunication charge, the database charge, the connect charge of the Datacentre and the Internet charge. NACID will charge only 25% of actual costs as an additional service charge.
2. Those seeking use of NACID for information search should send their subject profile to NICTAS, alongwith an advance of Rs. 5000.00 by demand draft in favour of ATIRA,Ahmedabad.
3. If possible, give example/s of any published literature on the micro subject/s of interest to you.
4. A statement of account will be made available to each user after every online search, which will give the figures of the balance amount.

Selective Dissemination of Information(ONLINE):

With this facility of NACID, NICTAS has enhanced the SDI service (Selective Dissemination of Information) for its users. Now, we are in a position to give information not only in the textile field but also on any other subject area. We will be doing on-line search on various subjects, which are of interest to our users, and letting them know what is new in their subject, without having them to ask for such information. This service also will have the follow up services (at cost) like supply of photocopy of articles, English translations, procurement of patents, standards, etc. Cost/Charges will be the same as the on-line search charges, mentioned above. Interested may send in their subject-profile.