NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTRE FOR MARINE SCIENCES (NICMAS)

Project Code : GAP 0778

Project Title :National Information Centre for Marine Sciences(NICMAS)

Keywords : MARINE INFORMATION, BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA, INFORMATION SEARCH, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL, DOCUMENT DELIVERY.

Area of Research :

Category : GRANT-IN AID PROJECT

Status : Ongoing

Sponsoring Agency : National Information System for Science & Technology (NISSAT), DSIR, Govt. of India.

Collaborating Agencies: Nil

Date of Commencement : 1st APRIL 1996

Date of Completion :

Estimated Total Cost ( RS. in Lakhs ) : Rs. 92.00 ( For 5 Year Plan)

Project Leader : M.P. Tapaswi

Project Team:

• G.H. Sainekar
• S.H. Oka
• A.R. Gawas
• E. Periera
• D.P Gauns

Objectives/Scope of the Project :

• To promote the utilization of available knowledge-base and facilitate the users within the country.
• To acquire all primary information and create database pertaining to the scientific study in Indian Ocean and adjacent waters.

Present Status :

• The potential users have been informed of the facilities by distribution of the promotional material.
• All information dissemination channels have been made open.
• Over 8000 records added to the database 'INDOCEAN'.

Work Plan with Phases/Milestones:

• Advertisement of posts and recruitment
• Acquisition of equipment
• Upgradation of existing system
• Preparation & large scale distribution of handouts and related material
• Designing a database for Indian Ocean and other related software
• Providing the services to the users as per thier demand using existing resources
• Acquisition, analysis of literature / data for database on the Indian Ocean
• Data entry and Data validation checks.
• Market Survey : a. Looking for online hosts, database vendors, etc who can take this product and database on CD.
• Modification in the database structure , etc if required for CD making.
• Production of first database to the online vendors and on the proposed Indian NationalOceanographic Internet Server.

Expected S & T output :

• Socio-economic Importance
• Scientific Importance
• Proprietory Product Development