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Marine & Fisheries Library Information Services Department. Mission. To promote information usage among KISR researchers and the public in the field of marine, aquaculture and fisheries. Main Functions. Content management and digital preservation .
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Marine & Fisheries Library Information Services Department
Mission To promote information usage among KISR researchers and the public in the field of marine, aquaculture and fisheries
Main Functions • Content management and digital preservation. • Current awareness and literature searching. • Resource development. • Reference and document delivery • Collection organization and access management. • Participate in and support R&D projects • Marketing and awareness • User training and manpower development.
Main Functions Content management and digital preservation. Current awareness and literature searching. Resource development. Reference and document delivery Collection organization and access management. Participate in R&D projects Marketing and awareness User training and manpower development.
Digital Preservation Preserving intellectual resources through digital media. • Building databases (such as Oceanographic database, Bubyan colleciton, KISR publications) • Electronic copies of publications • Kuwait Digital S&T Repository
Main Functions Content management and digital preservation. Current awareness and literature searching. Resource development. Reference and document delivery Collection organization and access management. Participate in R&D projects Marketing and awareness User training and manpower development.
Current Awareness Keeping users updated about the latest developments in marine and fisheries fields • User profiles • Online updates (email, RSS, Publisher alerts, RefAware) • Hard copies alerts • CAS page on iPortal • Bulletin boards
Literature Searching Identifying information resources on specific topic based on user requests. • NSTIC book collection • KISR reports collection • Bibliographic and full text databases • Web surfing
Main Functions Content management and digital preservation. Current awareness and literature searching. Resource development. Reference and document delivery Collection organization and access management. Participate in R&D projects Marketing and awareness User training and manpower development.
Resource Development Building and enhancing quality and quantity of information resources that support R&D activities at KISR. • Collection development committee • Statistics • Resource evaluation TSD and ISD information professionals • User feedback surveys • Vendor usage statistics • Literature review • Database trials • Vendor orientations
Resource Development Initiatives • Interlibrary Loan • Marine & Fisheries library (gift & exchange program) • Free resources on the web • Special needs collection (just started) • Kuwait National Consortium
Main Functions Content management and digital preservation. Current awareness and literature searching. Resource development. Reference and document delivery Collection organization and access management. Participate in R&D projects Marketing and awareness User training and manpower development.
Reference • Enhance reference collection (electronic and printed) • Conduct orientations to visitors • “As a Librarian” online form • Reference webpage
Document Delivery • Provide copies of documents • NSTIC collection • Local libraries • British Lending Library
ISD Main Functions Content management and digital preservation. Current awareness and literature searching. Resource development. Reference and document delivery Collection organization and access management Participate in R&D projects Marketing and awareness User training and manpower development.
Collection Organization • Book and journal display area (HQ and MFD) • Journal back issue storage and retrieval • Reference collection display (HQ and MFD) • Newspapers reading area
Access Management • Circulation services (HQ and MFD) • User workstations • Remote access • 4 workstations in HQ • 2 workstations in MFD • Reading carrels • ScienceDirect/Scopus • Athens/ Visualizer/ Acknowledge (under study) • Web access (iPortal)
ISD Main Functions Content management and digital preservation. Current awareness and literature searching. Resource development. Reference and document delivery Collection organization and access management. Participate in R&D projects Marketing and awareness User training and manpower development.
Research Projects Information liaisons participate in R&D projects as task leaders or team members in information related tasks. Participate in PRM for all R&D projects Oceanographic Database Kuwait Water Code “My Diet” book (غذائي) Bubyan Environmental Assessment
ISD Main Functions Content management and digital preservation. Current awareness and literature searching. Resource development. Reference and document delivery Collection organization and access management. Participate in R&D projects Marketing and awareness User training and manpower development.
Marketing and Awareness Promoting awareness about NSTIC resources and services. • Public Awareness: • Participate in local and regional events in information fields • Participate in KISR organized scientific conferences • Distribute promotional materials (brochures, posters, booklets, give aways..) • InfoBiz/ InfoConnect • GIS day • Academic Libraries Day • Local and regional conferences • Lectures in local organizations • Bibliographies and source guides • Organizing committees • NSTIC booth
Marketing and Awareness • KISR Staff Awareness: • NSTIC Open Day • Conduct divisional/ departmental presentations • Organize seminars and presentations by ISD staff and/or vendors • Notify users about latest additions
ISD Main Functions Content management and digital preservation. Current awareness and literature searching. Resource development. Reference and document delivery Collection organization and access management. Participate in R&D projects Marketing and awareness User training and manpower development.
User Training Enhancing information retrieval skills for users. • Induction programs • On the Job training • In-house training • User guides and online tutorials
Manpower Development Enhancing professional skills of information specialists and librarians. • NSTIC staff training • Professionals and student training • Vendor training/ demos • Webinars • Snippet sessions • In-house and local training • Abroad training • Kuwait University • PAAET • Local ministries and authorities