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The FIDEL ROLS GOETZ Library at the ISI premise has been an important resource centre since the fifties, though it got the name in 1976 after a German philanthropist, who took interest in the library and had helped it generously.


The Library participates in the Union serial catalogue of ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research). The Indian Library Association has recognized it as a specialized Library.
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The enormous growth in the information society has made the world a global village and there is an apparent death of distance. The convergence of computing and communicating has also brought a radical change in the way libraries and information centres have been imparting information to the users. There is a paradigm shift from information-based services to knowledge based services. Knowledge is considered as the most powerful fact in the development of the economy of a nation and is the fourth wave experienced by human lives.

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Libraries & Documentation Centres are the central support service of any organization, which provides dynamic support for achieving the goals and vision of services to the stakeholders. In this context the Department of Library & Documentation believes that a new and just society can be established when the marginalized are empowered to craft their lives and secure their dignity. The library is meant to support the NGOs who are working for it.



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The department comprises four sections: Library, Journal, Human Rights Documentation and Information Centre. These sections are serving the various departments of the Institute as well as scholars who visit the Centre, notably research, human rights education and training. Constant efforts are made to update this unit so that the users can obtain the most recent and valuable books, documents, reports, etc.


Library

Resources

The FIDEL ROLS GOETZ Library is a computerized and specialized in the field of Social Science and its collection of resources has the focus area as its key content: Dalits, Tribals, Scheduled Castes, Backward Castes, Socio-Political, Labour, Women, Gender Issue, Agriculture, Governance, Panchayati Raj, Ecology, Environment, Industries, Socio Political Movements, Development, Displacement and Rehabilitation, Economy, Poverty, Human Rights, Law and Education.


Reference & Referral Service

A reference/ referral service, related to social science and its various aspects, is provided to individuals and organizations on demand. Queries are dealt with immediately on receipt and emphasis is given to provide pinpointed and up-to date information.


Database

The Library has stock of computer Database of a total of 33,000(as of March 2009) print books as well as a small collection of rare and reference books on social science.


Network & Inter – Library Loan access facility

The Library also maintains contacts with Delhi based research libraries as well as other libraries of the country through inter – Library book loan facility with DELENT(Developing Library Network), British Council Membership (BCL) and ACL (American Council Library).


The Library provides a data base information service to its users. These members have access to catalogue, Reference service, Bibliographic service, Inter Library loan delivery service, Photocopying facilities etc.


Journal


The Indian Social Institute Library receives 195 periodicals, both national and international. Of these, subscribed journals are 112, obtained on exchange basis are 31 and on gratis 52. The library also subscribes to 10 journals in Hindi. The subscribed and exchange journals are mainly on social action, economic, labour, human rights and law, tribals, Dalits, women, education, development and health which are focused on institute priorities.


Back Volumes:
The relevant journals are bound and kept in the library for researchers and library users.


Documentation & Information
Preservation links the past with the future. As the world changes rapidly around us one of the few things that will last is the knowledge and cultural heritage that we preserve for future generations. Hence information is the most essential aspect of any resources centre, which leads to knowledge and in turn to innovation & development of the society at large.


Collection of Documents: Documentation Centre keeps important information from different sources and documents the same to make it available to our research staff and others who are interested.


    • Reports of Government/NGO/Human rights/World Organization
    • Government Act/Bills, National Policy
    • Video Cassettes and Data collection on different sectors
    • Booklets on Tribal/Dalit, Women/children, Labour, Dossier files and occasional publication on Social themes

Data bank Service:
Documentation Centre has collected data from various sources like Indiastat.com, Census of India, Ministries Portal, Government of India, etc., under the following subject/titles:


  • SC, ST, Slum, Women, Muslim Worker, Employment, Crime, Health, Population, Child Labour, Literacy(Education)
  • Dam, Land, Forest, Mines, Economy, Poverty, Natural Disasters
  • Panchayati Raj, Naxalite, Social issues, Basic Amenities
  • Religion
  • State wise Data – Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, MP, Orissa, Rajasthan, West Bengal, UP, & Kerela
  • Data for Project on SC, ST & General Household Availing 10 States
  • Data on Delhi Slum, Human Development, Industry, Indigenous Decay Project
  • UNDP Project on ST – Data on 8 States & India
  • Data on Tribal Project on 4 State & India, ISI Project On Economic status of Marginalized Groups




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LIBRARY


The library is equipped to cater to the changing needs of the organizations and like-minded partners and is being developed as specialized resources catering to the needs of the marginalized groups (Dalits, tribals, and women). As per March 31, 2009, the library has a total of 33,000 books, a collection of rare books and reference books on social sciences.


The library has updated the database in a new pattern and fully computerized, making for quick and easy retrieval of information. It provides a data base information service to its users. These members have access to catalogue, reference service, bibliographic service, inter library loan delivery service, photocopying facilities etc. It has linkages with other libraries in Delhi and has resources sharing and Inter-library loan facility through Developing Library Network (DELNET); Delhi-based network for libraries for promoting resources – sharing activities among Indian Libraries. This gives research scholars easy and quick access to the required information available in other libraries. Its online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) is accessible through DELNET. Those organizations that are members of DELNET can search the library database online.


DOCUMENTATION & INFORMATION SECTION


Information is the most essential aspect of any resource centre, which leads to knowledge and in turn to innovation and development of society at large; The documentation includes newsletters, government, NGO’s, human rights, world organization reports, video cassettes, unpublish documents, data bank and research papers etc.


The Documentation Centre keeps important information from different sources and documents the same to make it available to our research staff and others who are interested. These non-books collections are not accessible through our main catalogue. Presently it is recorded in code numbers according to themes. There are 700 data base updated theme-wise on 60 subjects and added 340 more data during the year 2008 – 09


HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION SECTION


Electronic documentation as well as files of newspaper clippings for the last 10 years is readily available with the department. In addition to its primary role of collecting documents and information on major topics of social, economic and political realms, it also applies itself on other activities of disseminating the current information to human rights activists, social action groups and individuals. This documentation is also available in the Institute’s website under each year of various subjects. It collects the information from various newspaper sites and other electronic media like BBC News, Zee News, NDTV, CNN-IBN, Business Standard, Livemint.Com, Press Information Bureau, Daily News Analysis (DNA), Kangla Online, etc. Newspaper cuttings of articles, reports, election analysis and news items are also collected and documented from major English dailies.


The Human Rights News Bulletin is also prepared from this centre providing data and information of various human rights violation since 1999.

 


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