30th SAARC Charter Day

 SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) celebrated the 30th SAARC Charter Day at SDC, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi.In order to commemorate the SAARC Charter Day, the Centre organized an elocution competition on SAARC for the visually challenged school children.

Course on Visual Documentation

Course on Visual Documentation (8th to 19th Decmber 2014)has been cancelled due to lack of confirmation of participation for the Member States.

Workshop on Essential Skills for New Age Information Professionals

Workshop  on Essential Skills for New Age Information Professionals  was conducted in collaboration with National Library of Maldives from 30th November to 4th December 2014. Forty Eight participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and the SAARC Secretariat, Kathmandu, Nepal attended the Workshop.

Second Short Term Training Course on Information Technology for Information Management

SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) in-collaboration with  National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) conducted  Short Term Course on Information Technology for Information Management from 27th October to 28th November 2014 at SDC, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi. Ten Participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka attended the training.

48th Session of Programming Committee Meeting

The  Programming Committee Meeting was held from 20 – 22 October 2014 at Kathmandu, Nepal. The Director and The Deputy Director, SDC attended the meeting.

SAARC Conference on Open Access

SAARC Conference on Open Access was organized in collaboration with CSIR- URDIP. The conference was organized in order to create awareness about the this growing Open Access moment and to equip the information professionals from SAARC countries with tools to develop IRs. Seventy Participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka attended this Course which held  from 13th to 14th October 2014.

Ten days Course on Research Methodology.

Ten day Course on Research Methodology was organized in collaboration with East-West University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The purpose of Course is define research and describe the research process and research method and requirement for conduction successful research.  Twenty Six participants from Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka attended this Course which held from 15th to 26th September 2014.

Workshop on Essential Skills for New Age Information Professionals

SAARC Documentation Centre in collaboration with National Library of Maldives will be organizing a Workshop on Essential Skills for New Age Information Professionals from 30th November to 4th December 2014.. Two participants from each Member States are invited for the Workshop. Interested Candidate(s) are requested to contact your National Focal Point. 

Short Term Training Program on Office Automation

SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) in-collaboration with  National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) conducted  Short Term Course on Office Automation from 4th August 2014 to 5th September 2014 at SDC, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi. Seventeen  Participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka attended the training.

Course on Visual Documentation

SAARC Documentation Centre in collaboration with National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi, India will be organizing two weeks Course on Visual Documentation Course from 8th to 19th December 2014. Two participants from each Member States are invited for the Course. Interested Candidate(s) are requested to contact your National Focal Point. 

Second Short Term Training Course on Information Technology for Information Management

SAARC Documentation Centre in collaboration with National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi, India will be organizing five weeks course on Information Technology for Information Management from 27th October to 28th November 2014. Two participants from each Member States are invited for the Course. Interested Candidate(s) are requested to contact your National Focal Point. 

Five Days Course On Bibliometric Tools And Techniques

 Five days Course on Bibliometric Tools and Techniques was Organized in collaboration with Pondicherry University in  Puducherry, India. The importance of Bibliometric for the SAARC region was emphazied during the Course. The participants were imparted training to effectively use citation and some bibliometric software tools and techniques. Thirty Participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives Nepal and Sri Lanka attended this Course which held from 25th to 29th August 2014.

SAARC Conference on Open Access

SDC in collaboration with CSIR and URDIP, Pune, India will be organizing two days SAARC conference on Open Access from 13th to 14th October 2014 in Pune. Therefore, interested candidates are requested to contact your National Focal Points.

Ten Days Course on Research Methodology

SDC in collaboration with East West University will be organizing ‘Ten Days Course on Research Methodology’ from 15th to 26th September 2014 at Dhaka, Bangladesh. This course is meant for researchers, Faculty members, M.Phil and PhD students. Two nominations are invited from each Member States for the course and last date to receive the nomination is 5th September 2014. Please contact your National Focal Points in your respective Member States.

10th SDC-NFP Coordinators Meeting

SDC NFP Coordinators from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and SDC Officials attended the 10th SDC NFP Coordinators meeting from 19th to 20th June 2014 in Kathmandu Nepal.

Five Days Course on Bibliometric Tools and Techniques

SDC in collaboration with Pondicherry University will be organizing Five Days Course on Bibliometric Tools and Techniques from 25th to 29th August 2014 at Puducherry, India.Two nominations are invited from each Member States for the course and last date to receive the nomination is 14th August 2014. Please contact your National Focal Points in your respective Member States.

Short Term Training Programme on Office Automation

A Short Term Training Programme on Office Automation will be held on 4th August to 5th September 2014. Sixteen Participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are expected to attend the course.

10th SDC-NFP Coordinators Meeting

10th SDC NFP Coordinators Meeting is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 19th to 20th June 2014. SDC NFP Coordinators from eight Member States are expected to attend the meeting.

Visit of EICHER School Student at SAARC Documentation Centre

On 13th May 2014 Six students and two teachers from EICHER School, Faridabad(Haryana) visited the centre relating to their project work on "SAARC".

Patenting trends among the SAARC nations: Comparing the local and international patenting intensity.

Dr. T.K Jana, Sr. Scientist (NISCAIR) has recently published an article on “Patenting trends among the SAARC nations: Comparing the local and international patenting intensity”. The article is available on. 

http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/106/09/1190.pdf

Short Term Course on Information Technology for Information Management

SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) in-collaboration with  National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) conducted  Short Term Course on Information Technology for Information Management from 7^th April 2014 to 9^th  May 2014 at SDC, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi. Fifteen Participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka attended the training.