| Established
in 1974 as a Documentation and Information Centre,
TERI LIC has emerged as a pioneering research library
and information centre in South Asia on energy, environment,
and sustainable development. The Centre is one of
the largest in the region and most modern in terms
of service, infrastructure, and information technology
applications.
The
Library and Information Centre of TERI serves primarily
to meet all information needs of in-house researchers;
the Centre also serves energy and environment professionals
worldwide by providing value-added information services.
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| TERI Launches Specialized
Library on Climate Change, Friday, June 12, 2009 |
TERI
has set up a ‘Specialized Library on Climate Change’
(SLCC) which was inaugurated by H.E. Ann Ollestad, Ambassador
of Norway to India in the presence of Dr R K Pachauri,
Director-General TERI and other distinguished guests.
While inaugurating the library, H.E. Ann Ollestad, said
that the SLCC will in due course, develop as a repository
of valuable information resources and services in the
subject area that would be readily available to researchers,
policy makers and business organizations dealing with
climate change issues. She extended her complements
to TERI for having conceptualized the need for such
a library.
Following the inauguration, H.E. released the “Guide
to Library” and also launched the website of SLCC.
SLCC aspires to fulfill the following objectives:
• Function as a resource center for collection
and dissemination of information to the focused group
of users;
• To develop and provide access to information
and online resources & databases;
• To promote resource sharing and networking by
establishing linkages with national and international
organizations on climate change and energy security.
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Capri,
Ettore, Ed.