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Library at the National Tuberculosis Institute, Bangalore is a
specialized health science library on TUBERCULOSIS established in the year 1960 to meet
the information needs of the Institute. It plays active role as INFORMATON SUPPORT
CENTRE in training, research and publication activities of the institute.
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| This library is
open from 9.30AM to 6PM from Monday through Saturday except on National Holidays declared
by Government of India, New Delhi. |
This library is open to |
(1) Faculty and Staff of the Institute
(2) Medical & Paramedical trainees attending the Scheduled
courses at NTI
(3) Post graduate Medical students; i,e., MD (TB)
(4) Research Scientists
(5) Private Health care providers
(6) Patients & Public
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| COLLECTION: |
Unique
feature is
- to enhance core collection maintaining
specificity
- to acquire documents of quality than
quantity
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| Types
of collection: |
| (a)
Books: |
| Mainly on
tuberculosis and its multidisciplinary aspects viz.; |
- Public Health
- Radiology
- Tuberculosis & related respiratory
diseases,,
- Bacteriology
- Statistics
- Sociology
- Epidemiology
- Fugitive and Grey literature
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| (b)
Periodicals - |
| Core
periodicals (current) in the field of tuberculosis |
Periodical
Holdings
- International (Intl)- 20
- National (Natl)- 35
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(Very. minimum
core periodicals are subscribed and accessibility to the remaining literature are obtained
through secondary periodicals & on internet sites Publishers postal ,e mail &
website addresses will be given where ever available)
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| (c) Non
book materials |
1. Slides
2. Transparencies
3. Audio Video Cassettes
4. CD ROM’s
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Size of collection:
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| Books |
4,000 |
| Bound volumes |
10,000 |
| Audiovisuals |
120 |
| Slides |
700 |
| CD ROM’s |
30 |
| Transparencies |
150 |
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ORGANISATION:
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| Collections are
arranged as per National library of Medicine, USA classification system with local
variation. Medical subject headings are indicated along with classification code for easy;
comprehension of users. |
DATABASES:
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| Library has
moved with time and technology. It has created user oriented indigenous databases using
the UNESCO Software: CDS/ISIS. These are available in the NTI Library. |
- NTI Publications- Paper published in
Periodicals and Publications brought by NTI.
- Respro - Research protocols
- Serls - periodical holdings
- Maiad - Mailing address
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| CUSTOMER CARE & REFERENCE SERVICES |
| Customer
care services : (Education Programs) |
1. User education on the resources available in the library.
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2. User awareness on utilization of
available resources
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3. Effective and efficient ways of
information retrieval
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4. Creating awareness on browsing
information on "internet"
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5. Initiating the users on "writing
papers"
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Reference Services:
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| Aim is to
provide access to all type of documents available in the library to maximum number of
users by |
1. Current awareness service
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2. Indexing service
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3. Reference service
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4. Bibliography and Abstract Service
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5. Reprography services (Provided on
request to the institutions, Non Governmental organisations, District TB centres, Medical
colleges ( if they are not receiving the specific journals))
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6.Systematic representation of resources
available to different level of users (Library generates bibliographies for the
paramedical trainees from the databases available at NTI)
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7.Select Bibliography of Indian medical
literature on TB (This is published as a regular feature in the NTI Bulletin)
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8. Suggested
readings on Tuberculosis and other aspects of tuberculosis as per the schedule of DTP
training course. This will be updated periodically.
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Referral services
The users are guided for accessing the
document that are not available with us in other Health science libraries through NUCCI
database.(http://insdoc.org) |
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| DISSEMINATION of INFORMATION |
NTI disseminates information through (I) presentation of papers in Natl and Intl
conferences and (ii) publications in the Natl. and Intl periodicals Besides it has
maintained mailing addresses for distribution of NTI publications as well as distribution of reprints of
NTI papers
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| It publishes a
quarterly periodical "NTI Bulletin" which
mainly contains information on TB control programme etc |
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Content owned, maintained and updated by NTI, Bangalore. All
queries/comments regarding the content on this site may be sent to
nti@ntiindia.org.in
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Last Updated Date : 07/02/2020
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NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTE
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
‘AVALON’ No.8, Bellary Road,
Bangalore 560 003
India
Phone:+91 80 23441192, 23441193, 23447951
e-mail:nti@ntiindia.org.in
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