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What is ENVIS?
Environmental Information System Established in December, 1982 By the Government of India Focal point: MoEF
Website : www.envis.nic.in
Focus On providing environmental information to decision
makers, policy planners, scientists and engineers, educators, research workers, and interested individuals etc. all over the country.
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Network of Centres
ENVIS is Decentralised system With a network of distributed subject
oriented Centres (78) set up in different organisations/establishments in the country in selected areas of environment
Ensuring integration of national efforts in environmental information collection, collation, storage, retrieval and dissemination to all concerned
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ENVIS Objectives
Long-term to build up a repository and dissemination
centre in Environmental Science and Engineering
to gear up the modern technologies of acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information of environmental nature
to support and promote research, development and innovation in environmental information technology
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ENVIS Objectives
Short-term to provide national environmental information service
relevant to present needs and capable of development to meet the future needs of the users, originators, processors and disseminators of information
to build up storage, retrieval and dissemination capabilities with the ultimate objectives of disseminating information speedily to the users
to promote, national and international cooperation and liaison for exchange of environment related information
to promote, support and assist education and personnel training programmes designed to enhance environmental information processing and utilisation capabilities
to promote exchange of information amongst developing countries
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CEE as an ENVIS Centre
Established 1992
To support the information needs in Environmental Education of the national and international community
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Responsibilities (defined by the focal point)
Building up a good collection of books, reports and journals in the particular subject area of environment
Establishment of linkages with all information sources in the particular subject area of environment
Responding to user queries Establishment of a data bank on some selected
parameters relating to the subject area Coordination with the Focal Point for supplying
relevant, adequate and timely information to the users
Bringing out newsletters/publications in their subject area for wide dissemination.
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Objectives of CEE-ENVIS
To select, collect, organize and disseminate authentic information on Environmental Education and awareness
To support Environmental Educators and Communicators to develop and deliver more effective, innovative, scientific and locale-specific EE programs
To promote information exchange among environmental educators
To build HR capacity for environmental information servicing
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Delivery Mechanisms
www.greenteacher.org website Various databases on environment and
sustainable development Education for Change (EfC) – a newsletter Information Service Centre (ISC) Internship in Information Services (IIS) Query Answer Service
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Information Service Centre (CEE-ISC)
Mission Providing information support required for promoting
environment education and awareness for a sustainable future
Objective To develop and maintain collections and services to
support the present and future needs of current and potential users in the field of Environmental Education and awareness and Education for Sustainable Development
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ISC - Resources
Print and non-print material Electronic databases
In-house holdings ( books, journals, videos, CDs) Article index searchable by keywords, authors,
titles Environmental websites E-journals in Environment & Development Environmental courses in India Environmental events E-publications – books, reports etc.
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ISC - Resources
Books 17,500
Periodicals 97National 73International 24
CDs/VCDs/DVDs 1,000 ENVIS Newsletters
Special collection : Books & periodicals for CHILDREN
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ISC - Services
Lending Reference Referral Computerized Catalogue @ http://
www.ceeisc.org/webopac.html Inter-Library Loan Documentation Internet Book Review Alert CD/DVD Viewing
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Objectives To impart knowledge and skills for using different
systems, tools and techniques including computer and internet technology in library and documentation work and services
To impart practical experience of working on projects related to different services in Librarianship and Documentation
To acquaint future librarians with diverse information sources in the fields of Environment, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development etc. and equip them to manage environmental library and information systems
Internship in Information ServicesIIS
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Query Answer (Q-A) Service
Reactive Response and Referral Letters Email Phone and walk-in queries Queries through web sites
All 40 offices of CEE provide this service
Registering and reporting mechanism
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Q-A Report Format
Name of Group/ Office ____________
1. Total No. of queries received and processed
2. Number of National queries
3. Number of international queries(Specify names of countries and queries from each)
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Subject Category
• Atmosphere• Lithosphere• Terrestrial ecosystem• Fresh water• Oceans and Coastal Areas• Environment and
Development• Human settlements• Agriculture• Industry • Transportation• Energy• Chemistry and
Biochemical process
• Pollution and Wastes• Human Health• Disasters• Monitoring and
Environment Data• Environmental Law and
Institutions• Environmental
Awareness• Environmental Courses• Training Programmes• EE Products
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Queries answered/referred
Of the total number of queries received
How many were provided information directly by you?
How many were referred to others? How many were not processed by you?
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School Programmes
CEE Offices
Networks
Event Celebration
PublicationsJournals
International ConferencesPartnerships
Websites
Interpretation Programmes
ENVIS
ENVISION
Training Programmes