DOCUMENTATION CENTER ON ASIAN STUDIES (DOCAS)
The council has set up a Documentation Centre on Asian
Studies(DOCAS) with the financial assistance from the government of Japan.
The Centre is located in the Council's headquarters. The subject areas
covered are mostly social sciences including Environmental Sciences and
public health. This will help the policy makers in Asia to establish better
relations among the Asian countries for the welfare of the people of the
region .The main objectives and functions of the Centre are as follows:
1.Library: It has a collection
of about 3,000 documents and it subscribes to 30 journals and 11 newspapers.
The library remains open for users from 9.30AM to 6PM on all working days(Monday
- Friday).
2.Documentation: Dissemination
of information is one of the major objectives of DOCAS. To fulfill this
objective , the Centre brings out the following two publications at regular
intervals:
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Conference on Asian Studies : It is a calendar
of forthcoming conferences, seminars,workshops,etc.related to Asian
Studies.
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Select Journals on Asian Studies(Content Pages)
: The objective of the publication is to bring under bibliographical
control, the literature published on the region during the period
and to disseminate it.
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4.Bibliography of Indian Literature
on Asia: Aims to bring under bibliographical control the literature
published in India on Asian Studies. About 2000 records have been computerised.
5.Exchange of Literature : The
Centre has also established exchange relations with SAARC (South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation), International Institute of Asian
Studies (The Netherlands),ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific), etc and has been regularly receiving their publications
on exchange basis.
