NASSDOC regularly publishes New Arrivals: List of New Additions with Summaries, a free monthly publication that highlights newly acquired books and reference works available at the National Social Science Documentation Centre (ICSSR). Each entry provides bibliographical details along with a concise summary to help readers identify relevant materials with ease. For systematic organization, the listings are arranged by title or author, with edited volumes placed under their titles. To facilitate retrieval, Author, Keyword, and Subject indexes are also provided, where the index numbers correspond to the serial numbers in the main list. Readers may consult the listed titles by visiting the NASSDOC library, while the full publication can be freely downloaded from the links provided below. MORE[+]
Current Contents is a Current Awareness Service published under the “NASSDOC Research Information Series.” It provides ready access to bibliographic details and abstracts of articles from recently published leading scholarly journals in the social sciences, available at NASSDOC. In each issue, the Table of Contents of selected journals is presented under the title of the respective journal, accompanied by Author and Keyword indexes arranged alphabetically for easy reference. This publication is designed to keep researchers, scholars, and students informed about the latest developments in their disciplines. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy in reproducing details from journals received at NASSDOC, the information is provided for reference purposes only, and NASSDOC does not assume legal responsibility for its correctness. The publication is freely available and can be downloaded at no cost from the links provided below. MORE[+]
NASSDOC provides a Newspaper Clipping Service that systematically collects, organizes, and archives newspaper articles of relevance to social science research. The coverage spans diverse disciplines such as sociology, psychology, political science, economics, and cultural studies, along with current events, societal trends, public policy developments, and pressing social issues.
This curated collection offers researchers and scholars a valuable resource to study contemporary perspectives, analyze public opinion, examine media representation, and trace policy debates. The clippings are arranged in chronological order (date-wise) and are preceded by a keyword index with page numbers for easy retrieval. By making such organized information accessible, the service enriches social science research and supports the academic community in understanding how social issues are reported, discussed, and perceived over time.
Social Science Conference Alert is a quarterly publication issued by NASSDOC that provides advance information on forthcoming conferences, seminars, and workshops in social sciences and related disciplines. The entries are arranged chronologically, giving details such as the date, title, venue, contact information, and last date for abstract submission. A subject index is appended at the end to help researchers and scholars easily locate events relevant to their fields of interest. The main objective of this publication is to disseminate timely information about upcoming academic events to support active research engagement and collaboration. MORE[+]
It provides ready access to bibliographic details of Journal Articles, Books, Proceedings, Theses and Research Reports on the selective topics from the available resources of NASSDOC. MORE [+]
It is an annotated index of articles published in selected Indian social science journals received at NASSDOC. The main text is arranged alphabetically. Comprehensive Author Index and Subject Index are appended. Photocopies of the articles listed in the index are available on payment of Rs. 1 per page.
NASSDOC is engaged in creation of databases and information locating tools. Some of these tools are available for sale.MORE [+]
