2. ISD Mission To promote scientific and technical information usage among KISR researchers and the public.

3. ISD Main Functions 1.Content management and digital preservation. 2.Current awareness and literature searching. 3.Resource development. 4.Reference and document delivery 5.Collection organization and access management. 6.Participate in R&D projects 7.Marketing and awareness 8.User training and manpower development.

4. ISD Main Functions 1.Content management and digital preservation. 2.Current awareness and literature searching. 3.Resource development. 4.Reference and document delivery 5.Collection organization and access management. 6.Participate in R&D projects 7.Marketing and awareness 8.User training and manpower development.

5. Web Content Management

7. Preserving intellectual resources through digital media.  Building databases (such as Oceanographic database, Bubyan colleciton, KISR publications, GESR)  Electronic copies of publications (ISD, Mishref Disaster Committee)  Kuwait Digital S&T Repository Digital Preservation

8. ISD Main Functions 1.Content management and digital preservation. 2.Current awareness and literature searching. 3.Resource development. 4.Reference and document delivery 5.Collection organization and access management. 6.Participate in R&D projects 7.Marketing and awareness 8.User training and manpower development.

9. Current Awareness Keeping users updated about the latest developments in their fields  Building user profiles  Online updates  CAS page on iPortal  Bulletin boards Email announcements RSS Publisher alerts RefAware

10. Current Awareness

11. Literature Searching Identifying information resources on specific topic based on user requests.  NSTIC book collection  KISR reports collection  Bibliographic and full text databases  Web surfing

12. Literature Searching

13. ISD Main Functions 1.Content management and digital preservation. 2.Current awareness and literature searching. 3.Resource development. 4.Reference and document delivery 5.Collection organization and access management. 6.Participate in R&D projects 7.Marketing and awareness 8.User training and manpower development.

14. Building and enhancing quality and quantity of information resources that support R&D activities at KISR.  Collection development committee  Statistics  Resource evaluation Resource Development TSD and ISD information professionals User feedback surveys Vendor usage statistics Literature review Database trials Vendor orientations

15. Resource Development

16.  Interlibrary Loan  Marine & Fisheries library (gift & exchange program)  Free resources on the web  Special needs collection (just started)  Kuwait National Consortium Resource Development Initiatives

17. ISD Main Functions 1.Content management and digital preservation. 2.Current awareness and literature searching. 3.Resource development. 4.Reference and document delivery 5.Collection organization and access management. 6.Participate in R&D projects 7.Marketing and awareness 8.User training and manpower development.

18. Reference  Enhance reference collection (electronic and printed)  Conduct orientations to visitors  “As a Librarian” online form  Reference webpage

19. Document Delivery  Provide copies of documents  NSTIC collection  Local libraries  British Lending Library

20. ISD Main Functions 1.Content management and digital preservation. 2.Current awareness and literature searching. 3.Resource development. 4.Reference and document delivery 5.Collection organization and access management 6.Participate in R&D projects 7.Marketing and awareness 8.User training and manpower development.

21. Collection Organization  Book and journal display area (HQ and MFD)  Journal back issue storage and retrieval  Reference collection display (HQ and MFD)  Newspapers reading area

22. Access Management  Circulation services (HQ and MFD)  User workstations  Remote access 4 workstations in HQ 2 workstations in MFD Reading carrels ScienceDirect/Scopus Athens/ Visualizer/ Acknowledge (under study) Web access (iPortal)

23. ISD Main Functions 1.Content management and digital preservation. 2.Current awareness and literature searching. 3.Resource development. 4.Reference and document delivery 5.Collection organization and access management. 6.Participate in R&D projects 7.Marketing and awareness 8.User training and manpower development.

24. Research Projects Information liaisons participate in R&D projects as task leaders or team members in information related tasks.  Participate in PRM for all R&D projects  Oceanographic Database  Kuwait Water Code  “My Diet” book (غذائي)  Bubyan Environmental Assessment

25. ISD Main Functions 1.Content management and digital preservation. 2.Current awareness and literature searching. 3.Resource development. 4.Reference and document delivery 5.Collection organization and access management. 6.Participate in R&D projects 7.Marketing and awareness 8.User training and manpower development.

26. Marketing and Awareness Promoting awareness about NSTIC resources and services.  Public Awareness:  Participate in local and regional events in information fields  Participate in KISR organized scientific conferences  Distribute promotional materials (brochures, posters, booklets, give aways..) InfoBiz/ InfoConnect GIS day Academic Libraries Day Local and regional conferences Lectures in local organizations Bibliographies and source guides Organizing committees NSTIC booth

27.  KISR Staff Awareness:  NSTIC Open Day  Conduct divisional/ departmental presentations  Organize seminars and presentations by ISD staff and/or vendors  Notify users about latest additions Marketing and Awareness

28. ISD Main Functions 1.Content management and digital preservation. 2.Current awareness and literature searching. 3.Resource development. 4.Reference and document delivery 5.Collection organization and access management. 6.Participate in R&D projects 7.Marketing and awareness 8.User training and manpower development.

29. User Training Enhancing information retrieval skills for users.  Induction programs  On the Job training  In-house training  User guides and online tutorials

30. User Training & Manpower Development

31. Manpower Development Enhancing professional skills of information specialists and librarians.  NSTIC staff training  Professionals and student training Vendor training/ demos Webinars Snippet sessions In-house and local training Abroad training Kuwait University PAAET Local ministries and authorities

32. Final Notes  ISD works closely with other departments at NSTIC (TSD and SDD) to achieve it’s objectives.  Activities conducted by ISD staff change with changes within the organization and technology.  ISD staff needs the support of KISR management in terms of acknowledgement and opportunities.