1. 36th consultative meeting 2012 Syrian National INIS Centre ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTS R. Al Shanaa ILO for Syrian Arab Republic

2. 36th consultative meeting 2012 National INIS Centre Tasks & Mission 1 Inputs preparation 2 Services 3 Cooperation with INIS secretariat

3. 36th consultative meeting 2012 1-- Inputs Preparation Collecting (AECS, Universities, National Library) Selection (Quality, In Scope) Preparation (Quality & Timeliness) Bibliographic description, Subject analysis, Abstracting, Submission

4. 36th consultative meeting 2012 2-- Services INIS DB Reach accessible from most workstation within the AECS Via *web SPIRS using ERL Software (intranet) *WinSPIRS (Intranet) *Internet access Providing documents

5. 36th consultative meeting 2012 3-- Cooperation with INIS secretariat Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities *Stimulate quality improvement to lead better outcomes *Depending on the most recent technology *Easy access to the requested information

6. 36th consultative meeting 2012 Cooperation with INIS secretariat Training (Locally & Experts) *local staff and users of AECS *Trainees from Lebanon, Sudan, Yemen, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Iraq, and AAEC. * 2 regional workshops (Damascus 1996 + 2006)

7. 36th consultative meeting 2012 Cooperation with INIS secretariat Translations Into Arabic: *Booklet “ Presenting INIS” 1 st and 2 nd ed. *INIS Thesaurus +Updates * Promotional Materials ( INIS Quick Reference Guide ) * Interface of INIS DB on Internet (formerly) Voluntary Inputs (1133 in 2012)

8. 36th consultative meeting 2012 Comments from users “Having a look to the INIS Database, you will soon discover that you are connected to all over the world and you will find the flexibility to search and transfer between the huge quantities of information” “Each time I use the INIS DB, I feel that the one who prepare and organize the content of this database is MYSELF”

9. 36th consultative meeting 2012 INIS and Information skills users learned how to use effective information sources Support R & D Map and identify Nuclear Knowledge Management Expertise in documentation field

10. 36th consultative meeting 2012 Thank You INIS saw early the benefits of collaboration across the borders