Documentation and information service at Turkish Atomic Energy Authority: Present state and future trends

Full text: With about 800 persons (512 engineers and researchers) of Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEA) is the unique center for research in and development of the nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes in Turkey. TAEA has four research and training centers. Three of them are located in Ankara and one is in Istanbul.Each center has their own library. In addition to them, there is the INIS Section at the head office of TAEA. It has been founded in 2002 for the purposes of handling scientific and technical information needs for researchers. INIS Section provides most of the world's scientific and technical literature to the end users in Turkey and collects and process national documents for the preparation of input from Turkey and submits them to the INIS Data Base. Turkish Atomic Energy Authority is a governmental organization. Authority has served as a driving force for all institutions enhancing and broadening the fields of interest thereby fostering nuclear oriented activities in many spheres. More than 500 engineers and researches work in four research and training centers and specialized departments at the head office. The Ankara Nuclear Research and Training Center (ANAEM) is specialized in nuclear and nuclear related measurement techniques, atomic, nuclear and material research studies, etc. The Ankara Nuclear Research Center for Agriculture and Animal Science (ANTHAM) is specialized in application of nuclear techniques in agriculture and animal sciences. Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center (CNAEM) is in Istanbul and specialized in nuclear applications such as research reactor, nuclear engineering, nuclear fuel technology and fuel analysis codes, nuclear material, NDT, nuclear electronics, accelerator, radiation safety, radiobiology, cytogenetics (biodosimetry), radioecology, marine radioactivity, dosimetry, radioactive waste managements, calibration of nuclear instruments (SSDL), environmental monitoring and tissue grafts. By the end of 1999, a new Nuclear Research and Training Center (TUDNAEM) was founded in Ankara for co-operation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy among countries of the Eurosian region. The INIS Section has a well equipped scientific and technological library with presently 1000 hard copies and more than 2000 different periodicals currently subscribed to by electronic media, 3500 books, 500 reports and 300 CDs. The staffs of the Section consist of one physical engineer, one statistician and one librarian. The duties of International Nuclear Information Section are, 1) Literature searches upon request, 2) Literature supply inter country and/or from other countries, 3) To collect and select literature for submitting as an input to the INIS Data Base in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology, 4) Scientific Documents. INIS Section has primary responsible to meet the information needs of scientists and engineers of the TAEA as fully and speedily as possible. Furthermore, to extend its services to the research and training centers so far as their information needs in nuclear science and technology are concerned. Finally, to extend its services to other institutions, organizations and universities in the country so far their requirements in nuclear science and technology are concerned. It should meet the information needs of TAEA's scientific and technical staffs and universities in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. To achieve these goals, the equipment and facilities of the section is continuously improved. (author)