Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IRANDOC) is an institute affiliated with the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology (MSRT) which was established to work in the field of science and technology of Information and Librarianship. From the point of view of activity, this institute enjoys total independence and according to the articles of association, the goals of this institute consists of Information Research Activities, collecting and dissemination of scientific Information and documentation for the purpose of meeting the information needs in this area and attempting for the development of a scientific information network. To achieve this goal, this institute has so far developed various scientific databases and meets different information needs of its users.
The organizational chart of the Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology consists of the following units: three faculties, Information Deputyship, Research Deputyship, Administrative and Finance Deputyship, Resource Sharing, Research and Development, Computer Systems, and Public Relations.
IRANDOC has won various honors since its establishment up to now and has been able to accomplish different scientific papers and research initiatives.
This institute has gained the experience and knowledge for management of science and technology systems in a macro level during its 40 years activity in the path of collecting, organizing, and dissemination of science and technology information. At present, the Scientific Information database of the institute with more than 615000 information records, 126847 of which belongs to the graduates' theses, has on the average more than 22000 visitors daily, and according to the report of the High Council of Information, this database ranks first in terms of content and quantity amongst the governmental sites of the country.
Ghadir and Amin Initiatives also were initiated in the institute with the purpose of resource sharing and interlibrary cooperation and implementation of interlibrary loan services countrywide and perform a wide range of activities. Measures such as the development of "list of Latin periodicals Journal" databases and other such databases continues as before.
At present there are three Research faculties in this institute: Knowledge Management, Information Technology Management and Scientometrics and Information Analysis. Up to now, lots of research Initiatives has been done countrywide in the area of information science and technology and management of science and technology information.
In the course of the future, it is supposed that this institute undertake the management of the National and Ministerial System for Science and Technology Information. The institute has succeeded in gaining different national and international awards during its nonstop 40 years of activity. It is hoped that by the help of God the Almighty and the attempt and sympathy of the colleagues and the authorities, the institute achieve ongoing qualitative and quantitative improvements of its activities in national level for the purpose of actualization of national and organizational missions.
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