___NFLIC

National Forest Library & Information Center

Introduction:

The National Forest Library and Information Centre (NFLIC) is the richest in document collection on forestry and allied sciences in South and Southeast Asia. The history of the library has been running parallel to the history of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) since 1906. The library started with a few hundred books and a few periodical titles in English and German languages accommodated in a small room. However, upon shifting of the FRI to its newly constructed magnificent building on Chakrata Road in 1929 the library was provided with a sufficient space in the front wing next to the convocation hall, having all facilities that were required at that time. Later a separate building for the library was constructed on Chaturvedi Road in the campus and the library was shifted there to accommodate 1.5 lakh books and display about 300 current journal titles. With the constitution of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC ), Govt. of India in the year 1986, the then Central Library of FRI was upgraded to National Forest Library and Information Centre (NFLIC), the acquisition of books and subscription to journals increased manifold. Besides, the NFLIC also started computerization of its operations. Several CD-ROM based bibliographical databases started being acquired. A new modern library building with all up-to-date facilities was constructed on the Pearson Road, and the NFLIC shifted therein in the year 2000.

ENVIS Center On Forestry: 

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC ), Govt. of India designated the NFLIC as ENVIS Centre on Forestry in the year 1997. The Centre has taken up the challenge and initiated a number of the services under the project.

National Forest Archives:

National Forest Archives created in 2013   for fast retrieval of documents.  So far the total no. of documents are 3321 almost 6 lakh pages have digitized in the present phase including

Mandate of division:

• Increase in the number of Procurement of Books and Periodicals.
• Making more number of journals accessible online to the regional institutes of ICFRE
• Timely publishing of Environment and Forests News Digest, and ENVIS Forestry Bulletin.
• More pages to be digitized.

Activities:

• Literature Search Service: The NFLIC offers literature search service and compiles bibliographies.
• Document Copy Supply Service: This service is provided to the scientific community by supplying copies of the articles from Indian and foreign journals at a nominal charges.
• Photocopy Service: Service is  provided by the NFLIC on the request of users.
• Inter Library Loan Service: The NFLIC loans documents from its collection to other institutions on reciprocal basis for a period of 15 days.
• Membership service: The NFLIC provides membership to its associate members IGNFA, CASFoS, FSI and Special membership to the  working and retired officers of Union / State Government.
• Creation and Maintenance of Bibliographical Databases
• One month paid library internship programme for BLIS and MLIS students.

Publications:

1. ENVIS Forestry Bulletin (Half-Yearly Publication)
2. Environment and Forests News Digest (Bimonthly Publication)

Fulltext eResources 2019 subscription

Science Direct

1. Phytochemistry
2. Fungal Biology
3. Forest Ecology and Management
4. Industrial Crops and Products
5. Composites Part B :engineering
6. Composites Part A :applied science and manufacturing

Thieme
Planta Medica

Taylor and Francis Online
Forests, Trees and Livelihoods

Springer

1. The Botanical Review
2. Journal of Wood science

Society of Wood Science and Technology

               Wood and Fiber Science,

APS Publications

Phytopathology

Plant Disease 

Other Information:

Circulation Rules for NFLIC

1. In order to avail the facilities and services of the National Forest Library one has to be its member.The Following categories of membership are available :
2. Internal Members: All forest officers, scientists, faculty, student, research scholars and other official of ICFRE, FRI and FRI Demand University constitute internal members of the National Forest Library.
3. Associate Members: Officers, facility, trainee officers of IGNFA, SFS College and FSI make up the associate members.
4. Special membership 

2. Entitlement for no. of Books to be Issued:
3. Internal Members:
4. Scientists /DCF and above: 6
5. Research Officers, Research Asst.: 6

iii.   Research scholar (JRF, SRF, Research/Project associate, Field/project assistant, Library fellow): 5

1. Student of Deemed University: 4
2. Technical staff: 2
3. Other staff: 2
4. Associate Members:
5. Officers, Faculty of IGNFA, SFS College & FSI: 5
6. IFS and SFS Probationers: 4
7. Special Members:

Up to 4 books on a life time non-refundable deposit of Rs. 5000/- and Rs 5000/- refundable security money.

1. Academic/Research Institutions (Inter Library Loan):

Up to 2 books at a time can be issued to the institutes outside ICFRE setup on Inter-Library Loan for a period of one month provided that the borrowing institute also reciprocates the facility to ICFRE. However, this limit of 2 books will not be applicable to the ICFRE institutes.

For becoming a member of the National Forest Library one has to apply on prescribed application form. The member will be issued library passbook, which is strictly non transferable.

3. 3. Books can be borrowed in the manner prescribed for home use for a specified period from the Circulation Department during the working hours of the Department and must be returned on or before the date marked on the ‘Date Slip’ of the book.

4. 4. The following types of material shall not be issued for home reading:
5. Reference works
6. Uncatalogued material
7. Latest issues of journals.
8. Maps and topographical sheets.
9. Theses/dissertations.
10. Rare and out of print documents.
11. Abstracting/indexing bibliographical periodicals.
12. CD-ROMs
13. Any other material which in the option of the Chief Librarian, is not desirable to be issued on loan for its safety and security.

5. Period of Loan:
6. Regular membership

1. 
   Temporary membership

 However, in an urgent need the issued documents can be recalled.

6. Overdue Charges:

Overdue charges on book not returned on due date, shall be payable by the borrowers at the following rates:

1. Delay up to 1 week : Rs. 2/-
2. Delay up to 2 week : Rs. 5/-
3. Delay up to 3 week : Rs. 10/-
4. Delay up to 30 days : Rs. 20/-

If a member delays returning of a book beyond 30 days his membership shall be liable to be cancelled, besides payment of overdue charge as determined by the Chief Librarian.

7. Waiver of Overdue Charges :

In very special cases viz. When the borrower falls sick, deputed on an urgent notice by the higher authorities to leave the headquarters, overdue charges can be exempted/reduced by the Chief Librarian.

8. Loss of Library Passbook:

In the event of loss of the library passbook the user shall immediately report in writing to the Chief Librarian. Duplicate passbook may be issued to the borrower, after through checking in the library records, on payment of Rs. 200/-. If any book is found issued on the lost passbook it shall be the responsibility of the borrower in whose name on the book was issued. To return the book or pay its cost etc, as fixed by Chief Librarian.

9. Loss/Damage of Borrowed Books:
10. Borrower shall immediately report of the Chief Librarian in the event of loss of book(s) borrowed, which will be suitably dealt with before further book(s) is are issued.
11. It shall be the responsibility of the borrower to keep the document clean and in good condition while in their custody. If an issued document is damaged, disfigured, market in by pencil or pen, mutilated of cost, while in the custody of a borrower shall have to pay damages or compensation in term of money.
12. If one volume of a set is issued and is lost while in custody of a borrower, he/she may be liable to replace of complete set. If one issue of a periodical volume is damaged or lost he may be liable to replace the complete volume.
13. The damages or compensation may be equal to one or more of the following amount to be decided by the Chief Librarian:
14. Present cost of the cost of the book at which it was purchased by the library, which ever is higher.
15. Postage at the rate of Rs. 20/- per volume.

iii. In case of bound volumes, binding cost of the rate of Rs. 50/- per volume.

1. Overdue charges, if the book id overdue also.
2. Reservation of books:

Borrower may get book reserved for them if the book has been issued to someone else at that time. They will be required to fill in a reservation from with relevant information. When the book is returned it will be reserved for the desirous reader for a maximum or period which will be specified on the intimation which will be displayed on the notice board of the National Forest Library.

11. Cancellation of Membership:

To a member desiring cancellation of library memberships, “No Dues Certificate” shall be issued by the library only when all dues are cleared by the borrower. He/she shall also be required to return the “library passbook” issued to him/her failing which he/she shall have to pay Rs. 200/-

News and events:

People:

Division/Office Contact No.:

Name:  Dr. Sadhna Tripathi
Designation: Chief Librarian
Telephone No. : 0135-2756414, 2224845
Fax: 2756414
Email: nflic_ddn@icfre.org