National Research Council Canada National Science Library
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The National Science Library (NSL), formerly known as the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information or CISTI, began in 1917 as the library of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). NRC is the Government of Canada's premier research and technology organization (RTO), working with clients and partners to provide innovation support, strategic research, scientific and technical services. The library took on the role of national science library unofficially in 1957 and became the official National Science Library in 1966.[1]
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Location | 1200 Montreal Road, NRC Campus, building M-55, Canada |
Type | National Science Library |
Established | 1917 as library of the National Research Council of Canada; 1967 as National Science Library |
Architect(s) | Shore and Moffatt and Partners |
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Items collected | books, journals, technical reports, databases, in the areas of science, technology, engineering and medicine. |
Size | 50,000 serial titles, 800,000 books, over 2 million technical reports (microfiche). |
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Circulation | (Library) (Archival) |
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Director | Alexandra Freeland |
Website | NRC National Science Library (NRC NSL) |
The National Science Library is located in Ottawa, Ontario, and houses one of the world's most comprehensive collections of publications in science, technology, engineering and medicine. It is part of NRC's Knowledge, Information and Technology Services Branch and provides NRC and Canada's research community with information and information services to accelerate discovery, innovation and commercialization.
The NRC Research Press joined the library in 1992. On September 1, 2010, NRC Research Press became a private company called Canadian Science Publishing and is no longer directly affiliated with CISTI or the NRC.[2]