READIT-2007 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

custody and two copies are made for regular use. All are preserve properly by applying
pesticides at regular interval.
1. We are using TRAY Cabinet for sketches, photographs, posters, and valuable
newspaper cuttings etc
2. Valuable published and unpublished document like books, journals are kept in
compactor for proper storage and maintenance
3. Very old and partly damaged documents are kept after proper processing and
lamination.
Depending upon the quality of the original document we have digitalized the
articles and stored both in Hard Disk and back up CD-Rom. We maintain a separate
sequence for the document usually consulted by the users and archive copies are kept in a
fire protected safe location to avoid mutilation and rough handling. The original
photographs and scanned images are kept separately.
5. RETRIEVAL
Process for procurement of software for managing our database and to retrieve
information is on the cards. By using this software, online access to the document up to
summary level will be facilitated after completion of the first phase of database
preparation. Retrieval can now be made mostly at personal levels.
However, the Annual Report for the years 2002-05 are available both in the web
and print versions.
A few photographs and testimonials on Prof Saha are also available on the website.
6. FUTURE PLAN
1. The archive is planning to digitalize all the past Annual Reports of the
institute and other publications (theses, journal publication, reports etc.) of
SINP.
2. We have a future programme of exhibiting valuable archival materials round
the year.
3. The archives is trying to build up a departmental library comprising books and
other documents by and on Meghnad Saha.
4. Recordings of oral history is also in our future plan
Apart from this, we also arrange conferences, seminars, lectures and poster
presentations. The following are some of these activities.
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