Overview

Mission, Goals and Mandate

National Research Council Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) is Canada's national science library and leading publisher of scientific information. We provide Canada's research and innovation community with tools and services for accelerated discovery, innovation and commercialization.

Our Mission

To advance research and innovation through high-value information and publishing services in science, technology and medicine

Our Goals

• provide universal, seamless and permanent access to information for Canadian research and innovation;
• enable researchers and entrepreneurs to advance and exploit knowledge through accelerated, innovation scientific communication; and
• lead scientific, technical and medical (STM) information communities across Canada to become a national force for innovation.

Our Mandate

NRC-CISTI is mandated under the National Research Council Act to provide the National Research Council and other Canadian researchers with access to the world's STM information. To fulfil this mandate NRC-CISTI maintains and provides access to its STM information resources, and publishes and disseminates the results of Canadian and international research.

Key Strategic Initiatives

Initiatives that will expand access to digital scientific, technical and medical (STM) information essential to Canada's research, innovation and health communities.

Our Strategic Plan

The NRC-CISTI Strategic Plan 2005-2010 shows how NRC-CISTI supports research and innovation through high-value STM information and publishing services.

Our Programs and Business Plan

In order to accomplish our goals, NRC-CISTI has divided its work into three programs. Detailed information can be found in our Business Plan.

Governance

Our Director General and members of the advisory board.

Working for you

Products, tools and services for accelerated discovery, innovation and commercialization.

Latest products and services

We're continuously improving our services and products to serve you better! Visit our "what's new" page to see what we're up to.

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Historical Timeline for NRC-CISTI

From 1924 until today.