Centre for Environment Education

ENVIS Centre on

Environmental Education (EE)

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What is ENVIS?

Environmental Information System Established in December, 1982 By the Government of India Focal point: MoEF

Website : www.envis.nic.in

Focus On providing environmental information to decision

makers, policy planners, scientists and engineers, educators, research workers, and interested individuals etc. all over the country.

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Network of Centres

ENVIS is Decentralised system With a network of distributed subject

oriented Centres (78) set up in different organisations/establishments in the country in selected areas of environment

Ensuring integration of national efforts in environmental information collection, collation, storage, retrieval and dissemination to all concerned

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ENVIS Objectives

Long-term to build up a repository and dissemination

centre in Environmental Science and Engineering

to gear up the modern technologies of acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information of environmental nature

to support and promote research, development and innovation in environmental information technology

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ENVIS ObjectivesShort-term

to provide national environmental information service relevant to present needs and capable of development to meet the future needs of the users, originators, processors and disseminators of information

to build up storage, retrieval and dissemination capabilities with the ultimate objectives of disseminating information speedily to the users

to promote, national and international cooperation and liaison for exchange of environment related information

to promote, support and assist education and personnel training programmes designed to enhance environmental information processing and utilisation capabilities

to promote exchange of information amongst developing countries

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CEE as an ENVIS Centre

Established 1992

To support the information needs in Environmental Education of the national and international community

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Responsibilities (defined by the focal point)

Building up a good collection of books, reports and journals in the particular subject area of environment

Establishment of linkages with all information sources in the particular subject area of environment

Responding to user queries Establishment of a data bank on some selected

parameters relating to the subject area Coordination with the Focal Point for supplying

relevant, adequate and timely information to the users

Bringing out newsletters/publications in their subject area for wide dissemination.

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Objectives of CEE-ENVIS

To select, collect, organize and disseminate authentic information on Environmental Education and awareness

To support Environmental Educators and Communicators to develop and deliver more effective, innovative, scientific and locale-specific EE programs

To promote information exchange among environmental educators

To build HR capacity for environmental information servicing

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Delivery Mechanisms

www.greenteacher.org website Various databases on environment and

sustainable development Education for Change (EfC) – a newsletter Information Service Centre (ISC) Internship in Information Services (IIS) Query Answer Service

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www.greenteacher.org

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What is EE?

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Sustainable Development Network Programme SDNP

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Discussion Forum on GT

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Organisations’ Database on GT

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Events’ Database on GT

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News EE > EfC

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EfC – a quarterly newsletter

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EfC online

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Information Service Centre (CEE-ISC)

Mission Providing information support required for promoting

environment education and awareness for a sustainable future

Objective To develop and maintain collections and services to

support the present and future needs of current and potential users in the field of Environmental Education and awareness and Education for Sustainable Development

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ISC - Resources

Print and non-print material Electronic databases

In-house holdings ( books, journals, videos, CDs) Article index searchable by keywords, authors,

titles Environmental websites E-journals in Environment & Development Environmental courses in India Environmental events E-publications – books, reports etc.

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ISC - Resources

Books 17,500

Periodicals 97National 73International 24

CDs/VCDs/DVDs 1,000 ENVIS Newsletters

Special collection : Books & periodicals for CHILDREN

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ISC - Services

Lending Reference Referral Computerized Catalogue @ http://

www.ceeisc.org/webopac.html Inter-Library Loan Documentation Internet Book Review Alert CD/DVD Viewing

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CEE-ISC’s Online Catalogue

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Objectives To impart knowledge and skills for using different

systems, tools and techniques including computer and internet technology in library and documentation work and services

To impart practical experience of working on projects related to different services in Librarianship and Documentation

To acquaint future librarians with diverse information sources in the fields of Environment, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development etc. and equip them to manage environmental library and information systems

Internship in Information ServicesIIS

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IIS

6-month internship for LIS postgraduates since 1993

40 trained till 2006

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Query Answer (Q-A) Service

Reactive Response and Referral Letters Email Phone and walk-in queries Queries through web sites

All 40 offices of CEE provide this service

Registering and reporting mechanism

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Q-A Report Format

Name of Group/ Office ____________

1. Total No. of queries received and processed

2. Number of National queries

3. Number of international queries(Specify names of countries and queries from each)

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Subject Category

• Atmosphere• Lithosphere• Terrestrial ecosystem• Fresh water• Oceans and Coastal Areas• Environment and

Development• Human settlements• Agriculture• Industry • Transportation• Energy• Chemistry and

Biochemical process

• Pollution and Wastes• Human Health• Disasters• Monitoring and

Environment Data• Environmental Law and

Institutions• Environmental

Awareness• Environmental Courses• Training Programmes• EE Products

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Queries answered/referred

Of the total number of queries received

How many were provided information directly by you?

How many were referred to others? How many were not processed by you?

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School Programmes

CEE Offices

Networks

Event Celebration Publications

Journals

International ConferencesPartnerships

Websites

Interpretation Programmes

ENVIS

ENVISION

Training Programmes

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