Library at NICD

CENTRALISED LIBRARY

The NICD Library came into being in 1909 along with the establishment of the Central Malaria Bureau at Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) and since then the library facilities continued to expand with the increased activities and the renaming as Malaria Institute of India. The expansion received a fillip in 1963, when the activities of Malaria Institute of India were expanded and reorganised and it was renamed as NICD.

NICD is the only library in the country which has got enormous early literature in the fields of Malaria and other vector borne diseases prevalent in the country. It has a collection of rare books, manuscripts, original reports and control aspects of these diseases. The library is having up to date literature on all the vector-borne diseases, communicable diseases and related aspects viz. Bacteriology, Parasitology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Mycology, Biochemistry, Immunology etc. A total of 124 (Journal 107 Foreign and 17 National) are being subscribed. In addition about 100 journals are being received on exchange or on complimentary basis.

The library has a total of 32,000 books and bound journals, 251 maps, 89 photocopies on various subject and about 1400 Annual Reports from various organisations.

Some of the important indexing and abstracting journals available in the library are Tropical Diseases Bulletin, Abstracts on Hygiene, Excerpta Medica (Immunology and Microbiology). Biological Abstracts, (upto 1986), Index Medicus, (Monthly) and Helminthology Abstracts etc.

The library maintains adequate stocks of reprints of a large number of papers and articles published in Indian Journal of Malariology and Journal of Communicable Diseases for supply to research workers in the country and abroad and participants to different courses at NICD. Similarly, the library also obtains reprints or research papers for research workers of this Institute.

Besides, the library provides the following services to the readers and scientific workers:-

Bibliographies

The library regularly provides literature on various subjects of topical interest to the research workers and particulars attending various courses at the Institute.

Liaison With Other Libraries

The library maintains liaison with scientific and Medical libraries in the country for inter-library loan facilities to meet the demand of the research workers and the participants attending various courses at this Institute. The library also gives books and journals to other Libraries on Inter Library Loan.

Quarterly Addition Lists

The library circulars a list of new books received every quarter to aquatint the readers.

Photocopying Services

The library is providing photocopying services to their readers and the workers on request.

New Paper Clipping

The library publishes Health News Clippings, a monthly compilation of news items on various topics from several leading Hindi & English Newspapers in India. The topics are arranged subject-wise, and a suitable subject heading is assigned to each item.

Membership

The membership is restricted only to NICD and NMEP workers and also participants to various courses. The outsiders are allowed only for consultation.

LIST OF FOREIGN JOURNALS

1.	Abstracts on Hygiene & Com.Dis.	26.	Canadian J. of zoology
2.	Acta Tropica	27.	Clinical Infections Diseases
3.	AIDS	28.	Current Contents (Life Sciences)
4.	Advance in Immunology	29.	Diagnostic Microbiology & Inf.Dis.
5.	Advance in Insect Physiology	30.	Environment
6.	Advance in Parasitology	31.	Epidemiology and Infection
7.	Advance in Virus Research	32.	Europien J. of Cli.Mic. & Inf.Dis.
8.	Aids Res. Of Human Retroviruses	33.	Excerpta Medica Section 4
9.	American J.of clinical Pathology	34.	Excerpta Medica Section 26
10.	American J.of Epidemiology	35.	Experimental Parasitology
11.	American J. of Public health	36.	European J. Tropical Med. & Int. Health
12.	American J. of Tropical Med. & Hyg.	37.	Hepatology
13.	Analytical chemistry	38.	Helminthology Abstracts series
14.	Annals of Tropical Med.& Parasitology	39.	Immunology
15.	Annals of Internal Medicine	40.	Infection
16.	Antimicrobial Agent & Chemotherapy	41.	Immunology Today Library Edition
17.	Annals Review of Biochemistry	42.	Infection & Immunity
18.	Annual Review of Entomology	43.	Inf. Dis. Cli. North America
19.	Annual Review of Immunology	44.	International J. of S.T.D, & AIDS
20.	Annual Review of Microbiology	45.	International J. of Epidemiology
21.	Archives of Internal Medicine	46.	JAMA
22.	Biologicals	47.	J. of Acquired Immune Deficiency
23.	Biotechniques	48.	J. of American Mosquito Con.Association
24.	British Medical Bulletin	49.	J. of Anti. Chemotherapy
25.	Bulletin of Entomological Res.	50.	J. of applied Microbiology
51.	J. of Bacteriology	79.	Mycopathologia
52.	J. of Biological Chemistry	80.	Mycological Research
53.	J. of Clinical Epidemiology	81.	Mycoses
54.	J. of Clinical Microbiology	82.	Nature
55.	J. of Clinical Investigation	83.	New Zealand Medical Journal
56.	J. of Clinical Pathology	84.	Oriental Insects
57.	J. of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research	85.	Parasitology
58.	J. of Eukaryotic Microbiology	86.	Parasitology Today Library Edition
59.	J. of Experimental Medicine	87.	Pediatric Clinics in North America
60.	J. of Immunology	88.	Plant Medica
61.	J. of Infection	89.	Practitioner
62.	J. of Infectious Diseases	90.	Proc. Of National Acad. Of Sci. (USA)
63.	J. of Med. Entomology	91.	Public Health
64.	J. of Medical Microbiology	92.	Review of Med. & Veterinary
65.	J.of De. Mycologie Medicine	93.	Entomology
66.	J. of Parasitology	94.	Review of Med. & Veterinary
67.	J. of Tropical Pediatrics	95.	Mycology
68.	J. of Urban Health	96.	Science
69.	J. of Virological Methods	97.	Scientific American
70.	J. of Virology	98.	Sexually Trans. Infectious
71.	Lancet	99.	Southeast Asian J. of Trop. Medicine & Pub.health
72.	Medical Clin. Of North America	100.	Trns.of Roy. Soc. Trop.Med & Pub. Health
73.	Medical Mycology	101.	Tropical Diseases Bulletin
74.	Microbiological Abstracts	102.	Tubercle & Lung Dis.
75.	Microbiology	103.	Vaccines
76.	Molecular Biology Review	104.	Virus Research
77.	Molecular Microbiology	105.	Virology
78.	Mycologia	106.	Virology and AIDS Abstracts
		107.	WHO GLOBAL

LIST OF INDIAN JOURNALS

1.	Abstracts of current Literature in Toxicology	19.	Indian J. of Medical Research
2.	Annals of National Academy	20.	Indian J. of Ped.
3.	Antiseptic	21.	Indian J. of Tuberculosis
4.	Bull. of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Res.	22.	Indian Medical Gazatte
5.	Current Science	23.	Indian Pediatrics
6.	D D R	24.	Indian Veterinary Journal
7.	Excel Time Table AIR India	25.	J. of BioSciences
8.	Gazette of Inida pt.2 Sec.3 Sub. Sec.I	26.	J. Chest Dis. & Allied Science
9.	Health Action	27.	J. of Communicable Diseases
10.	Health for Millions	28.	J. of Entomology Research
11.	Indian J. of Biochemistry and Biophysics	29.	J. of Parasitic Disease
12.	Indian J. of Chemistry Sec. A.	30.	MIMS India
13.	Indian J. of Chemistry Sec. B.	31.	National Medical Journal of India
14.	Indian J. of Clinical Practice	32.	PC Magazines India
15.	Indian J. of Clinical Practice Medicine.	33.	Pesticide Information
16.	Indian J. of Experimental Biology	34.	Swamy's News
17.	Indian J. of Leprosy	35.	Indian Practitioner
18.	Indian J. of Medical Microbiology	36.	Down to Earth