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The
Library and Documentation Centre of National
Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation came into
picture science its inception. The Library has a large
and unique collection of books especially on Geography
and allied subjects as well as maps, topographical
maps and atlases. The Library has been
computerised the whole collection of books, journals and
maps. Reference Librarians at the desk will provide
orientation to the collections and information about how
to use the Library and its information resources. A
CD-ROM Library is also going to setup shortly. All
library collections are available for consultation, but
NATMO Officers and staff can borrow books only.
The collection of the library is as follows :
I.
Books
Total Nos. 19000
Subject areas
covered :
Geography
Geology
Social Science
History
Botany
Ecology
Arts & culture
Census
Gazetteer
Encyclopedia
and reference materials :
Mc Graw Hill encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Collier's encyclopedia
Mc Millan's International encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Encyclopedia of Britannica
Harper's encyclopedia of Science
International wild life encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Americana
Encyclopedia of Asiatica
Great Soviet encyclopedia
International encyclopedia of Science
Asiatic Researches
Linguistic Survey of India
Statistical account of Bengal
Biswa Kosh (Bengali encyclopedia)
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II.
Journals
A. Bound Journal : Total Nos. 500 (Aprox)
B. Journal Title : Total Nos. 70
Subject areas
covered :
Geography
Geology
Oceanography
Social Science
Ecology and Environment
Tourism
Remote sensing
G.I.S.
Computer
Pure & Bio science
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III.
Maps and Atlases
Maps :
Topographical maps published by Survey of India
Thematic maps published by National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation and Survey of India
Hydrography
Geological maps
District maps, Police Station/Thana maps published by Director of land records & Survey of different States
Atlases :
Total Nos. 520
National Atlas of India
National Atlas of different countries
World Atlas
Census Atlas
Atlases on different themes
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IV.
Remote Sensing Data
Aerial photos
Satellite imagery
Land sat with negative
IRS - Series of satellites in different scale
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V.
CD-ROM Library
Total Nos. About Eighty
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VI.
Geographical Arena in Print Media
NATMO's paper-cutting
catalogue on various subjects; a regular publication for internal use
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VII.
Readers services :
Reference
service
Bibliographical
service
Referral
service, etc.
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For Detail Information, Contact
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Government of India (Department of Science & Technology)
C.G.O. Complex (7th Floor) DF - Block,
Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 700 064.
Phone - 033 2234-3699, 2334-6331, 2334-5006, 2334-6460,
2337-8413
Fax - 033 2334 - 6460
e-mail - natmo@vsnl.net
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