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NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI)

National Research Council Canada (NRC)

Last Verified: 2006-02-08

The NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) is one of the largest libraries of its kind in North America. The NRC Research Press, NRC-CISTI's publishing arm, also contributes significantly to NRC's international reputation as a leader in science and technology. As one of the largest disseminators of scientific, technical and medical (STM) information in the world, NRC-CISTI is an essential service to researchers and publishers and a vital link in the innovation system.

Eligibility Criteria

Anyone with a need for scientific, technical and medical information and scientific publishing expertise.

Summary

The CISTI collection includes:

  • 50,000 different serial titles;
  • over 600,000 books, conference proceedings and technical reports;
  • two million technical reports on microfiche from around the world;
  • journals from the world's leading scientific publishers, such as Elsevier, Springer-Verlag and others;
  • journals indexed in major scientific and medical databases.

Across the country, NRC-CISTI also maintains NRC Information Centres that provide scientific information to Canadian clients.

Client support is available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, at 1-800-668-1222.

British Columbia Contact(s):
Ms. Nancy Glass
Information Specialist
NRC Information Centre Vancouver
Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
National Research Council Canada
3250 East Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia  V6T 1W5
Telephone: (604) 221-3035
Fax: (604) 221-3003
E-mail: nancy.glass@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html

Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
National Research Council Canada
5071 West Saanich Road
Victoria, British Columbia  V9E 2E7
Telephone: (250) 363-0020
Fax: (250) 363-0045
E-mail: nic.victoria@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://cisti.nrc.gc.ca

Manitoba Contact(s):
Ms. Katherine Taverner
Acting Head, NIC, Winnipeg MB
Canada Institute for Science
and Technical Information
National Research Council Canada
435 Ellice Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3B 1Y6
Telephone: (204) 984-6027
Fax: (204) 984-2434
E-mail: Katherine.Taverner@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://cisti.nrc.gc.ca

New Brunswick Contact(s):
Mrs. Patricia Oakley
Head, NIC, Fredericton
Canada Institute for Scientific
and Technical Information
National Research Council Canada
46 Dineen Drive
Fredericton, New Brunswick  E3B 9W4
Telephone: (506) 444-0542
Fax: (613) 952-9907
E-mail: Patricia.Oakley@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://cisti.nrc.gc.ca

Newfoundland & Labrador Contact(s):
Ms. Trish Leblanc
Information Specialist
NRC Information Centre St. John's
Institute for Ocean Technology
National Research Council Canada
1 Kerwin Place
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador  A1B 3T5
Telephone: (709) 772-2021
Fax: (709) 772-3670
E-mail: NIC.StJohns@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html

Nova Scotia Contact(s):
Ms. Donna Curtis
Information Specialist
NRC Information Centre Halifax
National Research Council Canada
1411 Oxford Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3H 3Z1
Telephone: (902) 426-8250
Fax: (902) 426-4900
E-mail: nic.halifax@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html

Ontario Contact(s):
NRC Information Centre Ottawa
Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
National Research Council Canada
1200 Montreal Road, Building M-55
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A OR6
Telephone: (613) 998-3376
Fax: (613) 952-8239
Toll-free (information): 1-800-668-1222
E-mail: NIC.Ottawa@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://cisti.nrc.gc.ca

Prince Edward Island Contact(s):
Ms. Shirley MacLeod
Information Specialist
NRC Information Centre Charlottetown
National Research Council Canada
Classroom Centre, Room 106
550 University Avenue
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island  C1A 4P3
Telephone: (902) 566-7640
Fax: (902) 566-7641
E-mail: shirley.macleod@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html

Quebec Contact(s):
NRC Information Centre Quebec
National Research Council Canada
75 de Mortagne Boulevard, local 105
Boucherville, Quebec  J4B 6Y4
Telephone: (450) 641-5132
Fax: (613) 952-9907
E-mail: nicboucherville@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://cisti.nrc.gc.ca

Saskatchewan Contact(s):
NRC Information Centre Saskatchewan
National Research Council Canada
116 Gymnasium Place
Sasksyoon, Saskatchewan  S7N 0W9
Telephone: (306) 975-5256 or (306) 975-5602
Fax: (306) 975-6144
E-mail: nic.saskatoon@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://cisti.nrc.gc.ca

Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon Contact(s):
See National Contact.


National Contact(s):
NRC Information Centre Ottawa
Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
National Research Council Canada
1200 Montreal Road, Building M-55
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A OR6
Telephone: (613) 998-3376
Fax: (613) 952-8239
Toll-free (information): 1-800-668-1222
E-mail: NIC.Ottawa@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://cisti.nrc.gc.ca



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