Annual Report 2009-10 - Sustainable Development Policy Institute

Annual Report2009 - 2010Resource CentreThe objective of the Resource Centre is to provide key information on a plethora of subjects inthe field of research on sustainable development in Pakistan providing constructive debate andpolicy advice to the government, non-government organizations, the private sector and themass media.The SDPI Resource Center has grown over the years evolving into an effective coherentmechanism of acquisition, processing, organization, creation and dissemination of information. Itundertakes the following tasks:• Select and acquire appropriate resource/research information• Organize the research information for easy access and use• Advise and assist people in finding relevant material• Information dissemination through publications, newsletters• Network with libraries and information/documentation centers.Library holdingsThe SDPI Resource Center serves as an information resource base for the multi-disciplinary researchat the Institute. It also caters to the needs of the general public, students, academia andthe research scholars both in the country and abroad.The Center is one of the best and the biggest information resource not only on sustainable developmentbut also in the entire development sector in Pakistan. It maintains a library of selected,relevant and up-to-date information resources in an organized manner. The resourcesinclude books, documents, journals, audio and videocassettes, CD-ROMs and digital and onlineresources. The library holdings exceed 22000 books and documents with special strengths inthe areas of development, environment and agriculture. There is an exclusive section for governmentand data publications. The library subscribes to local, regional and international journalsand periodicals. In addition to the subscription, the library receives over 150 serials includingjournals, periodicals, and newsletters. Additional resources are available through the Inter-Library Loan Program and the Publication Exchange Program.Netw orkingIn order to enhance accessto information, theResource Center networkswith national andregional thematically coherentorganizations.The RC's Publication ExchangeProgram has afraternity of 18 organizations.Under this program,SDPI publicationsare exchanged withbooks and other materialpublished by partner organizations.The RCalso has a formal Inter-Library Loan arrangementwi th Paki stani librariesin Islamabad, Karachi,and Lahore64S u s t a I n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t P o l I c y I n s t I t u t e