CDRI research is supported by a very
modern, highly rich in collection and
well managed Library. The books and journals
available in the library are perfectly
in tune with the requirement of current
biomedical Research. The collection in
terms of books and journals among the
best in their respective fields are updated
regularly. The materials on newly emerging
fields are added on a very regular basis.
The inception of CDRI Library dates back
to 1951. With a small collection of about
two thousand Publications to start with,
this Library was primarily set up to meet
the information needs of the Scientific
& Technical Staff of the Institute.
With the passage of time the library grew
at a higher pace. And, in order to cater
to the ever increasing scientific and
technological information needs of the
professionals, it systematically and gradually
built up a specialized collection of reading
materials such as specialized books, periodicals,
reference works, serials and various macro
& micro-documents in the areas of
Biomedical Research and Drugs & Pharmaceuticals.
The wealth of this highly specialized
library began to draw the attention of
the academic and R&D workers of other
institutions in the city like Lucknow
University, King Gorge's Medical College,
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute
etc. and outside the city from the drug
industry and research organizations.
NISSAT (National Information System for
Science & Technology) , due to its
presence as a center of excellence and
having a rich collection of biomedical
literature in general and Drugs Pharmaceuticals
in particular, decided to house NICDAP
(National Information Center for Drugs
& Pharmaceuticals) a Sectoral Information
Centre on Drugs & Phrmaceuticals in
CDRI library and NICDAP came into being
in 1977. And thus the metamorphosis of
this library into a National Information
centre took place in the early eighties
and a wide spectrum of Information Technologies
were introduced in the library. The establishment
of NICDAP has also added a new dimension
to the Information services generated
from its collection & catered to the
users from all over the country.
