International Institute for Population Sciences, India

Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088, India
Tel: (91 22) 556-3254/55/56
Telegiram: DEMOGRAPHY, CHEMBUR, MUMBAI
Fax: (91 22) 556-3257
E-mail: iips@bom3.vsnl.net.in
Data Centre: prakasam@bom2.vsni.net.in
Library: randeria@bom2.vsnl.net.in
Access to the lnternet: Yes
Web address: http://education.vsnl.com/iips

The International Institute for Population Sciences at Mumbai (Bombay), which is the focal point for India in Asia-Pacific POPIN, is a "deemed university" and an autonomous organization functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The Institute also serves as the secretariat for the South Asia POPIN subregional network.

The Institute has a team of over 35 highly qualified faculty members and administrative and support staff who run seven departments, namely: Department of Mathematical Demography and Statistics, Department of Fertility Studies, Department of Public Health and Mortality Studies, Department of Migration and Urban Studies, Department of Population Policies and Programmes, Department of Development Studies, and Department of Extra Mural Studies and Distance Education.

Drawing attention to the logo adopted by India to promote the small family norm, this
classical dancer makes a point about the future -
lndia's population will exceed that of China unless the population growth rate is slowed.

The lnstitute's Population Data Centre was set up with the objective of maintaining the data sets procured from various local and national demographic sample surveys conducted throughout the country. The Centre obtains data from the National Family Health Survey of India (NFHS) as well as the Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) of countries where such data are collected.

To store and disseminate information, the Centre uses CD-ROMs. The use of CD-ROM technology enables the Centre to provide detailed documentation of IIPS research work in an easy-to-use form. Plans are under way to copy and store reproductive and child health (RCH) project data, which provide information on health for all sample districts in India.

The Institute's homepage on the lnternet is made available off-line through CD-ROM media created by the Data Centre. It may thus be seen that the Institute has taken advantage of the benefits of the information age. Networking advances on campus enable the faculty and students to access lnternet facilities. Also, all census and population-related data can be accessed through data storage facilities at the Centre. Further, the Institute uses e-mail to facilitate the transmission of data and information both nationally and internationally.

Following the ICPD conference, held at Cairo in 1994, India adopted a new policy approach called Reproductive and Child Health, which is a significant change from the earlier maternal and Child Health approach. Under the new approach, contraceptive behaviour is placed in a much wider context where the quality of care component needs special attention.

The Library of the lnternational Institute for Population Sciences is well equipped to serve the needs of the scholars and other users involved in lndia's population programme.

The Reproductive and Child Health interventions that are being implemented by the Government of India are expected to provide better quality services than previously and achieve multiple objectives. The government is attempting to not only re-orient the programme and service providers' attitude at the grassroots level, but also strengthen the services at outreach levels. The new approach requires decentralization of planning, monitoring and evaluation of the services.

International Institute for Population Sciences

Purpose of organization:
Deemed university, conducts training, research and surveys, maintains population data and information centre

Resource base

Size of collection:
Approximately 64,500 books and monographs, 300 journals/serials, 10,382 bound periodicals and almost 14,000 reprints

Classification/cataloguing systems:
DDC/AACR2

lnformation-handling equipment:
Personal computers (on LAN) and laser printers, photocopy machines, lnternet and e-mail facilities and bar-code technology for reprints, standard office and library equipment including card catalogue cabinets, display shelving, printing and binding equipment, photographic equipment, audio-visual equipment etc.

Products and services

Databases:
Local, national and international demographic and health survey data sets

Publications and services:
Newsletter, research monographs, textbooks, seminar proceedings as well as data analysis and computer applications such as e-mail and telecommunication linkages, preparation of texts for publication, storage and retrieval of abstracts/bibliographic information, cataloguing, CD-ROM, mailing list maintenance, circulation etc.

Types of users served:
Students and researchers through literature searches, reference, library loans, SDI, photocopy services etc.

Other:
Member of Asia-Pacific POPIN and VSNL