National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, South Goa Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

Facilities :-

Library

NCAOR has the India's most comprehensive polar library which holds the largest collection of information regarding Antarctica Arctic and the Southern Ocean; the library has developed high-quality online information resources. Library concerned with the collection, preservation, and dissemination of information dealing with the Antarctic, Arctic and Southern Ocean regions and promotes initiatives leading to improved collections and services.

NCAOR - Library division, in pursuance of its objectives of collecting and preserving intellectual assets, has continued to augment its resources both print and digital forms. As a part of full digitalization of NCAOR library, all the resources such as Books, e-books, e-journals, current news and all Antarctic expedition reports, NCAOR publications are now available on a single platform in the form of online NCAOR library website.

At present library is having total 2025 books, 7 scientific Journals, 9 magazines, 52 CD’s (related to NCAOR, Indian Ocean, Arctic & Antarctic, etc), 1899 Maps etc.

Information Communication Technology

The Information Communication Technology Division (ICTD) continuously strives to enhance and modernize the IT infrastructure in the Centre. ICTD is responsible for providing updated information and technology related facilities to NCAOR staff. The operations cover network, computing, software and end-user support. The ICTD in-house and manages various critical servers and also provides security solutions. The group is also involved in the development of software for use at NCAOR and Research activities for the development of Computer Visualization for geosciences & climate science.

A campus LAN (Local Area Network) has been established at NCAOR providing seamless connectivity to over 250 computers in the Campus. The network utilizes a mixture of optical fibre, UTP cables, Wi-Fi and switches. Internet access is provided through the National Knowledge Network internet connectivity at a speed of 100 Mbps.

Other Facilities :-

• Cafeteria
• Laboratory
• Comp labs
• Medical
• Hostel