Information Needs and Usage Pattern in Maritime Industry - Considerations & Need for Setting up a National Documentation Centre for Maritime Information

In any field of study, R & D requires information and information resources and services, through which National development is directly affected.  Keeping in view the maritime information needs of our country by government establishments, the industry and the corporate sector an attempt has been made in this paper to show the need for setting up of a “National Documentation Centre for Maritime Information”. The model design of NDCMI and its possible services have been sketched out for further review and suggestions from its stakeholders.

In any field of study, R & D requires information and information resources and services, through which National development is directly affected.  Keeping in view the maritime information needs of our country by government establishments, the industry and the corporate sector an attempt has been made in this paper to show the need for setting up of a “National Documentation Centre for Maritime Information”. The model design of NDCMI and its possible services have been sketched out for further review and suggestions from its stakeholders.