S. C. Deorani , Malabika Ray

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Information technology is revolutionising the concept of record keeping and the digital media is overtaking the conventional print media. The role of computers in the systematic and scientific management of forestry research databases and information is significant. With the introduction of sophisticated information handling tools in the forestry sector concepts, actual research findings are being rapidly converted into the electronic form so as to be stored. retrieved and utilised in accordance with the needs of individual forestry research workers. Some electronically stored information products available are briefly described in this article.

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Malabika Ray

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This article describes some important tools and techniques for searching bibliographic databases on CD-ROMs and floppy diskettes. It also demonstrates how specific queries can be formulated for retrieving information from electronic documents through use of search operators and specific vocabulary from a thesaurus. The author emphasizes that the users of information actually query the databases themselves in order to satisfy their information needs.

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Malabika Ray

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Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun is one of the oldest and richest source of forestry information in Asia. To cater to the needs of researchers a National Forest Library and Information Centre (NFLIC) is proposed to set up. The network will provide quick and satisfactory services to the researchers, scientists, foresters and others.

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