COMSTECH Offers Free Science Literature

Organization of the Islamic Conference Committee on Science and Technology (COMSTECH) has given fresh call to the researchers of the 57 Islamic countries to utilize free scientific literature search service which provides the required data within one working day of receiving a request from researchers. The process is just a click away after the researchers fill in the request form available on COMSTECH’s website and email it to COMSTECH.

The COMSTECH Literature Search Service has processed requests from 13,849 researchers transferring 27.76 GB of data to date. The data transferred makes about 13.88 million pages as text files.

“Keeping in view the difficulties of the OIC research community, COMSTECH initiated free scientific literature search service with an electronic database covering about 6000 journals. At present the service covers Agricultural Sciences, Biology and Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences, Engineering and Computing Technology.”, the Desk In-charge told COMSTECH News.

“The procedure has been constantly refined and it now meets requests received at the COMSTECH normally within one working day. COMSTECH has direct access to the databases in the United States of America and the most current results are provided to the researchers.” he added.

The researchers from twenty OIC member states have, so far, benefited from this facility. These countries include People's Republic of Bangladesh, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam, Djibouti, Republic of Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Iraq, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Malaysia, Kingdom of Morocco, Republic of Mozambique, Sultanate of Oman, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Republic of Yemen.

Apart from services to the OIC research community within the OIC region, COMSTECH has also supplied literature to OIC scientists and students performing short-term research in Japan, South Korea and United Kingdom.

The searches lead to the required information if the keywords are correctly and expertly provided. The data is sent in MS Word format as a text file by email and COMSTECH does not mail hardcopies of the information. All scientists, researchers, students and science policy makers of the OIC member states are welcome to use this COMSTECH service free of charge.

COMSTECH Email addresses for Literature Search Service Requests
comstech@isb.apollo.net.pk

Reported by: Ameen Amjad