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The day-to-day decisions
and actions of people everywhere
affect our living planet. Yet people
do not have enough information to
make wise choices. Providing this
information is the role of the Environment
Data Resource Centre (EDRC) at WWF
– Pakistan. We believe that
the secret to successful conservation
is not to keep it a secret! That
is why we devote our resources to
reaching out to a large and ever-growing
audience of students, teachers,
government and NGOs, WWF members,
and the general public to tell them
about endangered wildlife and wild
places and to engage their energies
in taking action before it is too
late.
In the absence of any library/information
centre catering to the needs of
a large and ever-growing audience,
WWF - Pakistan established the EDRC
in 1992 with support from WWF International.
The EDRC was primarily set up to
fill the critical gap created by
the absence of information centres
in these times of growing environmental
awareness. It is now being widely
used by Government organisations,
non government organisations (NGOs),
and research institutions.
Maintaining information in the form
of databases and disseminating it
through the most modern information
management systems, the EDRC is
providing information to a large
number of professional researchers,
wildlife and conservation departments,
educational institutions, NGOs and
students. Annually, the EDRC is
providing service to more than 4000
users.
Books, journals, reports, slides
and a regularly updated database
of newspaper articles are available
in the EDRC. Copies of the electronic
version of WWF - Pakistan publications
can be forwarded by e-mail on request.
Material cannot be borrowed from
the Environmental Data Resource
Centre, but staff is able to help
with reference queries, and the
following material can be copied:
Photocopies of books and magazines
(Rs.1 per page*)
Photo Library
The Director General
of WWF - Pakistan established a
Photo Library in 1992 as part of
the EDRC. The Photo Library has
quality photographs on various environmental
issues such as threatened species
of Pakistan, wetlands, national
parks, forests, mountains, indigenous
people, pollution and many other
topics.
The Photo Library not only arranges
slide presentations on specific
issues but provides duplication
services on a non-profit basis.
Special
Features
High standards of
service, adequate stock of books
and periodicals, comfortable environment
and extremely cooperative and courteous
staff for assistance are some of
the exclusive features of the EDRC.
Althoughthe EDRC is not a lending
library, readers can browse and
study here for long hours, in comfort.
Readers can easily find their way
to the required books and reports
as they have open access to shelves.
Books have been arranged according
to the 19th edition of the Dewey
Decimal Classification Scheme (DDC
19).
The EDRC is fully equipped with
audio visual aids such as audio
cassettes, video films, slides,
multimedia projector, slide projector,
and overhead projector.
Xerox service is also available.
Collection
The EDRC has over
4000 volumes of books, 2000 pamphlets/technical
reports, 350 videos, 7000 images,
60 periodicals/magazines and newsletters
on the following subjects:
• Environment and Development
• Wildlife (animals, birds,
plants etc.)
• Forests and Forestry
• National Parks/Wetlands
• Tourism and Mountains
• Energy and Natural Resources
Services
1- Searching Assistance
The EDRC staff helps its users in
searching for the required material
from the catalogues and on the shelves.
2- Reference Services
The EDRC provides efficient and
reliable reference services. Users
may make queries by telephone, fax
or e-mail.
3- Awareness Services
A- New Arrivals:
This is a monthly journal carrying
information on new arrivals in the
centre.
B- Article Index:
This is a quarterly journal carrying
information on the articles published
in leading national and international
journals received by the EDRC.
These journals are sent free of
cost to WWF - P offices, NGOs, Government
offices, libraries and research
institutions regularly.
4- Xerox Service
Readers may get extracts photocopied
from material in the EDRC. All copying
is subject to the copyright act
and a complete book will not be
reproduced.
5- Slide Duplication
Services
EDRC provides slide duplication
services to all users who can get
duplicate copies of the slides on
five days’ prior notice
Membership
The EDRC welcomes
all those who wish to use its resources.
There is no separate membership
for the EDRC.
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