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Enquiries: NRC-CISTI

Phone: 613-993-1600

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1200 Montreal Road, M-55
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0R6

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Special Notice
Effective immediately, the Extended Book Loan service will be available exclusively to National Research Council and Government of Canada employees. The Direct Loan Service from the NRC-CISTI Ottawa Collection continues to be available to all Canadian clients.

Anyone interested in purchasing books not held in the NRC-CISTI Collection can contact Infotrieve Canada Inc. at help@infotrieve.ca for more information.

CISTI's main library at building M-55 on the NRC campus in Ottawa is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, except on Canadian statutory holidays and between Christmas and New Year's Day.

Computers

Computers are located on the main floor and provide access to the NRC-CISTI Catalogue and other resources.

Changes to On-site Services at M-55 as of April 1, 2010

  • Retrieval of requested documents from the stacks will now be provided by our collaborator Infotrieve Canada Inc. This service will be provided from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
  • On-site clients must register with Infotrieve Canada Inc. to have items retrieved from the stacks.
  • Photocopiers and Vendacards (for printing and photocopying) will no longer be available.
  • Loans of books and some conference proceedings will be provided by our collaborator Infotrieve Canada Inc.