Mandate

NRC-CISTI is mandated under the National Research Council Act 5 (1) (i) to establish, operate and maintain a national science library.

Vision

NRC-CISTI Strategic Goals Framework 2010-11

Canadian knowledge workers use NRC-CISTI as their trusted source of science, technology, and health information for the benefit of all.

Mission

To contribute to an innovative and knowledge-based economy by providing high value information and services in the areas of science, technology, and health.

Goals

• Information
  Integrate science, technology and health information services into the workflow of researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs
• Infrastructure
  Develop and foster infrastructure that enables the access, use and preservation of Canadian research outputs
• Expertise
  Leverage CISTI's expertise in the provision of information services, and in building partnerships and collaborations, to provide innovative solutions
• People
  Cultivate an organizational capacity for innovation and collaboration through staff engagement and distributed decision making

Governance

Our Director General and members of the advisory board.

Key Strategic Initiatives

Initiatives that will expand access to digital scientific, technical and medical (STM) information essential to Canada's research, innovation and health communities.