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NRC-CISTI goes portable with launch of mobile website
Ottawa, ON, June 20, 2011 – NRC's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) has launched the first federal library mobile website and one of the first federal mobile websites. NRC-CISTI Mobile makes location irrelevant, allowing clients with smart phones and other mobile devices to easily and conveniently take NRC-CISTI's collection of scientific, technical and medical information resources with them — no matter where they go.
NRC-CISTI Mobile brings many of the information discovery abilities of NRC-CISTI to the smart phone. The new website allows users to:
- search and order from NRC-CISTI's local catalogue and information sources, as well as many science and technology publications around the world;
- retrieve and order full-text;
- access maps and directions to all NRC-CISTI locations;
- contact NRC-CISTI on the go, via a form, or by placing a call directly to a local branch;
- follow NRC-CISTI on Twitter and Facebook;
- access the full NRC-CISTI website.
Compatible with most up-to-date mobile devices, this site is best viewed using a mobile device and not via a regular desktop browser.
To promote and help direct clients to the new mobile site, NRC-CISTI has also introduced a Quick Response (QR) code that can be scanned to launch the NRC-CISTI Mobile. The QR code is being used on the NRC-CISTI website, posters and signage to promote the new service.
If you have any difficulties accessing NRC-CISTI Mobile, please contact: 613-998-8544 or 1-800-668-1222.
About NRC-CISTI
For over 80 years, the National Research Council’s Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) has been an integral component in the growth of Canada’s innovation capacity. NRC-CISTI provides Canada’s research community with high-value authoritative information and information services in science, technology and health to accelerate innovation and commercialization.
