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CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND ARCHIVES
OF GEOLOGY
(CIAG)
6, Nguyen Hong, Hanoi,
Vietnam
Tel. 84-4-83517 89 Fax:
84-4-35 17 89
http://www.idm.gov.vn
The Center for Information
and Archives of Geology of which the precursors were The Institute
for Museum and Archieves of Geology established in 1978; The
Institute for Information and Documentation of Geology (IIDG,
1985-1988); The Institute for Information and Documentation of Mine
and Geology (IIDMG, 1988-1990); The Institute for Information and
Documentation of Geology (IIDG, 1991-1997); The Institute for
Information, Archives and Museum of Geology (IIAMG, 1997-2002), The
Center for Information and Archives of Geology (CIAG, from
09-01-2003) is a state scientific and technical executive Unit in
the fields:
- Information and
Documentation in Geology and Minerals
- Computer applications in
Geology and Minerals
- Publication in Geology
and Minerals
The CIAG is currently
belonging to the Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam,
Ministry of Natural Resources & Environtment.
 Functions
The Center has following
functions:
1. To undertake the
collection, processing, interpretation and dissemination of
Geological Information and Documentation arising from all geological
and mining activities.
2. To undertake research
and experiment in the fields of Geodata Processing.
3. To build up the Geodata systems in order for
storage and retrieval of Data and Information in Geology.
4. To publish the
Geological Map, journal and orther publications in geology.
5. To organize education
and training in order to build up the skilled work-forces needed in
the geoscience Information and Geo-informatic.
6. To organize and
participate the scientific Exchange Activities in the country, the
neighbour countries and the world.
Organization
The CIAG consists of the
following sections:
1. Geological Reports
Admission Section
2. Geological Archives
Section
3. Geological Technology
and Information Section
4. Geological Publication
Section
5.
Geological Library Section
6. Personal and
Administration Section
7. Planing and Technical
Section
8. Accounting and
Statistical Section
Activities
1. Geological Reports
Admission Section
●Reception;● Registration;●
Cataloging
2.
Geological Archives Section
●Abstracting;●Indexing;●Analyzing;●Reproduction;
●Dissemination;●Geo-Data Base Systems;●Preservation; ●Provide
statistic.
3.
Geological Technology and
Information Section
●WEB page development;●IT
System maintenance;
●System Design;●Programming Development;●Data
Processing;●Computing Services;●Research and Training.
4.
Geological Library Section
●Acquisitions;●Selection;●Clasification;●Cataloging;
●Conservation;●Utilization;● Services
5.
Geological Publication
Section
●Geological Maps;●Journal
of Geology published in 6 issues a year in Vietnamese and 2
issues a year in English; ●Geological Annual Reports;●Monographs on
Earth Sciences and other publications.
Source
of Data
●Geological reports in
Geo-Archives;●Books and journals on Earth Sciences in
Geo-Library;●Data from the Geological Divisions of DGMV;●Exchanges
and cooperations
Data
Base
1. Geo-Documentation System
●Geological
abstracts;●Geological publication;
● Bibliography of Geology;● Geological Reports Directory
2. Geo-factual System
●Mineral
deposits;●Groundwater;●Rocks;
● Mineral Reserves
3. Geological Map System
●Geological
Maps;●Hydrogeological Maps;●Mineral Resources Maps;● Bibliography
files; ●Thematic Maps
Informatic
facilities
1. Hardware :
The IT application activities of the CIAG are carried out on a
system of the personal computers linked in the LANs consists of the
high configuration servers and PCs with a lot of the peripherals
such as large format Printers, digitizing table, Scanner, Tape, CD,
Optical Drives with high capacity.
2. Software:
Various software packages
are available that covers from General purpose to specific
applications: word processing, Spread Sheet, data bases, Computing
packages, Computer graphic, GIS,... and the packages specified in
the field of Earth Sciences.
Human
Resources
- The Directorial Board
consists of 1 Director General and 1 Deputy Director General
- Postgraduate 4 (1
Doctors, 3 master of Sciences)
- Graduate: 40
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Undergaduate: 19
International
Cooperation
The CIAG and its
precursors has good relationships and cooperation activities with
the Internationl & Regional Organizations as well as with the
Geological & minerals Surveys of some countries in the field of
Geological information & Documentation and Data processing:
Geoinform, COGEODOC, COGEODATA, CIFEG, CCOP, UNDP, UNESCAP, BRGM,
Geological Surveys of France, USA, Australia, UK, Japan, Laos,
Thailand, China, Canada, Nertherland ... |
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