INIS Over the Years

INIS represents a wealth of experience and an extensive pool of information in the nuclear field. The first INIS output products, the printed Atomindex and associated magnetic tapes, were issued in April 1970. INIS has since grown into one of the most successful and comprehensive information systems on the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology.

Major developments in INIS

1966	International system proposed
1967	INIS Secretariat established
1969	IAEA Board of Governors approved the system
1970	First products generated in printed and electronic forms
1970	INIS membership comprises 39 Member States and 11 international organizations
1970	First training course held
1971	INIS Thesaurus developed and adopted for documents indexing
1973	Full subject scope covered
1976	Abstracts added to references
1977	100 000 NCL full texts on microfiche available
1978	INIS Database accessible on traditional online system
1979	French INIS Thesaurus completed
1981	Russian INIS Thesaurus completed
1982	German INIS Thesaurus completed
1983	INIS Multilingual Dictionary (English-French-German-Russian) completed
1985	First definition of Membership Arrangements distributed
1985	250 000 NCL full texts on microfiche available
1986	One million database references available
1990	Expert system for indexing quality control implemented
1990	Input preparation software FIBRE introduced
1991	INIS Database available on CD-ROM
1992	Expansion of subject scope to include the environmental and economic aspects of non-nuclear energy sources
1993	Routine receipt of input to the system by electronic mail
1994	Definition of membership arrangements
1994	INIS Mission Statement revised
1994	Spanish INIS Thesaurus completed
1995	INIS Multilingual Dictionary (English-French-German-Russian-Spanish) completed
1996	INIS Web Site launched
1996	500 000 NCL full texts on microfiche available
1997	Two million database references available
1997	New electronic technology implemented, and INIS NCL full texts available on CD-ROM; Start of electronic document delivery service
1997	INIS computer based training package on CD-ROM released
1998	INIS Database on Internet launched
1998	INIS Data Processing System launched (all processing done on-line)
2000	INIS Web services launched
2000	INIS Distance Learning Program on Internet launched
2000	Definition of membership arrangements revised
2004	INIS2 - a regional portal site - opened at the Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)
2004	INIS given new role in nuclear knowledge preservation and management
2004	Computer-assisted indexing (CAI) system started in the INIS Secretariat
2004	Two and a half million database references available
2005	INIS 35th anniversary (1970-2005)
2006	INIS membership comprises 116 Member States and 22 international organizations
2006	INIS Database includes 2.7 million bibliographic references and about 700 000 full-text documents
2008	Three million bibliographic references available on the INIS database
2008	INIS Database Open Access Pilot Project launched in seven countries
2009	Free, open and unrestricted access to the INIS database available to Internet users around the world

Last Updated: 10 June 2009