CDS/ISSIS : It is a data base management system supplied by UNESCO and popularly used for bibliography control and management of library collections such as books, journals and patents. The library has created a local data base using CDS/ISIS software aimed to store and disseminate bibliographic data elements of documents available in the library. The library has also created a database for membership, academic programmes, and serial control.

CURRENT CONTENT SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL SERVICES : The library has introduced Current Content Search and retrieval Services from second week of March 1993. Organization of this service enables the University Library to support the teaching and research programmes of the University more effectively and efficiently. The following current contents on diskettes with abstracts, are regularly received in the Library : (a) Agriculure, Biology and Environmental Science; (b) Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences; (c) Engineering, Technology and Applied Sciences ; (d) Life Sciences.

INFLIBNET : Cochin University Library is actively participating in Information Library Netwrok Programme of the University Grants Commission. INFLIBNET is very essential to scholoars and researchers working in institutions located in far of places to have access to information. It also provides an opportunity to University Libraries to modernize their library operations. The library has already created a database for serials as per the guidelines provided by the INFLIBNET.

Activities of the NSS include : 1. Planning saplings to promote afforestation; 2. participating invarious youth camps organized in various parts of the country; 3. visit to nearby villages to understand, appreciate, and assist the village folk to help improve their standard of living and instill in them a feeling of belongingness ; 4. conducting free health service camps, legal awareness programme, and blood donation camps for the benefit of the under-privileged people; 5. The NSS sub unit of this University is also conducting survey on Child Labour the number of such child labour employed in various factories in and around Cochin has been surveyed and their problems assessed.

This is, however, to be correspondingly matched by an improvement in the existing infrastructure facilities of this Division. The immediate priorities in this connection are : (1) a 400 meters clay/cinder track with pavilion; (2) an indoor stadium for basket ball, volley ball, table tennis and badminton; (3) two tennis courts; and (4) swimming pool. An augmentation in the physical education staff is also called for. Efforts are on to find additional financial resources for these purposes. Plans are also a foot to make Physical Education a compulsory teaching subject in the University at least at the undergraduate level.

The Centre is headed by a Director, nominated from among the teachers of the University. Many consultancy assignments of the neighbouring industries in and around Cochin are being taken up by the various Departments of the consultancy assignment. In order to give a greater thrust to this activity, this activity, the CSRC has been organizing periodic University _ Industry interaction exercises.

The NIMIS comprises of a Lead Centre at the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi and 21 Nodal Centre at selected higher institutes of engineering and technology located at different parts of the country, Cochin Technical Education (AICTE), Govt. of India.

The objectives of the NTMIS are (1) Estimation of short-term and long-term requirements of different categories of engineering and technical manpower in different fields with branches of specialization; (2) estimation of supply of different categories of engineering and technical manpower on the basis of existing intake and out turn figures, (3) assessment of anticipated gaps in demand land supply position in the present and in the future years; (4) collection and analysis of data to match the job requirements with facilities for education and training; (5)provide forecasts about adequacy or shortage of manpower requirements in the future years; (6) undertake studies for assessment of future needs and for giving indications about the specialised areas requiring urgent attention for expansion of facilities for education and training .

The data collection work mainly consists of the following: (1) Graduate Follow-up Survey: Here all the candidates after 18 months of passing out from diploma level and degree level institutions are contacted at their permanent address. Their employment details are collected in a prescribed format. (2) Institutional Survey: This consists of the collection of details of facilities from diploma level and degree level institutions in a prescribed format (3) Establishment Survey: This consists of data collection from different establishments regarding the details of engineering and technical manpower employed. This work is done by the Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT), Madras.

The EIGB has been providing yeoman service to the youth in the following areas: (1) Providing career information on educational/research/scholarship facilities etc. (including facilities in overseas countries): (3) distribution of various application forms for higher education and employment ; (4) special coaching classes for candidates belonging to socially backward communities for various competitive examination of the State/Country:(5) conducting short duration orientation training for certain specialized courses/careers; (6) conducting model interviews, group discussions and personality development courses, including Career Group Talks; (7) publishing of periodic talks for the student community.

The services of EIGB are widely recognized and appreciated; and large number of persons have utilized the services of this Bureau and gained immensely, The EIGB has the scope to inject further professionalism into its functioning by and retrieval system is one of its top priorities. The ongoing programme would be suitably augmented is adequate financial resources become available

The Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre (STIC) was started in 1995 as a joint venture of the Government of Kerala and the Cochin University of Science and Technology in the Cochin University Campus. The STIC is making an earnest effort ot minimize duplication and multiplication of costly and sophisticated instruments and equipment basis and their capabilities is being carried out; and it is proposed to publish periodically a directory of such equipments and instruments. Thus STIC will act as nodal centre for utilization of highly sophisticated equipment and instruments in Kerala, The main objectives of this fully autonomous body which is registered as a Society under the societies Registration Act of Kerala State, are listed below:

(i) To provide the actual users from academic institutions R&D establishments and industries with advanced instrument facilities for analysis, testing, measurements and calibration (ii) To undertake research and development activities in the field of instrumentation and related areas which are of relevance to industries in the State. (iii) to design and develop trainer kits, demonstration sets and scientific instruments needed for Engineering/Science College (iv) To encourage taking up projects which will motive younger scientists for undertaking hardware generation in experimental research. (v) O enlist co-operation of professionals and academic staff in frontier areas of instrumentation. (vi) to undertake training and services that will make STIC self-sufficient in course of time (vii) To do all such other thing as many be incidental or conductive to the attainments of the above objectives.

For effectively carrying out the above objectives, STIC has been empowered: (1) To liaise with other agencies in the country or abroad in fields such as Instrumentation, Instrument Technology, Computer-Controlled Instruments (2) to Co-operate and affiliate, if necessary, with other similar institutions, associations or bodies in India or abroad (3) To establish and to maintain technical libraries and/or information centers, and to collect and collate information regarding sophisticated instruments, gadgets and control systems, (4) To develop and support centers of documentation, publication service , maintenances and supply of data including patent literature and current status reports in the area of instrumentation, testing and standards (5) To act as a Nodal Centre for sophisticated instrumentation and coordination of user co-operation of such instruments (6) To take special steps including that of conducting training programmes in instrumentation and testing (7) To accept donations, grants, contributions or financial assistance from governmental, quasi-Governmental or non-governmental agencies, persons or any other sources with a view to fulfill all or any of the above objectives. (8) To acquire, hold, and receive property of any kind including securities and to utilise the income derived therefrom for maintaining the centre; (9) To manage property of any kind and to utilize the income derived therefrom for maintaining the Center. (10) To construct and maintain buildings including the right to alter, improve and equip them suitably. (11) To establish and maintain workshops and manufacturing units to further the objects of the Centre. (12) To purchase, maintain or sell materials or properties of any kind and to utilize the income derived there from for maintaining the Centre. (13) To appoint persons for carrying out the objectives of the Centre (14) money and funds and invest them in such manners as may be deemed fit on behalf of the Centre and to utilize the income derived there from for maintaining the Centre; and (16) To co-operate with any other body as may be decided by the governing Body.

The Director of STIC is the Chief Executive Officer who has to carry out decisions of the Executive Committee and the governing Council which consists of University authorities and Government of Kerala Officials. The Vice- Chancellor of Cochin University of Science and Technology is the Chairman of the Kerala Government's Committee while the Governing Council is chaired by the Chairman of the Kerala Government's Committee for Science, Technology and Environment (STEC). The Committees meet frequently to review the progress of the Centre and to give directions to the director for future course of actions, Developing Test facilities for calibration and standardization is the course of three to four years. Close liaison with nearby industries, R&D organization and educational institutions is being established by STIC for making its function useful and effective.