Document Abstract
Information management is major task of any information Centre. International Nuclear Information System (INIS) is a world renowned repository of literature on peaceful uses of nuclear energy and allied subjects. The database covers journal articles, books, patents, computer files etc. and 14.3% are Non-Conventional Literature (NCL) of the total input for 2016. NCL is literature which is not easily available through commercial channels such as scientific and technical reports, patents, conference proceedings, doctoral theses etc. This study is aimed to present the trend of publications; observing output of countries; analysing the content through the classification and keywords; and finding out publication forms of the literature during the study period. The classes in the database covers subjects of direct social benefit including nuclear power generation, radiation therapy, radiation protection of public & environment, nuclear agriculture, food preservation, and Knowledge Management and Preservation. The “Knowledge Management and Preservation” subject category of records are mainly dealt with Information dissemination, Information retrieval, Information systems, knowledge preserving and archiving, etc. are highly considerable to library and information professionals in the world. The present study results may be highly useful and handy document for librarians, students, information managers, academicians, and science policy makers.