Develop a National S&T/R&D Information Repository of indigenous information resources (databases).
Disseminate S&T/R&D information through contemporary information services & tools.
Strengthen National Science Reference Library through resource sharing & Inter-library collaborations (consortium) and empowerment of information professionals.
Promotion of R&D based industrial development.
Develop collaborations with national and international information networks.
Facilitate printing of S&T/R&D Publications.
Capacity/skill development of researchers & entrepreneurs.