NEWS LETTER
PASTIC
The Mendeley application owes a unique position
among these tools being free, smarter and user-
friendly. Besides it provides an excellent platform
where researcher can search jobs/fellowships,
research funds, find research groups, search
literature.
Moreover it is a cross-platform application (Windows,
Mac, Linux, iPhone) that helps researchers manage and
annotate their scientific paper collections. Citation data
from its cloud library can be accessed across multiple
devices e.g., Laptop, PC, iphone, etc. At the end of the
workshop, Ms. Nageen Ainuddin, Director General
PASTIC distributed certificates among the participants.
Ms. Nageen Ainuddin, DG PASTIC presenting certificate to
a participant of the workshop.
Group photo of the participants of the workshop
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Volume 1, Issue 1
January 2018
PASTIC organized a training workshop on “Make
your research life easier with Mendeley Tool” during
17-18 January, 2018 at PASTIC National Centre,
Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad. The
objective of this workshop was to build the capacity
of young researchers and to enhance their skills in
literature search, citation, sharing and discovering of
new research. Dr. Maryum Ibrar Shinwari, Senior
Scientific Information Officer (PASTIC) / Mendeley
Advisor was the resource person of the workshop. 24
Participants from Quaid-e-Azam University, Arid
Agriculture University, PIDE & Sardar Bahadur
Khan Women's University, Quetta (SBKWU)
participated in this hands on training workshop.
This workshop was part of a series that are regularly
organized by PASTIC to train the young researchers
on modern ICT tools and techniques useful in
research. There are many citation tools available for
helping researchers in citation during completion of
their thesis.
Training workshop on Mendeley
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PASTIC IT section organized three days training
workshop on the topic of 'Research Tools &
Techniques: SPSS' from 24-26 January 2018 at
PASTIC National Centre Islamabad. The objective of
workshop was to build the capacity of researchers to
enhance their analytical skills in data analysis
techniques through popular SPSS software tool. 25
M. Phil & Ph. D young scholars all over the country
participated in the training workshop.
Training Workshop on 'Research Tools
& Techniques: SPSS' at PASTIC
Motivational talk for students
.
Dr. Shahid Qamar, Research Scientist from
University of Louisville, USA delivered motivational
talk to students and PASTIC officials on 25th January
2018 at PASTIC national Centre Islamabad to
motivate the young scholars and officials toward
modern research approaches.
PASTIC Services Stalls
PASTIC National Center and its sub-centers
regularly organize information services stalls all over
the country, wherein PASTIC publications are
displayed and membership forms/pamphlets are
distributed, and the visitors are briefed about PASTIC
services. In continuation of this regular activity
following stalls were organized during the month of
January 2018 at the following places:-
Karachi
·
Department of Physiology, University of
Karachi, during Conference on
“Probe”
Biology: down the Road on 16-01-2018.
Faculty members visited PASTIC Service Stall during
conference Probe Biology down the Road organized by
Department of Physiology, University of Karachi
·
Sir Syed University of engineering &
Technology Karachi, during All Karachi
Project Exhibition & Competition on 18-01-
18.
Reserachers visited PASTIC Service Stall during All
Karachi Project Exhibition & Competition at Sir Syed
th
University of engineering & Technology, Karachi on 18
Januray 2018
.
·
Liaquat National Hospital & Medical
College, during “Research Expo” 2018 on
22-01-18.
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PASTIC arranged the following awareness seminar
at the following Institutes:
·
Liaquat National Hospital & Medical
College, Karachi
PASTIC Sub Centre, Karachi arranged PASTIC
Awareness Seminar during “Research Expo” 2018 at
Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College on 22-
01-18. More than 500 Researchers, Faculty members
& medical students from different universities
attended the seminar.
Awareness Seminars for the
Promotion of PASTIC Services
PASTIC Services Stalls
PASTIC National Center and its sub-centers
regularly organize information services stalls all over
the country, wherein PASTIC publications are
displayed and membership forms/pamphlets are
distributed, and the visitors are briefed about PASTIC
services. In continuation of this regular activity
following stalls were organized during the month of
January 2018 at the following places:-
Mr. Abdul Fatah Shaikh Deputy Director PASTIC sub-
centre Karachi, giving a presetation during “Research
Expo” 2018 at Liaquat National Hospital & Medical
nd
College on 22 January 2018.
Sir Syed University of Engineering
& Technology, Karachi
PASTIC Sub Centre, Karachi arranged PASTIC
Awareness Seminar, during All Karachi Project
Exhibition & Competition at Sir Syed University of
engineering
th
& Technology, Karachi on 18 January
2018.
More than 300 Researchers, Faculty members
and students from different universities attended the
seminar
.
Mr. Abdul Fatah Shaikh Deputy Director PASTIC Karachi
giving a presentation during All Karachi Project Exhibition
& Competition at Sir Syed University off engineering &
Technology, Karachi on
th
18 January 2018
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Data Science Specialist at PASTIC
National Center publishes a book
on 'Predictive Analysis from Large
Datasets'
Muzaffarabad Sub-Center
AJK University, New Campus,
Challabandi, Muzaffarabad
pastic.2011@gmail.com
Tel: 05822 960414
Quetta Sub-Center
Art Campus, University of
Balochistan, Quetta.
Pastic.qta@gmail.com
Tel: 03337823390
Peshawar Sub-Center
Pakistan Forest Institute,
University Campus, Peshawar
pasticpsh@yahoo.com
Tel: 091-9216880
Lahore Sub-Center
PCSIR Lab. Complex,
Ferozepur Road, Lahore
pasticlhr@gmail.com
Tel: 042-99230732
Faisalabad Sub-Center
Faisalabad Science Centre,
Jail Road, Faisalabad
pasticf@yahoo.com
Tel: 041-9200608-9
Karachi Sub-Center
A-43, block No. 3,
Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
pastick@pastic.gov.pk
Tel: 021-99243621
PASTIC National Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Islamabad,
Tel:051-9248103-4, 051-9248109 Fax:9248113
URL: www.pastic.gov.pk, Email: dg@pastic.gov.pk, director@pastic.gov.pk
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