Mumbai: The inaugural ceremony of the ‘One DAE One Subscription’ (ODOS) took place today at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai. This groundbreaking initiative brings together the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and all its units and subunits—approximately 60 in total—under one umbrella for read and publish access to national and international research papers and scientific journals. Through consortium agreements with M/s. Wiley India Private Limited and M/s. Springer Nature Group, the DAE can now share resources digitally and evolve collectively.
At the inauguration, Dr. A. K. Mohanty, Secretary of DAE and Chairman of AEC, conveyed a congratulatory message, stating, “The ODOS Transformative Agreement is a significant milestone for synergizing the read access and publishing requirements of DAE. I am sure ODOS will benefit thousands of scientists, engineers, young students of HBNI, and researchers of aided institutes by providing access to a much larger knowledge platform and facilitating publication in open access journals. The ODOS will later merge with a larger national initiative, ‘One Nation One Subscription’ (ONOS), initiated by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. ONOS is currently in various stages of implementation.”
A.K. Nayak, Head of NCPW, DAE, addressed the gathering, emphasizing the objective of the ODOS initiative: to make knowledge accessible to as many people as possible. He highlighted that ODOS is a small yet decisive step towards ONOS, which will make knowledge accessible to everyone and contribute to the cherished dream of a developed India.
Dr. Sudeep Gupta, Director of TMC, remarked that libraries are no longer confined to brick and mortar buildings but are now accessible through computers. In today’s era, creative innovation is paramount, and such innovation can only occur when we have access to the current state of knowledge in any given field. One way to minimize repetitive research is to ensure everyone has access to the latest scientific developments, allowing us to move forward rather than repeat what has already been done. He added that the DAE has once again proven itself a pioneer in leading and showing the way.