List of Documentation Centres, Their Place and Year of Origin

Name of the Documentation Centre	Year	Place
Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC)	1952	New Delhi
Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC)	1970	New Delhi
Social Science Documentation Centre (SSDC) / National Social Science Documentation Center (NASSDOC)	1969	New Delhi
Small Enterprises National Documentation Centre (SENDOC)	1970	Hyderabad

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