Orientalist Information Center

Orientalist Information Centre (OIC) is the public organisation which combines the efforts of scientific groups of orientalists on creation the mutual information space.OIC is aimed on solving such tasks as:

- Introducing modern information technologies in scientific organisations and groups, first of all in Russia and CIS countries for creating the mutual information space, based on modern telecommunication level, PC tools as well as methods of representing and preserving human knowledge;

- Developing desk-top technologies and using Internet facilities to create catalogues, databases, electronic editions and advanced electronic copies of historical sources; developing the Internet site for scientific data keeping, fist-hand information exchanging and teleconferences supporting;

- Organising scientific events, conferences and workshops, teaching research fellows to use new information technologies, testifying and consulting activities in the field of creating databases, bibliographic indexes and advanced electronic copies of historical sources.OIC in its work is linking to principles of equality of participants, regard of authors' rights and peculiarities of scientific work of each group and scholar.