Institute for Studies in Industrial Development
The Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), formerly Corporate Studies Group (CSG), is a seat of higher learning, formed by under the umbrella of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, by the Government of India with an aim to assist the government in formulating national level policies. The Institute is located at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India and is headed by Padma Vibhushan winner, T. N. Chaturvedi. Profile. The Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) was started in the eighties, when the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) revamped the  erstwhile "Corporate Studies Group" (CSG) by expanding the mandate to make the institute, a nodal agency in matters related to industrial policy development in India. It is a public funded, non profitable organization and acts as an advisory body to ICSSR. The activities of the Institute is broadly classified into various themes. Facilities. ISID Campus. ISID activities are housed at three main buildings, Academic Block, Office Block and Conference Block, extending to approximately 200,000 sq. ft, sitting on a land with an extent of 1.5 hectares, in the Institutional Area of Vasant Kunj, in New Delhi. The campus is home  to: It also holds recreational facilities for the staff and faculty of the Institute. Library. The Library stocks an extensive collection of books, journals and reports in subjects such as industrial economics, foreign investment, employment and labour, media and corporate sector, including publications of GATT/WTO, Reserve Bank of India, World Bank, UNCTAD, CMIE (EIS), NSSO and CSO. Some of the other notable collections are: It also stocks reports, policy statements, committee reports, plan documents, statistical sources, government acts, rules and guidelines and a collection of prospectus of more than 6,000 companies. ISID Library maintains a digital database of CDs , films and online repository as well. It also subscribes to several journals and magazines. The users of the library has access to JSTOR database, Elsevier Science Direct—Economics, Business and Finance, EconLit Full Text, Wiley- Blackwell Social Science and Humanities, CMIE Prowess, EPWRF On-line Data Series- 13 modules, SANSCO online annual reports and IMF e-library Statistics. It also provides user services such as reference queries, referrals, reprographics and inter-library loan. Research Reference CD (RRCD). ISID offers online referencing assistance and in addition to that, has released a reference database on the subject in CD format, under the  name, "ISID Research Reference CD" which contains index to articles, discussion notes, editorials, Union Budget Speeches, Sections of Economic Survey, key statistics on the Indian economy, Global Development Indicators, reports and web site addresses of institutions and scientists. Projects. ISID has carried out several important projects for the Government of India. Publications. ISID also offers full text downloading facility of select research studies on the Internet.