IranDoc Name

Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology was founded in September 23, 1968, known as «مرکز اسناد ایران» in Farsi and "Iranian Documentation Center" in English. This short name has been used for the past half of the decade and till now it has been changed five times. However, still this name more than any other name is familiar to, and used by, university students and professors as well as researchers, in Iran and worldwide.Over tens of thousands scholarly works has been indexed in SCOPUS since 1971and Google search engine retrieves 100,000 pages with this keyword. The short name known as "organization brand", is part of intangible assets of every organization which distinguishes it from other organizations. When seen or heard by people, it reminds them of a certain concept which is tight to the unique features of the organization. Although, initially "Doc" was an abbreviation for "Documentation", based on Dehkhoda Dictionary, "داک" in Farsi has a more general meaning. It means "base" and "support", more precisely it refers to "a steak or a piece of wood on which wall or doors are settled". Since the "Science and Technology Information management" in Iran, and "information support of science and technology" are part of the major missions of IranDoc, it is decided to use the short name "ایرانداک" in Farsi and "IranDoc" in English for Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology as it both reflects the mission of this Institute and is a meaningful words both in Farsi and English.