IRANDOC main works are research, training and information service. Research on information science, as part of IRANDOC mission is carried out by Research units. These Units work on Library & information, Information Analysis, Information systems Management, Terminology &Thesauri and Information Technology. These units are in direct cooperation with experts and members of scientific mission. Also, IRANDOC is the secretariat and a member of National Research Council of I.R. of Iran, and represent Iran in ASTINFO (a UNESCO - supported regional network for the exchange of information and experience in science and technology in Asia and the Pacific) IRANDOC is also a national member of these international bodies: FID, IFLA and ASLIB.