AGRICOLA IND 92017555; Presented at the VIII World Congress of IAALD, May, 1990, Budapest, Hungary, Agricultural libraries and information centers in the Philippines are found in academic institutions. The greatest number of end users of agricultural information are the extension workers and the farmers. These are the groups wherein the downstream flow of information from basic research should be reached. The extension workers and the farmers are the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture (DA), which has no mandate or jurisdiction over the academic institutions. The Agricultural Libraries Association of the Philippines (ALAP), as a professional organization, is bringing the information sources of these institutions to the final users of agricultural information, the extension workers and the farmers. ALAP is cooperating with the Regional Applied Communication Offices, a joint undertaking of the different government offices in harnessing and coordinating the different information activities. As a professional organization the ALAP brings together not only the librarians but also the resources of the libraries of private and government institutions. A regional approach on information awareness and information delivery is adopted to make information more accessible to the end users. Information needs for each region differ considering the crops grown and the development program of the region. The technical assistance that ALAP is extending enhances the information capabilities of small libraries.
Rao, D.Ch. Raja (author), Suryanarayana, Y.V. (author), and Central Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry, India; Central Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry, India
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-09
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 72 Document Number: C03338
AGRICOLA IND 92017545; Presented at the VIII World Congress of IAALD, May, 1990, Budapest, Hungary, The mid-term review of the Fifth Malaysia Plan (1986-1990) has stated that emphasis will be placed on accelerating transfer fo technology to small holders to improve their productivity and efficiency. Technology transfer can be achieved through publications, newspapers, radio and television networks and interpersonal methods as exemplified by the Agricultural Information Dissemination Programme launched in 1983 by the Ministry of Agriculture which has contributed to increased farmers' awareness of new agricultural technologies. Communication through the printed media can be tailored to specific clientele needs if their demography, psychological response, literacy and real information demands are understood. The advent of information technology has benefited Malaysia in the transfer of technology by reducing costs in terms of time. This is seem in the rapidity with which information can be mass produced for dissemination by using desktop publishing which further allows information transfer though the printed media to be expedited, thus bringing to the farmers new information quickly. This approach to publication is not only more cost effective, but faster.
Salt, David P. (author / Science and Engineering Librarian, University of saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) and Science and Engineering Librarian, University of saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1987
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 70 Document Number: C03103
6 p., The Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Instititute (MSIRI) maintains a Library and Scientific Information Service to serve the research staff. Major responsibilities are the acqusition, collection, evaluation and dissemination of information required to support the research and development program. After a brief discussion of the internal lines of communication with the Institute, this paper describes the various communication channels (e.g. talks, meetings, visits, demonstrations, field days, publications) wihich are utilized for the transfer of research results into practice. The creation of Farmers' Service Centers has allowed an improvement of the linkage between MSIRI and small planters.
Lacan, F. (author / Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre National de Recherches Agronomiques, Versailles, France) and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre National de Recherches Agronomiques, Versailles, France
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1983
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 75 Document Number: C03884
AGRICOLA IND 92017550; Presented at the VIII World Congress of IAALD, May, 1990, Budapest, Hungary, The market for literature information services is ruled by supra-professional services, a part of them being produced in the framework of international cooperation. Specialized services are still offered with an increasing tendency. These series aim at certain needs of certain groups of users or certain fields. the question is discussed how such services can win recognition on a market with growing competition? What are their advantages and disadvantages? What conditions have to be fulfilled to be accepted by the user? What marketing problems do these databases have? The database PHYTOMED, which is a specialized database on phytomedicine, serves as an example.
AGRICOLA IND 92017548; Presented at the VIII World Congress of IAALD, May, 1990, Budapest, Hungary, The design of a Cooperative Acquisition Programme (CAP) for a regional network - ZALINET - in China is discussed. The model is presented both descriptively and quantitatively for the purpose of design and planning. The types of participating libraries and potential network users are identified in the following sectors: research, education, production, government department, and marketing. A descriptive model has been worked out for the distribution of information resources. The assignment of responsibility for collection and allocation of resources should be based on: the assessment of the collection strength and subject biases of the libraries and information centres; the identification of geographical characteristics of information distribution; the differentiation of sector characteristics of information resource distribution; the identification of the resources already available, both human and material and estimation of future potential. In the descriptive model, the important elements of the design issues of CAP in SALONET are proposed. The mathematical model intends to work out the optimum solution about total network coverage, overlapping degree of titles among libraries, and duplication of titles within the libraries. The CEB model should be able to help the network manager decide how to carry out the cooperative acquisition program cost-effectively.
Cooney, Sean (author), Cunada, D.S. (author), Harris, S.C. (author), Kaiyare, D.N. (author), Lumande, E. (author), Mbwana, S.S. (author), Thompson, P. (author), and Economics and Rural Welfare Research Center, The Agricultural Institute, Dublin, Ireland; Economics and Rural Welfare Research Center, The Agricultural Institute, Dublin, Ireland; Economics and Rural Welfare Research Center, The Agricultural Institute, Dublin, Ireland; Economics and Rural Welfare Research Center, The Agricultural Institute, Dublin, Ireland; Economics and Rural Welfare Research Center, The Agricultural Institute, Dublin, Ireland; Economics and Rural Welfare Research Center, The Agricultural Institute, Dublin, Ireland; Economics and Rural Welfare Research Center, The Agricultural Institute, Dublin, Ireland
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 70 Document Number: C03067
James F. Evans Collection; Paper presented at the VII International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists World Congress; 1985 June; Ottawa, Canada
AGRICOLA IND 92017543; Proceedings of the VIII World Congress of IAALD: Information and the End User, May, 1990, Budapest, Hungary, Special requirements for delivering information to the mountain farmer and the role of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Nepal is discussed. The need to preserve "local knowledge" to let the system evolve and to introduce the technology that matches the physical and intellectural capabilities of the target group is expressed. The appropriate media to transfer the technology is presented in light of the geographic terrain of the target groups.