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- 1. Welcome to the IRRI Library and Documentation Service
- 2. Its Mandate to link rice and rice-related information with scientists worldwide started operations in 1961
- 3. The Clients Walk-inclients – IRRI staff, students and faculty from UP and other universities, researchers from other organizations, the public Everyone is welcome to use our facilities as long as space permits Remote clients – Scientists from more than 40 countries all over the world are the recipients of our services .
- 4. Resources- Rice LiteratureThis Library has the world’s most comprehensive collection of technical rice literature , both published and unpublished, and written in more than 80 languages by scientists worldwide.
- 5. Resources – OtherSubjects Aside from rice, publications on agriculture and related subjects in the social, natural and applied sciences are also available
- 6. Monographs 159,000+ volumesof books, pamphlets and reprints classified according to the Library of Congress (LC) Classification System with slight modifications to cover all aspects of the subject “rice” filed in the Book Stacks (lower level)
- 7. Serials 1,500+ activejournal titles Arranged alphabetically by title in the Journal (upper) Stacks More than 500 Electronic Journals (Full Text access or TOC and abstracts) LanTEEAL (The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library)- 115 full text basic agricultural titles available via the LAN
- 8. Non-print Materials MapsMicrofilm and Microfiche Videocassettes Computer Disks CD-ROM DVDs
- 9. Electronic Resources TheLibrary’s web site, the online catalog and the rice database carry hyperlinks to full text electronic resources such as : E- Journals & Newspapers (500+) (full text articles) E-Reference Books (full text) Web Sites - Institutions and Organizations E-Databases – Special subject databases; Catalogs of various libraries and subject specialized databases
- 10. Access Points to Information Resources Via the Library’s web site at http://ricelib.irri.cgiar.org Open 24 hours a day from any location with Internet connection The online catalog – 78,000+ entries The rice database – 267,000+ entries Links to other databases and Library catalogs
- 11. Regular Services CirculationInterlibrary Loans Reference
- 12. Special Services Current Awareness through: Library’s home page Rice Literature Update (issued twice a year) Monthly List of New Acquisitions Table of Contents and Journal Articles Alerting Services List of Forthcoming Conferences Regular announcements on the electronic “IRRI Bulletin” and the Public Announcements wiki Blogs
- 13. Special Services ComputerizedLiterature Searches using: our online catalog rice bibliography database online Databases - Web of Science (Current Contents Connect), CABDirect, Agricola, AGRIS, etc.
- 14. Special Services DocumentDelivery Rice articles are delivered free of charge to developing countries Conventional - photocopied documents sent by mail - free to developing countries; US$0.20 per page + postage to developed countries Electronic – pdf files via e-mail attachments (through Ariel) - free to developing countries; others at US$10 per article scanned
- 15. Other Services Procurementof books for other units in IRRI Bindery services Audio-Visual Learning Center Training of IRRI staff on database creation & management using ProCite, EndNote, or WebAGRIS Training of Librarians of other institutions Conversion of print documents or microforms into e-format
- 16. Hours of ServiceMondays to Fridays 8:00 - 12:00 noon 1:00 - 5:00 PM
- 17. The Staff 4 professional librarians : Chief Librarian Assistant Chief Librarian Senior Librarian - Catalog Senior Librarian – Electronic Resources & Serials 8 paraprofessionals (Library Assistants )
- 18. Publications Rice LiteratureUpdate (semiannual) in print and CD-ROM International Bibliography of Rice Research, 1951-2004 (CD-ROM) Theses and Dissertations on Rice Available in the IRRI Library (annual) Annual report List of New Acquisitions (monthly) Information Sheets Useful Web Resources (annual) Papers/posters presented in local and international conferences
- 19. Pls. visit theIRRI Library’s Web Site at http://ricelib.irri.cgiar.org
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- 32. Thank you. Presentedby: Rowena M. Andaya