Library-Extension partnership the focus of IFLA agriculture discussions

On 21 August, the IFLA Agricultural Libraries section shared ideas on 'forging partnerships between libraries and extension services for improved access to agricultural information.'

Five papers were presented (PDF files):

• Information provision to farmers in Africa: the library-extension service linkage (en Français)


• Forging partnerships between libraries and extension services for improved access to agriculture information: a case study in Sri Lanka


• Problèmes et alternatives collaboratives pour les Bibliothèques et les Unités Documentaires Agricoles "BUDAs" Tunisiennes (in English)


• Digital Library for Indian Farmers (DLIF) using open source software: a strategic planning


• AGLINET, AGORA et al: Enhancing access to information in support of research and extension in the developing world

Tags: agricultural information ifla