Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture

The AGORA program, set up by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) together with major publishers, enables developing countries to gain access to an outstanding digital library collection in the fields of food, agriculture, environmental science and related social sciences. AGORA provides a collection of 1900 journals to institutions in 107 countries. AGORA is designed to enhance the scholarship of the many thousands of students, faculty and researchers in agriculture and life sciences in the developing world.

WIPO’S ARDI Research for Innovation Programme joins Research4Life
13 October 2011 -The Research4Life partnership, which enables free or low cost online access in the developing world to vital scientific research, is joined today by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), making its ARDI (Access to Research for Development and Innovation) programme the fourth programme in the partnership. Launched in 2009, ARDI was developed together with 12 major scientific and technical publishers in close cooperation with the Research4Life programmes [Read more...]

AGORA Short Course
The AGORA Short Course is a compilation of the key points from several modules used for the extensive ‘Train the Trainers’ workshop. This course highlights the baseline skills necessary to use the AGORA program effectively and efficiently. This course is accompanied by a Workbook with 16 exercises that corresponds to each of the key sections in the Short Course. This is a collaborative effort of ITOCA and the Librarians Without Borders®/Medical Library Association (USA) ‘E-library Training Initiative’ that is funded by the Elsevier Foundation. In addition to this version of the Short Course, there is a distance learning version that aims to reach individuals who cannot attend regular workshops. For further information on the distance learning version, please go to the Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) website at: http://moodle.itoca.org. [Read more...]

Is your research being communicated effectively? Take a short survey!
A major challenge faced by researchers today is how to communicate their research outputs more effectively.
The CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and GFAR (Global Forum on Agricultural Research) are conducting a global survey to gather evidence from researchers on potential gains and concerns of a wider communication of research results, and promote innovative pathways for better sharing their outputs. [Read more...]

AGORA distance learning course
The AGORA Short Course is designed to give registered users the necessary skills to effectively and efficiently use the AGORA resources. The course consists of a PDF presentation and a Word document with 15 exercises which can be used for training at registered institutions. [Read more...]

LAUNCH OF NEW AGORA VIDEO
A new video launched today illustrates how INERA (Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles), Burkina Faso's leading institute for agricultural and environmental research, is using the Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) programme.... [Read more...]

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Belarus, July 2010 Hello, dear Agora! It is grateful, that we have chance to get international experience in agriculture science. Thanks a lot! [Read more...]

Moldova, September 2010 Access to scientific journals included in the Agora has a significant impact on research and innovation process and provide a means of information on the latest achievements of science and world practice that a researcher should really know them [Read more...]

ITOCA 2011 Training Calendar ITOCA has trained over 2,500 information professionals, faculty, researchers and students in information literacy courses focusing on the use of electronic information resources [Read more...]

ITOCA 2009 Training Calendar The Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) www.itoca.org is mandated to carry out training and outreach work for Research4Life programmes. [Read more...]

ITOCA training 2008 calendar ITOCA has trained over 5,000 information professionals, scientists and students in electronic information programs in over 30 Sub-Sahara countries in the last nine years. [Read more...]