Information Needs of Agricultural Scientists in India : Problems and Prospects

Raman Nair, R. and Francis, A. T. Information Needs of Agricultural Scientists in India : Problems and Prospects., 1996 . In 17th National Seminar of IASLIC, Calcutta (India), 10 - 13 December, 1996. [Conference paper]

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English abstract

The paper evaluates how far the existing information systems can meet the research, education and extension needs of Agricultural Sector in India based on a survey conducted among agricultural scientists working in Kerala. It points out the wrong concepts about information systems and services, puts forward suggestions for improvement and recommends the establishment of a central agency to monitor the utilization of resources allotted for agricultural information services.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Users Library Information Agriculture India Kerala
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BI. User interfaces, usability.
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
D. Libraries as physical collections. > DI. Science libraries.
B. Information use and sociology of information
B. Information use and sociology of information > BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
B. Information use and sociology of information > BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis.
Depositing user: R. Raman Nair
Date deposited: 25 Jul 2006
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:04
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/7829

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