Knowledge Management Services
Our Knowledge Management Service provides easy and quick access to information that scientists, visiting scientists, collaborators, training participants, and students need to work productively and cost effectively regardless of location.
Our library subscribes to a variety of print and nonprint materials and provides access to the full text of about 145 electronic journal titles and databases. The library database has over 113,000 records and the public catalog is accessible on the Web. The collection is mainly in English and some in French. The photo library consists mainly of digitized slides and can be accessed through the image database and also through Flickr.
Services
The library offers the following services:
- Online access to the full text of current journal articles in 132 journals via Swetswise (in collaboration with all the other CG Center libraries).
- Access to the full text of journal articles in 145 journals via TEEAL (1993−2005).
- Electronic access to various databases such as CABDIRECT, CGVLibrary (Centralized access to libraries, catalogs and databases held by the CGIAR centers), and AJOL (African Journals Online).
- Internet/Database searches and retrievals.
- Electronic delivery of documents regardless of location.
- Library catalog on the Web.
- Interlibrary loan (local and international).
- Access to images in the image gallery.
- Reference service via e-mail, live-support requests, phone, or at the Circulation desk.
- Lending of books and journals.
- Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI).
- Distribution of relevant IITA publications and knowledge materials.
