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Reference Sources and Services

Notes collection, recording and organisation of non-conventional and conventional scientific and
technical literature relevant to AGRIS which is produced in the region;
creation of digital repositories for literature and other types of related scientific and technical
information produced in their area, in consultation with FAO; and maximum use of Internet-
based tools for data processing and dissemination.’’
Other areas where efforts have been made include:
— FAO and AGRIS Information Centre/Website
— Improving Access to Documentation on Science and Technology
— Strengthening and Establishment of Standards
— The Central AGRIS Website/Database
— Deployment of New Methods and WebAGRIS Tools
Information Activities
The information collected from various input centres from all over the world is processed by AGRIS
and is available to users in the form of various current and ongoing agricultural information projects
in both AGRIS and CARIS. Some of these are:

WebAGRIS
It covers the current and ongoing agricultural information projects in AGRIS and CARIS and is
considered as networking for AGRIS in the future. The target users are those that require information
related to all areas of agricultural and rural development.

AGRIS AP
AGRIS Application Profile (AP) gives the Guidelines for Description of Information Objects for the
International Information System on Agricultural Sciences and Technology. This document contains
specifications about the metadata that should be exchanged and disseminated through the AGRIS
system.

Electronic Discussion Forum
This is the discussion group workspace for the exchange of ideas on using the AGRIS AP, WebAGRIS.
The ideal target audience consists of coordinators and facilitators of established or incipient
communities, as well as groups of individuals with shared interests in agricultural and rural
development.
AGROVOC
AGROVOC is the multilingual international agricultural thesaurus. The terms are in English, French
and Spanish. Each key term included in the AGROVOC is either a descriptor or a non-descriptor.
AGROVOC is also available online referred to as AGROVOC Online.

AGRIS Information Products

Various products of AGRIS available from the AGRIS Secretariat are:
AGRIS and CARIS on CD – This includes the bibliographic references, CARIS Project Data, the
AGROVOC Thesaurus and the FAO Catalogue.

AGRIS Manuals – Several manual of AGRIS are available for immediate downloading for use
by the resource centres.
AGRIS and CARIS - FTP site - Makes available AGRIS and CARIS data.

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