The Virtual library of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsA wealth of information
Corporate Strategies II, The Strategic Framework for FAO, 2000-2015 Listed below are the four options for the search and retrieval of publications and documents produced by FAO:
The FAO Corporate Document RepositoryThe FAO Corporate Document Repository is an electronic library that holds FAO’s huge collection of publications and meeting documents in full-text, electronic format. Since the initiative started in 1998, over 6 000 documents have been converted into HTML allowing users to download valuable agricultural formation from anywhere in the world, free of charge. Several types of search facilities allow users to look for documents using a combination of search fields such as title, language, publication year and keywords. Once the publication has been located, it can be viewed on line, downloaded as a PDF file or purchased in hard copy if for sale. FAO library catalogue on-lineThe FAO on-line catalogue (FAOBIB) is a multilingual, on-line catalogue of documents and publications produced by FAO since 1945, books added to the library collections since 1976, and serials held in the FAO library. Full text links are provided for all documents that are available in the Corporate Document Repository. Requests for copies of FAO documents in print or microfiche (pre-1998) may be addressed to the library The database can be searched in simple, advanced and command mode. A thesaurus mode can also be implemented which allows for navigation through AGROVOC and flagging of terms for inclusion in any query. AGROVOC is the multilingual agricultural thesaurus developed by FAO and used to index items in the database. Advanced searches can be made including fields like title, author, language, publication year, publication type and others. Selected records can be exported for reuse. The FAO Sales CatalogueThe FAO Sales Catalogue lists a wide selection of FAO publications and CD-ROMs in English, French and Spanish that are available to buy over the Internet, by mail, by fax or through official distributors. The interactive catalogue covers a wide spectrum of FAO subjects including agriculture, genetics, plant production and protection, animal production and health, forestry, fisheries, land and water development, statistics, trade, biotechnology and food and nutrition. Complete instructions about ordering FAO publications, including an on-line order form, appear under each individual title. David Lubin Memorial Library on-lineOpened in 1952, the David Lubin Memorial Library is considered one of the world’s finest collections of food, agricultural and international development information, containing not only FAO’s institutional memory but also over 50-years of accumulated agricultural knowledge and expertise among its one million volumes. The On-Line site allows you to search its extensive catalogue and FAO databases, as well as providing links to both FAO and other institutional electronic journals and other sites of interest to FAO users. As a member of AGLINET, a voluntary network of global agricultural libraries, the David Lubin Memorial Library On-Line lists addresses of member libraries which provide upon request speedy, low-cost inter-library loan and photocopy services to other member libraries, bibliographic information, reproductions, (fiche or photocopy) and other cooperative activities as appropriate.
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