ICT Tools for Building Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems

Abstract

In India, the Agriculture sector plays a crucial role in our country's economic and social development; about 60% of our population is engaged in agriculture directly or indirectly. E-agriculture library should be developed which is attached to a higher education institution. The Agriculture libraries must focus on collection development since comprehensive collections are not feasible. ICTs help agriculture libraries connect with specific networks and information sources. Agriculture libraries typically provide access to subscription-based online resources, including research databases and ebook collections, in addition to physical books and journals. ICT plays a crucial role in developing library building, library book collection, user data, book acquisition, delivery of information, information exchange service, current awareness service and selective dissemination of information, reference service at lower cost, faster and up-to-date information to the end-user.