varieties creation and conservation of plant genetic resources

INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
Acquisition and of Documentation
processing
Subscription to 43 periodicals (the list
is available on the INRA Website);
The collection of the INRA Central
Library was enriched by 67 books
purchased or obtained through national
and international inter-institutional
exchange.
The Exchange management
Al Awamia 121-122 has been distributed
to 36 organizations in 18 countries.
Information Awareness: Web news
Relying on information research tools:
rapid reporting services «alerts», the
RSS files, databases, news bulletins,
this bulletin of awareness is now at the
71st edition.
Local databases
Documentary Databases with 6000
references on current literature non- INRA
or published by INRA. INRA databases
are accessible via the Web address
(http://webagris.inra.org.ma:120/agris)
or the central web from the IST topic /
Documentation / documentary data Base.
International databases
More than 20 international databases
(CABI, Tropag, Agris, Agricola,
Sesame, Teeal) are available on
CDROM and the list is available on the
INRA Web site.
Literature review and documents
consultation in library
More than 217 bibliographical research
studies have been made available to
INRA researchers in different disciplines
of agricultural research and related
fields. In support to INRA scientist
projects, assistance and mentoring for
bibliographic research were provided
with more than 109 documents loans.
Virtual library
Local resources: Implementation of
a virtual library are accessible on the
local network of 10 INRA Regional
centers and the Scientific Division. The
installation, configuration, collection
updating, tutorials preparation, post
installation were the subject of training
for the benefit of communication staff.
Online resources
Online access via the network of
academic research and teaching
«Marwan» since May 2009 to:
Scopus: www.scopus.com
ScienceDirect: http://www.info.
sciencedirect.com/content/
Agora: www.aginternetwork.org.
Internet network
INRA migration to the new MARWAN
III system allowed more fluidity and
operationality for internet service
access.
WEBSITE INRA (www.inra.org.ma)
The new INRA Portal is reinforced by
an ambitious intranet platform dedicated
Communication, Cooperation & Humain and Financial Resources Management
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