Download outlook and situation of information services in suriname

Presented by:
Mavis Sabajo, Sidalc Operator
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
September 24 – 25, 2009
Costa Rica
SIDALC-SUIRNAME
Sidalc-Suriname started on April 20, 2002.
6 Institutions participated in the project:
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5.
6.
Anne van Dijk Rice Research Centre Nickerie (ADRON)
Center for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS)
Faculty of Technology of the University of Suriname (FTeW)
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (LVV)
Library of the University of Suriname (L/ADEK)
RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSTITUTIONS
IICA:
Facilitate the national administrative process
Facilitate relations between the national agricultural sector and
Sidalc
Detect information needs of users and national institutions
Recommendations for improvement of services and products
ADEK/L:
Coordination of the System at national level
Make available all national bibliographic data electronic
Technical assistance and training for participating institutions.
FTeW:
Assistance with indexing and abstracting of the documents
Technical assistance with the hardware
ADRON/CELOS /MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE:
Make agricultural information and agricultural research results
available
GENERAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintenance and
care of the
equipment use in the
system;
Keeping statistics of
the system’s use;
and other activities
necessary to
optimize Suriname’s
participation in the
network.
SIDALC NOW IN SURINAME
Ministry of Agriculture and the Library of the
University are still processing information to Sidalc
All institutions have a library
Except for the Library of the University, none of the
institutions have an on-line library yet
Lack of awareness of SIDALC in Suriname
SURINAME CONTRIBUTION TO SIDALC
Information sent to Sidalc from 2002 - 2009
202
902
2047
ADEK
LVV
555
IICA
CELOS
409
ADRON
FTeW
2370
CONSTRAINTS
Lack of affinity with agriculture
Not all agricultural information in the country is available
Thesis of foreign students not available?
Lack of an national agricultural information system
Unfinished project due to financial problems
Language barriers
Poor or inadequate ICT infrastructure
FUTURE
More collaboration among Sidalc members
Promotion of existed Information Services
National Repository
Awareness campaign
Link Sidalc activities with LanTeeal