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SIDALC: 10 YEARS
SURINAME EXPERIENCE
Presented by:
Mavis Sabajo, Sidalc Operator Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
September 24 – 25, 2009Costa Rica
SIDALC-SUIRNAME
Sidalc-Suriname started on April 20, 2002.
6 Institutions participated in the project:1. Anne van Dijk Rice Research Centre Nickerie (ADRON)2. Center for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS)3. Faculty of Technology of the University of Suriname (FTeW)4. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
(IICA)5. Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
(LVV)6. Library of the University of Suriname (L/ADEK)
RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSTITUTIONS
ADEK/L:Coordination of the System at national levelMake available all national bibliographic data electronicTechnical assistance and training for participating institutions.FTeW:Assistance with indexing and abstracting of the documentsTechnical assistance with the hardware
IICA:Facilitate the national administrative processFacilitate relations between the national agricultural sector and SidalcDetect information needs of users and national institutionsRecommendations for improvement of services and products
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.
ADRON/CELOS /MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE: Make agricultural information and agricultural research results available
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
2047
2370
409
555
902
202
Information sent to Sidalc from 2002 - 2009
ADEKLVVIICACELOSADRONFTeW
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
CONSTRAINTS
FUTURE
More collaboration among Sidalc members
Promotion of existed Information Services
National Repository
Awareness campaign
Link Sidalc activities with LanTeeal
THANK YOU!
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