Agricultural Information Worldwide, vol. 6, 2014

Morris-Knower, Jim; Greider, Antoinette Paris; Weiner, Sharon; Agwu, Agwu Ekwe; Amu, Chiebonam Justina; Ogbonnah, Elizabeth Ene; Anunobi, Chinwe V.; Ogbonna, Andrew U.; Assefa, Shimelis; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Rorissa, Abebe; Chisenga, Justin; Kedemi, Richard; Sam, Joel; Chisita, Collence Takaingenhamo; Malapela, Thembani; Steiner Davis, Miriam L.E.; Tenopir, Carol; Allard, Suzie; Deboin, Marie-Claude; Fovet-Rabot, Cécile; Etyang, T. B.; Okello, J. J.; Zingore, S.; Okoth, P. F.; Mairura, F. S.; Mureithi, A.; Waswa, B. S.; Finegold, Cambria; Oronje, MaryLucy; Leach, Margo C.; Karanja, Teresia; Chege, Florence; Hobbs, Shaun L.A.; Kasangaki, Patrick; Kim, Soonho; Kincheloe, Kathryn Pace; Gao, Yuan; Berisha, Valdete; MacKenzie, Emily; Waters, Natalie; Miller, Ryan; Yerramareddy, Indira; Mugonola, Basil; Baliddawa, Callistus; Norris, Jeanette; Odongo, Dorine; Pfander, Jeanne L.; Hutchinson, Barbara S.; Pesce, Valeria; Rahr, Matt; Singh, Dheeraj; Chaudhary, M. K.; Meena, M. L.; Roy, M. M.; Singh, Neena; Chikate, Anil; Alvaré, Luz Marina; Taylor, Katarlah

Agricultural Information Worldwide, vol. 6, 2014

Abstract

In this issue: FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK / Jim Morris-Knower (3); Conference Reflections / Antoinette Paris Greider (4). ARTICLES: Keynote Address: The State of Information Literacy Policy: A Global Priority / Sharon Weiner (5); Framing of Climate Change News in Four National Daily Newspapers in Southern Nigeria / Agwu Ekwe Agwu, Chiebonam Justina Amu (11); Access and Use of Information Communication Technologies by Women Staff of Public Extension Service in the North Central Zone of Nigeria / Agwu Ekwe Agwu, Elizabeth Ene Ogbonnah (18); Providing User Preferred Information Resources for a New Faculty of Agriculture, Nnamdi Azikiwe Univeristy, Awka, Nigeria / Chinwe V. Anunobi, Andrew U. Ogbonna (25); Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa / Shimelis Assefa, Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, Abebe Rorissa (34); The Use of Social Media in Agricultural Research Workflows in Ghana and Kenya / Justin Chisenga, Richard Kedemi, Joel Sam (48); Towards Mobile Agricultural Information Services in Zimbabwean Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities for Small Sacle Farmers in Utilizing ICTs for Sustainable Food Production / Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita, Thembani Malapela (58); Agriculture and Natural Resource Scientists' Biodiversity Information Needs: Barriers and Facilitators to Use and Access in the U.S. Southeast / Miriam L.E. Steiner Davis, Carol Tenopir, Suzie Allard (66); French Agricultural Research Institute Paves the Way to Open Access: Feedback from CIRAD / Marie-Claude Deboin, Cécile Fovet-Rabot (77); Exploring Relevance of Agro Input Dealers in Disseminating and Communicating of Soil Fertility Management Knowledge: The Case of Siaya and Trans Nzoia Counties, Kenya / T. B. Etyang, J. J. Okello, S. Zingore, P. F. Okoth, F. S. Mairura, A. Mureithi, B. S. Waswa (82); Plantwise Knowledge Bank: Building Sustainable Data and Information Processes to Support Plant Clinics in Kenya / Cambria Finegold, MaryLucy Oronje, Margo C. Leach, Teresia Karanja, Florence Chege, Shaun L.A. Hobbs (96); Innovation in Extension Services for Improved Farmer Access to Agricultural Information in Uganda / Patrick Kasangaki (102); Managing a Web Portal Adapting to New Technologies / Soonho Kim, Kathryn Pace Kincheloe, Yuan Gao, Valdete Berisha (107); Library Outreach to University Farm Staff / Emily MacKenzie, Natalie Waters (114); Enhancing Access to Research in Institutional Repositiories through API / Ryan Miller, Indira Yerramareddy (118); Building Capacity of Smallholder Farmers in Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Skills in Northern Uganda / Basil Mugonola, Callistus Baliddawa (122); The Data Landscpe of the Coral Triangle / Jeanette Norris (127); Agricultural Information Access Among Smallholder Farmers: Comparative Assessment of Peri-Urban and Rural Settings in Kenya / Dorine Odongo (133); From Local to Global: Launching the New Rangelands West Portals and Database / Jeanne L. Pfander, Barbara S. Hutchinson, Valeria Pesce, Matt Rahr (138); Seed Village Programme: An Innovative Approach for Small Farmers / Dheeraj Singh, M. K. Chaudhary, M. L. Meena, M. M. Roy (143); Transformation of Indian Agricultural Libraries in a Digital and Collaborative Era: A Case Study / Neena Singh, Anil Chikate (147); Collaboration for Impact / Indira Yerramareddy, Luz Marina Alvaré, Katarlah Taylor (157)

Description

Agricultural Information Worldwide, Volume 6, 2014

Date Issued

2014

Publisher

International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD)

Keywords

Agriculture; Information Management; Information Services

Previously Published As

International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists. (2008). Agricultural information worldwide. Lexington, KY: IAALD Secretariat.

Types

periodical