From peter.ballantyne at iaald.org Thu Nov 5 03:58:47 2009 From: peter.ballantyne at iaald.org (peter.ballantyne@iaald.org) Date: Thu Nov 5 03:59:04 2009 Subject: [IAALD-L] iaald ning community Message-ID: <4af2afe7.10e.f52.1042000780@webmailforpsi1> Hello colleagues Glad to see an increase in connections on http://iaaldnetwork.ning.com/ - an experimental community on the web. Especially good to see the activities since the recent RIBDA meeting in Lima. Take a look and join up if you are interested. Best regards Peter From peter.ballantyne at iaald.org Wed Nov 11 23:37:45 2009 From: peter.ballantyne at iaald.org (peter.ballantyne@iaald.org) Date: Wed Nov 11 23:38:07 2009 Subject: [IAALD-L] FAO petition to end hunger Message-ID: <4afbad39.1eb.2fff.1262288130@webmailforpsi1> Dear colleagues You might be interested to sign the petition cheers Peter ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Salokhe, Gauri (KCEW)" Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:32:20 +0100 Hi All, The www.1billionhungry.org portal was launched yesterday to harness support for the 1 billion hungry people in the world and make the issue a priority as a lead up to the World Summit on Food Security. We would like your help! Here are some tips on how you can help.. * Sign on the Petition! Please visit: http://bit.ly/15mn7c and sign on the petition! Tell your friends and family. * Twitter Tweet the following message -- simply click on it and it will open in your twitter website. You need to be logged in to Twitter. http://twitter.com/home?status=Petition+to+end+hunger.+Sign+on+at+http://bit. ly/15mn7c+via+@faonews+%23unfao+%23hunger+(pls+RT!)+ * Facebook If you have Facebook.. Place the message below as your status message! Petition to end hunger. Sign on at http://bit.ly/15mn7c. (Place this as your status message for a day!) * Blog If you have a blog, just make a quick blog-post about it! Finally, promote it to your networks.. And everyone you know! We appreciate your help!! From DEReddy at lib-gw.tamu.edu Mon Nov 16 12:40:40 2009 From: DEReddy at lib-gw.tamu.edu (Deva E. Reddy) Date: Mon Nov 16 12:41:23 2009 Subject: [IAALD-L] IFLA Agricultural Libraries SIG - Call for papers - Gothenburg, Sweden,August 2010 Message-ID: <4B015658.071E.000B.0@lib-gw.tamu.edu> IFLA Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group Theme: "Current Trends in Agricultural Information Services for Farmers? The IFLA Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group ( http://www.ifla.org/VII/dg/aldg/index.htm ) in association with IAALD (International Association of Agricultural information Specialists) invites papers to be presented at a two-hour session to be held at the World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference at Gothenburg, Sweden, 10-15 August 2010. Information needs of farmers center around the problems such as seeds, soil fertility, soil erosion, climatic conditions, fertilizers, pest hazards, weed control, water management, farm credit, post-harvesting, transportation, marketing and so forth. Timely provision of information is essential in solving these problems. However, the impact of agricultural research and innovations on farmers is not much either because they have no access to such vital information or it is poorly disseminated. Information provided is mainly focused on policy makers and researchers with little attention paid to the information needs of farmers. It is more so in developing countries and particularly small-scale farmers. This session is aimed at discussing current trends in providing farmer-oriented information services in developed and developing countries. The issues to be addressed include: ? How do agricultural research institutes and universities in the country cater to the information needs of farmers ? What strategies are being adopted by extension service providers to meet the information needs of farmers ? How do private firms/agencies disseminate product based information to farmers ? What are the barriers and constraints in utilization of agricultural information by farmers in the country or region ? How the social networking tools, mobile phones, internet, and other information communication technologies are used by farmers ? How digital diagnostic services are provided to farmers ? Recent developments in providing open access to agricultural extension bulletins ? What role is being played by international organizations such as USDA, FAO, CGIAR, DFID, CTA in facilitating transfer of agricultural information to farmers Papers should be based on facts rather than theoretical aspects focusing on any of the facets. Submissions Interested authors are encouraged to submit their proposal on any of these aspects for consideration. The deadline for submitting a detailed abstract (max 500 words) along with full author details is 31 December 2009. Full paper is due not later than 30 April 2010 and must be original not published elsewhere ? Abstracts and full papers should be submitted by email ? Papers should be of 10 pages maximum, single spaced ? Papers should be in English with a one-page abstract ? Each presenter would be allowed 15 minutes for a summary delivery of the paper followed by clarifications and discussion ? The presenter should not read the paper ? The author(s) should indicate personal full contact details and include summary curriculum vitae with the paper Please notethat all fees, including registration to the conference, travel, accommodation etc. are the responsibility of the authors. On review of the abstracts, selected presenters will be notified by15 February 2010. Please submit your proposal by 31 December 2009to : Deva Eswara Reddy, PhD Convener, IFLA Agricultural Libraries SIG Associate Professor of Library Science Texas A&M University College Station, TX, USA Tel. + (1) (979)8621062 Fax + (1) (979)4580112 E-mail: dereddy@tamu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://CALS.arizona.edu/pipermail/iaald-l/attachments/20091116/170f60cf/attachment.html From peter.ballantyne at iaald.org Mon Nov 23 02:19:32 2009 From: peter.ballantyne at iaald.org (peter.ballantyne@iaald.org) Date: Mon Nov 23 02:19:54 2009 Subject: [IAALD-L] Fwd: AFITA2010 to be held in Bogor, Indonesia Message-ID: <4b0a53a4.209.49dc.1031909061@webmailforpsi1> For information ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Setyo Pertiwi" Subject: [afita:4] Update: AFITA2010 to be held in Bogor, Indonesia Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:42:37 +0700 (WIT) Dear All This is to inform you that website for AFITA2010 Conference is ready and accessible through http://conference.ipb.ac.id/index.php/afita2010/afita2010 Conference theme: 'The Quality Information for Competitive Agricultural-Based Production Systems & Commerce' The conference will be held at the IPB International Conference Center in Bogor, Indonesia on October 4-7, 2010. Please find the necessary information on the site, and we do hope participation from all of you. Thank you. With warm regards, Setyo Pertiwi From peter.ballantyne at iaald.org Mon Nov 23 12:25:18 2009 From: peter.ballantyne at iaald.org (peter.ballantyne) Date: Mon Nov 23 12:25:41 2009 Subject: [IAALD-L] FarmVille and agricultural information? Message-ID: A UK farmer writes: "You may be familiar with social networking site Facebook. It includes games, one of which is called Farmville, where players manage a simulated farm. This American site is probably going to provide many of the 62 million-plus players it boasts with all the agricultural knowledge they will ever have. If only it were that easy." http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/21/118853/Farmer-Focus-Jim-Alston-on-calculating-greenhouse-gases.htm Any IAALD or other colleagues out there using farmVille on Facebook? While this is a game, perhaps it does impart some useful insights and knowledge about agriculture? More on FarmVille at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FarmVille Cheers Peter (a non FarmVille player) From peter.ballantyne at iaald.org Tue Nov 24 12:28:27 2009 From: peter.ballantyne at iaald.org (peter.ballantyne@iaald.org) Date: Tue Nov 24 12:28:53 2009 Subject: [IAALD-L] FAO vacancy: Knowledge and Information Management Officer Message-ID: <4b0c33db.373.5ada.952714142@webmailforpsi1> For information There is Professional Vacancy Announcement at the FAO of the United Nations for a Knowledge and Information Management Officer. "Under the general supervision of the Branch Chief and the direct supervision of the head of the assigned work unit, the incumbent will participate in the conceptualization, design and development of internet based platforms for information organization, information retrieval, knowledge sharing, social networking or e-learning." DUTY STATION: Rome, Italy DURATION *: Fixed term: 3 years More info --> http://www.fao.org/VA/PROF/2270KCE_en.pdf