AgroWebClub Nitra
Juraj Gogora, ISTIA, NITRA
The
AgroWebClub is an information tool based on the World Wide Web, FTP, mailing
lists, e-mail and other services of the Internet. The AWC helps facilitate
contacts and cooperation between agricultural libraries, research institutions,
schools and other organizations. The club hopes to become an informal meeting
place for discussion of questions of an agricultural character.
The idea behind the founding of the AWC came up in September 1995 in
Nitra, during an international seminar devoted to working on the Internet.
The seminar was organized by the Institute of Scientific and Technical
Information for Agriculture in Nitra (The Slovak Republic), and was attended
by representatives of libraries and information centres in Central and
Eastern Europe.
The goal of the project is the development of a metainformation system,
whose functions would be:
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To expand the information circle in the field of agriculture to include
all interested coworkers
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To develop a channel for the exchange of information between agricultural
specialists and laymen
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To introduce the activities of Slovak and foreign agricultural libraries,
information centres, research institutes, societies, schools and other
organizations
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To develop a meeting place where all those interested can find out about
agricultural activities and events.
The Club first of all operates on the basis of the WWW Home Page. We thought
also of those members who do not have access to the Internet or to whom
the technical difficulties are intimidating. Such members will be able
to take part in the club in various ways: requested information will be
distributed, discussion groups will be open, and the texts of publications
and material presented on the Home Page will also be available on the FTP
server.
The AgroWebClub offers a wide range of services.
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information about the activities of agricultural libraries, information
and specialized centres
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discussion groups - according to interest
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information about special actions and exhibitions
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presentations of interested institutions’ messages
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index and addresses of club members
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links to interested organizations, societies, libraries, and individuals
through message boxes on the Home Page.
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expedited research from the databases and acquisition lists to collection
of the FAO depository library
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discussion channel in the popular IRC (Internet Relay Chat).
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information on agricultural publications
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index and addresses of interested institutions
The Club is open to stimulating opinions and ideas. Interested parties
can contact us at the Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
for Agriculture in Nitra, or on e-mail at:
uvtip@uvtip.sk
durko@uvtip.sk
http://www.uvtip.sk/english/awc/index.htm
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