COUNTRY REPORTCOUNTRY REPORT

Presenters:Presenters:Tran Than Thi Ngan HoaTran Than Thi Ngan Hoa

Information Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Information Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (ICARD)(ICARD)

No.2 Ngoc Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha noi, VietnamNo.2 Ngoc Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha noi, Vietnam

Electronic/Digital Electronic/Digital library of Ministry library of Ministry of Agriculture and of Agriculture and Rural Development Rural Development

(MARD)(MARD)

Digital library of MARDDigital library of MARD

From beginning of this year, ICARD has From beginning of this year, ICARD has been budgeted by Vietnam-Dutch Project been budgeted by Vietnam-Dutch Project “To build electronic/digital library of MARD” “To build electronic/digital library of MARD” that that equipped: equipped: server, modern computers, server, modern computers, bar-code machine, scanner, photocopy bar-code machine, scanner, photocopy machine and other sub facilities, and a machine and other sub facilities, and a Vietnamese library management software Vietnamese library management software (Libol)...(Libol)...

The steps to establish The steps to establish Digital library of MARDDigital library of MARD

Automation or computerization of Automation or computerization of library processes.library processes.

Establish the special databases and Establish the special databases and acquire digital information resources.acquire digital information resources.

Put up the special databases and Put up the special databases and online catalog on MARD Website online catalog on MARD Website (www.agroviet.gov.vn)(www.agroviet.gov.vn)

Automation or computerization of library Automation or computerization of library processesprocesses

Automation or computerization of Automation or computerization of library processeslibrary processes

To build up open stacks for books and To build up open stacks for books and

magazines. magazines.

To set up LAN with 1 server and To set up LAN with 1 server and computer stations in the library and computer stations in the library and users can access to the databases of users can access to the databases of ICARD and also to Internet.ICARD and also to Internet.

To digitize Vietnamese important To digitize Vietnamese important documentsdocuments

Establish the special databases and Establish the special databases and adding digital information sourcesadding digital information sources

MARD digital information MARD digital information resourcesresources

DatabasesDatabases

CD-ROMCD-ROM

Databases:Databases:

Bibliographic databases of books, articles, Bibliographic databases of books, articles, doctoral dissertations,...doctoral dissertations,...

Bibliographic databases of research results Bibliographic databases of research results in and outside country.in and outside country.

Full text databasesFull text databases

Scientific and technological management Scientific and technological management database of MARDdatabase of MARD

Bibliographic databases (20.000 records)Bibliographic databases (20.000 records)

Full text databases (e-books)Full text databases (e-books)

Databases of research results Databases of research results outside country (200.000 records)outside country (200.000 records)

Research Institutes and Units managementResearch Institutes and Units management Personnel management of Research Institutes and Units Personnel management of Research Institutes and Units Research Subject management Research Subject management Research Project managementResearch Project management

Scientific and technological management Scientific and technological management database of MARD (7000 records)database of MARD (7000 records)

CD-ROMsCD-ROMs

The Essential Electronic Argicultural The Essential Electronic Argicultural Library- TEEAL (400 CD-ROM disks)Library- TEEAL (400 CD-ROM disks)

CAB ABSTRACTS (1984-4/2003)CAB ABSTRACTS (1984-4/2003)

AGRIS (1975-12/2002)AGRIS (1975-12/2002)

OtherOther

Put up almost databases to MARD Put up almost databases to MARD Website (www.agroviet.gov.vn)Website (www.agroviet.gov.vn)

ConclusionConclusion

The process of establish the The process of establish the electronic/digital library of MARD has electronic/digital library of MARD has achieved initial results and provided achieved initial results and provided fundamental conditions for changing their fundamental conditions for changing their role, functions and image in society.role, functions and image in society.

From online service system of the MARD From online service system of the MARD library user can access and find quickly library user can access and find quickly agricultural information through Internetagricultural information through Internet

THANK YOU !THANK YOU !

Contact address:Contact address:

Library of MARD,Library of MARD, Information Center for Agriculture and Rural Information Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (ICARD)Development (ICARD)

No.2 Ngoc Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha noi, VietnamNo.2 Ngoc Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha noi, Vietnam

Tel: Tel: 84 4 733217084 4 7332170

Fax:Fax: 84 4 823038184 4 8230381

Web site:Web site: www.www.agrovietagroviet..govgov..vnvn

Email:Email: Mardlib@agroviet.vnn.vnMardlib@agroviet.vnn.vn