Research Tools: AGRIS (International Information System for the Agricultural Science and Technology) Reaches Approaches 11 Million Bibliographic Records
From an AIMS Blog Post:
As of December 2019, the number of AGRIS multilingual bibliographic records has reached 10,924,047 records!
Almost 700,000 new records have been added, of which:
- 30,464 coming from Agricola of the United States National Agricultural Library
- 654,984 from more than 30 data providers
The next AGRIS data release will take place in early January 2020.
AGRIS includes material from 456 data providers.
About AGRIS
The International System for Agricultural Science and Technology (AGRIS) is a multilingual bibliographic database that connects users directly to a rich collection of research and worldwide technical information on food and agriculture. Maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), AGRIS has been serving users from developed and developing countries through facilitating access to knowledge in agriculture, science and technology since 1975.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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