Use of CD-ROMs and on line databases as sources of information for agricultural research

Abstract

Information has been regarded as a vital commodity or an asset in all activities and is relied on heavily by everybody. References are made to existing information to determine the similarities of a new idea or knowledge. And this new idea of knowledge is obtained from a desire to know facts by reasoning or to solve problems. However, unless this new knowledge is disseminated, stored, retrieved and used by people, it cannot become a useful asset. Similarly there is a significant barrier between the information and the users where libraries and documentalist are required. This paper discusses the importance and the use of online and CD-ROM database searches as a useful source of information in agricultural research.