Institution

ELAG Contact Person:
Mr. Frank Waajen (system developer) , frank.waajen@auto.bib.wau.nl , phone:+31 317 484534 , fax:+31 317 484761

Institution Type: University & Research Center

Mission Statement

The Library manages AGRALIN.

AGRALIN is an acronym for 'Agricultural Bibliographic Information System of the Netherlands'. This system is managed by Wageningen UR Library.

Core of this system is the Union Catalogue of Agricultural Books and Periodicals, containing bibliographic data on the collections of more than 50 Dutch libraries with substantial collections on agriculture. Among these are all libraries of the Wageningen Agricultural University, and libraries of agricultural research institutes and experiment stations.

In addition to this, several other bibliographic and factual databases are published by AGRALIN. This form of 'database publishing' on the web has become a large part of our activities.

Through the AGRALIN WWW server, we are offering access to information on Dutch agricultural research and education to a world-wide audience. At the same time, we have constructed the 'Desktop Library'. Students, staff and faculty of the participating organisations have direct access to catalogues, bibliographic and factual databases and full text scientific books and journals from their own desktop.

Finally, we are enabling a number of guest organisations in the field of agricultural research to bring information to the World Wide Web.

Computer networks and Internet connectivity

In general HW, SW

• Description TCP/IP, Banyan Vines, Windows NT 4.0, MPE/iX, Apache
• Serviceprovider: Surfnet

New HW, SW; connectivity upgrades

Library automation

In general HW/SW

• The library is using ISOBAS. ISOBAS products is a family of products developed by the automation department of Wageningen UR Library. These products are a result of the system development activities of this organization. Wageningen UR Library provides library services to about 50 agricultural libraries in the Netherlands. It has developed a Library system based on the MINISIS rdbms. It provides also access to other databases. It provides host facilities and is actively involved in electronic publishing. World Wide Web services are offered to the Dutch agricultural community.
• Web based cataloguing, using the information from the Dutch National Catalog and web interface for cataloguing.
• LOANS, a library circulation program. CARDEX, a serials registration program. WebQuery, to search MINISIS databases using World Wide Web forms and to update records in MINISIS databases using World Wide Web forms. MENUPROG, to provide Menu driven terminal access to MINISIS databases

Union Catalogue

Software used

• In house developed library information system based on MINISIS
  Interesting features: Webinterface for ordering monographs and requesting photocopies, Z39.50 server for searching the Union Catalogue,

New features

• Electronic document delivery service

Digital Library

Based on your own production of digital documents

• ARTIK ((in Dutch)
  A database with bibliographic descriptions of all articles in 120 professional journals in the field of agriculture, environment, soil, fisheries and human nutrition. The emphasis lies on the Dutch and West European regions.
• Home Economics
  A database containing bibliographic descriptions of articles from a large number of scientific and popular journals in the field of home economics, family studies and consumer sciences. At this moment, about 19 000 titles have been entered.
• Land-Soil-Water
  A database containing bibliographic descriptions of journal articles and book chapters on environmental planning and management of rural areas. The original publications are held by the libraries of either De Hucht, De Nieuwlanden or the Staring Centre, the latter being responsible for document delivery. Presently, the database comprises about 45 000 entries.
• Gender Studies in Agriculture
  A database containing bibliographic descriptions of journal articles and book chapters on the position of women in rural societies. Most concern the Netherlands, Western European countries or developing countries. Literature which is important for analyzing their position is also included, e.g. articles on feminist theory and methodology. Articles on labour and health issues and history for example, are included if they concern also the position of rural women. The articles are being selected from 240 agricultural and social science journals. A number of chapters taken from readers and books are also included in the database. At this moment, about 5 000 descriptions are entered into the database. Milieuliteratuurbestand (in Dutch) A database containing bibliographic descriptions of books, reports, journal articles and conference proceedings on environmental issues.
• Union Catalogue of Agricultural Books and Periodicals.
  A central database containing data from over 70 Dutch libraries with substantial collections in agriculture.
• WAU publications database 1986-2001
  This database contains references to all books, articles, dissertations, reports and abstracts authored by WAU staff from 1986 onwards. It is updated yearly, usually in August. Presently, over 52000 records are entered. About 25% of the publications are in Dutch, the remaining 75% are mainly in English.
• DLO-NL publications database
  This database contains publications authored from 1995 onwards by the research staff of the 12 Research Institutes within DLO-NL, the Netherlands organization for agricultural research. Presently, over 12000 records are entered. The database will be updated regularly.
• Wageningen Dissertation Abstracts Bibliographic descriptions of all theses originating at Wageningen Agricultural University from 1918 to the present. The database is updated daily.
• DRYADE (in Dutch)
  This database contains data on the use of about 958 tree species and cultivars, used as ornamentals in an urban environment. The databank is published on CD -ROM.
• Centrale Catalogus van Kaarten (CCK, Catalogue of Cards)
  A catalogue of the collection of maps available in Wageningen UR Library

If so, what is new in your digitization programmes?

• Centrale Catalogus van Kaarten (CCK, Catalogue of Cards)

Based on external sources

• The Virtual Reading Room
  Fast and easy access to the collection of Full Text Electronic Journals held by Wageningen UR Library
• FAO
  The online equivalent of FAO Documentation. It contains bibliographic descriptions of reports written by or for the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). All reports are also published on microfiche. The central library owns a large collection of these microfiches. The collection is complete for all microfiches published since 1988. The database is updated every two months.
• Hydrotheek
  A database containing bibliographic descriptions of all publications dealing with hydrology, water management, ecology and sewage purification written by persons working in the Netherlands. The Hydrotheek is one of the activities of the Foundation for Applied Water Research (STOWA).
• Bestrijdingsmiddelendatabank (in Dutch)
  The register of decisions on the admission of pesticides in the Netherlands of the Dutch College voor Toelating van Bestrijdingsmiddelen.
• Gewasbeschermingskennisbank (GBK) (in Dutch)
  A database of plant diseases and pesticides.
• Milieumeetlat
  a database plus simulation model to assist in judging environmental impact of pesticides.
• KAP
  a database on residues in food products.
• Exposure assessment online
  A web based system to estimate the exposure to residues in food, based on daily intake of products.
• On ERL:
  Agricola, Agris, Asfa, Biological Abstracts, Cab abstracts, Current Contents, Derwent Biotechnology abstracts, Econlit, FSTA, Mathsci, Medline, Sociological Abstracts, Tropag and Rural Factual databases
  

Important commercial web services accessible to your users

• SciFinder (Chemical Abstracts)
• Web of Science (Citation Indexes)
• ISI's Journal Citation Reports

New in-house databases

• Exposure Assessment online
• Centrale Catalogus van Kaarten

Special web services

Electronic document delivery services

A Request for an electronic document is stored as a record in a MINISIS-database. The requests are printed via the Webbrowser, for retrieval from the library stocks. The document and the request are scanned using the Bookeye Capturing System® (BSC-2). The request is recognised by its barcode and an in-house developed plugin for the BSC-2 system will find the request-record in the database. The requested will be stored as a pdf-file on our system. The plugin will put the details (e.g. number of scanned pages, path and name of pdf-file) of the requested document in the request-database record. The person who requested the electronic document will be notified by email where he/she can find the pdf-file. In the future we want to link our electronic document delivery service to our software for financial administration.

Research and technology development projects

Extending the electronic library: creating a portal for information about food sciences, agriculture, environment and life sciences.

Other important projects

Personalisation of the desktop library

Reported by Frank Waajen <frank.waajen@auto.bib.wau.nl>

Wageningen, 15 May 2001