Role of Libraries in Indian Agricultural Research: A Review of Agricultural Resources Websites
Author(s): Dr. Charat Lal Bairwa & Dr. Rekha Bairwa
Abstract - Agriculture is the largest livelihood provider in India. Agricultural knowledge is the traditional knowledge that the farmers of India have passed down through generations. The 21st century emphasizes agricultural resources, research, and support for collecting, storing, and disseminating this traditional knowledge. As the guardians of knowledge, the libraries play a pivotal role in supporting agricultural research and education. The evolution of the Library as Information Science has changed its role in storing and disseminating resources to satisfy the user’s needs. This paper explains the role of libraries in facilitating agricultural research. Libraries and Information centers provide open access to make agricultural research more accessible....
Keywords - LIS in Agricultural research, KrishiKosh, Agricultural resources, Agricultural websites, Agricultural Consortium, CeRA, ICAR, AGRIS, India’s agricultural repository.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.11.2.2025.1881
Cite This Article As: Charat Lal Bairwa, C. L. & Bairwa, R. (2025) Role of Libraries in Indian Agricultural Research: A Review of Agricultural Resources Websites. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 11(2) 133-139. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1881 Page: 133-139 Publication Date: 15 May 2025