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	In Agriculture & Life Sciences Division, located on 2nd floor, you can find information in the following subject areas: Agriculture, Biology, Botany, Human Anatomy/Physiology, Medicine, Microbiology, Natural History, Zoology, Bibliography (labelled REF.sZ) Divisional Librarian - Mrs. Shamin Renwick 662-2002 ext. 3596/3359. Divisional email for enquiries - asmail@sta.uwi.edu Services for Faculty/Postgraduates/Undergraduates
	News	Applied Maths and Science Education Repository (AMSER) Science Reader - http://www.amser.org/AMSER--ScienceReader.php Resources- http://www.amser.org/index.php?P=BrowseResources IICA Documents: Food Security in the Americas: The need for a New Development Model http://www.iica.int/Esp/dg/Documentos%20Institucionales/B1092I.pdf *Chelston W.D. Brathwaite* The publication presents discussions about the need for a new development model centred on agriculture that ensures food security for our hemisphere now and in the future. COMMUNIICA ONLINE http://www.iica.int/Eng/prensa/Comuniica/Pages/default.aspx Caribbean Food Crop Society 46th Annual Meeting in the Dominican Republic – July 11-17, 2010 Theme: Protected Agriculture: a technologies for the competitiveness of the Caribbean. Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CARIBBEAN-FOOD-CROPS-SOCIETY/122118508382 CFCS home page >>http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu/
	Information Skills Training	Session 1: Finding information in Science and Agriculture (Thursday Mar 11, 4:00- 6:00 p.m.) Outline of topics to be covered: Defining Research and Information Literacy Information Research Process Resources at the Main Library, UWI, St. A Finding Information: Databases Finding Information: The Internet Discovery Tools: Search engines, etc. Searching strategies Session 2: Evaluating and Citing Information in Science and Agriculture (Thursday Mar 25, 4:00- 6:00 p.m.) Outline of topics to be covered: Web 2.0: Keeping up to date Selecting the best online resources Plagiarism Citation and Referencing: Chicago Manual of Style- Author/Date Thesis checking Session 3: EndNote X1 – the basics (April 8 4:00– 6:00pm.) Bibliographic Software can help you to: Maintain a database/library of references Insert citations and generate a bibliography automatically into a word-processed document Generate a bibliography in the correct academic style Download citations from Google Scholar and the Library-subscribed databases. Venue: UEC Lab, 3rd floor, Main Library Kindly ensure that your password to access the library’s computers is functional beforehand. Call or email for clarification. There are limited spaces. So attendees must confirm with the Librarian, Shamin Renwick or call ext 3596/3359 beforehand that they would like to attend
	New Acquisitions	List of New Books August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 BOOK LIST Items Please be advised that the deadline for submission of booklists for Semester I of the 2010-2011 academic year is March 31, 2010. Items required for Semester II can be submitted by June 30, 2010. See Services for Faculty for booklist template and guidelines.
	Research Resources	The following are some of the resources which will help you to improve your research methodology. Please contact your Divisional Librarian for assistance Mrs. Shamin Renwick at 662-2002 Ext 3596/3359. See Online Information Resources – click here. Citation and Referencing The Faculty of Science and Agriculture uses the Chicago Manual of Style (Author-Date format). The Style manual* treats with formatting issues as well as the citation style. Chicago Style Reference Handout *The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. Additional links to Citation and Plagiarism information for the Chicago Manual of Style Note: Chemistry Department uses the American Chemical Society (ACS) style guidelines. See links. See Journal Abbreviations
	Floor Layout (2nd Floor)	This will assist you in locating the bookshelves, study areas and other resources. See 2nd Floor layout >> See also Tips for finding books on the shelf >> Subject Classification This link shows how subjects are classified in Agriculture & Sciences and is useful for browsing the books and journals if you are unsure of the exact item you want. See subject classification >>
	Additional Resources	Special Collections Over 1060 (Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture) ICTA theses produced since 1924 have been catalogued and can be identified by searching the Library’s Catalogue (link this to the Library’s catalogue) for “ICTA”. Special Collections with Agriculture-related items are: Caroni Swamp – Peter Bacon E Julian Duncan (check Floor Librarian) Julian Kenny St George Cooper (check Floor Librarian) ICTA Photos Michael Goldberg Post Cards – Agricultural items See Communities and Collections in UWI St. Augustine Institutional Repository. Directory of Caribbean Agricultural Information Sources 2009: contact information and selected websites Click here to enter We would be happy to add relevant libraries or organisations, make corrections or update contact information, please send information to Shamin Renwick ( 662-2002 Ext 3596/3359) BLOG: Caribbean Librarians for Agriculture http://caribbeanlibrariansforagriculture.blogspot.com/ This blog seeks to highlight online information sources and resources which support sustainable Agricultural Development (including Fisheries, Forestry, Rural Development and Environmental issues) in the Caribbean. In a nutshell –Caribbean Agriculture and the WTO agreements