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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

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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

Ms. Anika Best, ALS staff

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)
Display

 


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:

  1. Caroni Swamp – Peter Bacon
  2. E Julian Duncan (check Floor Librarian)
  3. Julian Kenny
  4. St George Cooper (check Floor Librarian)
  5. ICTA Photos
  6. 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

Caribbean Agricultural Information Sources 2009

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

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