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françaisQuick Access  To
the World
Digital Library
IMAGES
slidebank
BIBLIO
(Catalogue)
IDRIS
(Project info)
CNAF
(CorporateAuthority) Journal Subscriptions
New acquisitions
Services for Projects
Video Collection
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About the IDRC LibraryThe Research Information Management Service (RIMS) combines the Research Library and Corporate Records activities of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).IDRC has a corporate mandate to facilitate research that enhances the
lives of people in the developing regions of the world. Within this mandate,
RIMS information specialists deliver information to support IDRC's six
major program areas: Biodiversity Conservation; Equity in Natural Resource
Use; Food Security; Information and Communication; Strategies and Policies
for Healthy Societies; and Sustainable Employment. Information services
are also provided to the management of the Centre.
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Databases
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The IDRC Library provides public access to development information via three databases. |
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of research materials.
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IDRIS: The IDRC Development Research Information System: a database containing information on activities in all fields of development research funded by the IDRC since its inception in 1970. CNAF: a database of authority information on corporate authors used in IDRC bibliographic records.
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Research Collection |
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core collection of reference books, journals, videos, institutional files, slides
and reports is available for loan to IDRC staff, as well as for on-site
consultation. Internet sites of interest to the
development researcher are also collected in the "To
the World" list of pointers on the Library Web site. |
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Corporate Memory |
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IDRC Corporate Memory:
The full record of IDRC project activities is available through
RIMS' files and collections. All final technical reports of IDRC projects
are housed on-site and are available for consultation in the Library.
The Corporate Archive contains all documents, articles, books, speeches,
videos, slides and software produced by IDRC and IDRC staff. These can
be identified and located by searching BIBLIO.
Selected videos and
corporate publications
are also available for purchase. |
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Digital Library |
| Digital Library: All full text documents on the IDRC web site can be accessed through the Library catalogue by choosing "Full Text Avail.": Yes. Several lists of full text documents and books are also available for browsing; e.g.:
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The Library's first digitization project was the Testing the Waters site.
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Electronic
access to thousands of photographic slides, mostly related to IDRC projects,
is available through IMAGES,
the IDRC digital slide bank.
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Contacting us |
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Telephone: (613) 236-6163 Ext. 2578
The IDRC Library is open to the public:
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reference@idrc.ca | January 2003 |
