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In the Science and Agriculture 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). Physical Sciences materials are located on the First Floor. Divisional Librarian - Mrs. Shamin Renwick 662-2002 ext. 83596/83359. Divisional email for enquiries - asmail@sta.uwi.edu Services for Faculty/Postgraduates/Undergraduates
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News Top	Chemical Education Digital Library The Chemical Education Digital Library consists of collections of digital materials intended for teaching and learning chemistry.
Information Skills Training Top	1. Finding and Documenting Information in Science and Agriculture Outline of topics to be covered: Resources at the Alma Jordan Library, UWI, St. Augustine- find out about the e-books, e-journals and databases NOT available on Google. Finding and Selecting Information: Databases and other E-resources – some hands-on in using UWIlinC, the new library portal Searching strategies Dates: Saturday March 17 at 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Venue: UEC Lab, 3rd floor, Alma Jordan Library 2. Chicago Manual of Style (author-date format) 16th edition. Citation and Referencing: Chicago Manual of Style- Author/Date – bring pencil and paper to practice a bit. Thesis checking Dates: Saturday March 24, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Venue: Room 222, 2nd floor, Alma Jordan Library EndNote X4 – the basics -This workshop provides hands-on using EndNote software. EndNote is Bibliographic Software to 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. Dates: Sunday March 25, 2012 at 1:00 – 3::00 p.m. Venue: UEC Lab, 3rd floor, Alma Jordan Library Kindly ensure that your password to access the library’s computers is functional beforehand. The computers are on the student network so you need a password that accesses the wireless network on campus. Attendess must confirm with the Librarian, Shamin Renwick or call ext 83596/83359 beforehand that they would like to attend
New Acquisitions Top	List of New Books for Agriculture and Life Sciences. (New books for the Physical Sciences can be found on the Engineering Division page at http://mainlib.uwi.tt/divisions/eps/indexeps.htm )Click on month to see list of new items.
	March 2012	December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 Archives
	BOOK LIST Items Please be advised that the deadline for submission of booklists for Semester I of the 2011-2012 academic year is March 31, 2011. Items required for Semester II can be submitted by June 30, 2012. See Services for Faculty for booklist template and guidelines.
Research Resources Top	Research Resources to Improve your Research Methodology 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 83596/83359. Kindly click on the following links. Searching for Theses Searching Databases and the Web Databases relevant to Science and Agriculture Keeping Up to Date Evaluation of Websites UWI Thesis Guide (1998) Guidelines for Manuscript-Based Theses 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 Manual of Style 16th edition - Handout by the UWI Librarians. The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. is now available online when you click on the image of this cover. The Chicago Manual of Style. 16th ed. 2010. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Note: Chemistry Department uses the American Chemical Society (ACS) style guidelines. See links to ACS Style. See Journal Abbreviations for use with ACS Style
Floor Layout (2nd Floor) Top	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 Top	Factsheets The factsheets are produced by Dr. Majeed Mohammed, Senior Lecturer, Crop Science, Dept. of Food Production, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, UWI. They provide information on the postharvest handling and storage of: Bitter Gourd Melongene Okra Yard Long Bean Hot Peppers Golden Apples 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 Divisional Librarian) Julian Kenny St George Cooper (check Divisional 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 2012: 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 83596/83359) 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