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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 Caribbean Agro-Economic Society - http://www.caestt.com/ The next CAES conference will be held in 2011. 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/ There are trials to *Caribbean Search* Caribbean Search with more than 200,000 records with full text for more than 80 journals and magazines, over 600 full text books covers all areas of Caribbean study including: Art, Business, Caribbean Diaspora, Culture, Dance, Education, Environment, Food, Gender Studies, Geography, Health, History, Language, Music, Psychology, Religion, Sports, Sociology, Tourism and Many More. WATERnetBASE This online e-book collection offers instant access to expert advice in groundwater, harbor, lake, and wastewater management. The e-references contained consider the characteristics and behavior of water from engineering, agricultural, biological, and environmental perspectives. Trial expires Apr 04 2010 GEOnetBASE From underground excavation and blasting to foundation engineering and earthquakes, this collection covers emerging developments in the geosciences. Trial expires Apr 04 2010 INDUSTRIALnetBASE, Boasting industry best practices for improving reliability, quality, efficiency, this collection’s references discuss practical, operational, and quantitative methods for all industrial sectors. Trial expires Apr 04 2010 ENVIROnetBASE Complete with the latest research on pollution reduction, emissions, and environmental contamination, this e-book collection provides complete access to references on methods for site assessment, remediation, and soil and water quality monitoring. The Environmental Science Collection describes new tools and technologies for remote sensing, GIS, and photogrammetric environmental monitoring. Trial expires Apr 04 2010 Contact Shamin Renwick or call ext 3596/3359 for more info.
	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 (To be announced.) 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 February 2010 January 2010 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	Databases relevant to Science and Agriculture 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