Rice Science in the Digital Age
IRRI books move from dusty shelves to the virtual library. Need a book? Google it.
From its huge volume of research results on rice and rice-related subject matter, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has, for nearly 50 years, generated and disseminated knowledge and technology as public goods to rice farmers via its partners in the developing and developed world.
Since 1962 (when IRRI began publishing), the Institute has produced some 500 scientific titles encompassing around 100,000 printed pages, in the form of monographs, workshop proceedings, field guides, and manuals. “These books have always been distributed for free or at minimal cost to our partners in the developing countries primarily through their institutional libraries,” says Gene Hettel, head of IRRI’s Communication and Publications Services (CPS). “Many titles are published solely by IRRI; some are co-published with reputable science publishers, such as World Scientific, Elsevier, Wiley, Kluwer, CABI, and others.”
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