CIAT Research Online – Open Access Week Newsletter!

by Megan Zandstra | Oct 25, 2016

Please enjoy a copy of our Open Access Week edition of Your CIAT Research Online. Subscribe here to receive the next issue by email. October, 2016 Dear All, The Data and Information Services team is sharing with you the latest CIAT Research Online Newsletter. This...

Tips on going Open Access with CIAT

by Megan Zandstra | Oct 25, 2016

1. Publish Open Access: CIAT encourages scientists to publish in legitimate journals that best suit research needs and reach target users. However, CIAT also encourages researchers to make their research open in order to reach the widest possible audience, especially...

CIAT Research Online Newsletter

by Megan Zandstra | Sep 28, 2016

Many of you have been following our CIAT Research Online newsletters. Every second month, we release a synopsis of new CIAT publications, briefs, tools, and open datasets. We also try to provide citation statistics and show how CIAT publications are being shared via...

Selection of Forages for the Tropics – the SoFT Tool

by Megan Zandstra | Apr 14, 2016

More than the 70% of the total area of agricultural land in developing countries is used for livestock feeding. Worldwide, there are 3.4 billion hectares of grazing land, representing more than a quarter of world land use. Research shows that there is an increasing...

Information Services at CIAT

by Megan Zandstra | Mar 17, 2016

At its peak, CIAT library occupied three floors and employed thirty-five people. It was open from 7am to midnight, and stayed open on the weekends. The librarians who worked there could track down research material on anything you needed, using a...