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The
IFDC Library was named the Travis P. Hignett Memorial
Library in 1994 to honor Mr. Travis P. Hignett . Mr.
Hignett (1907-89) was a distinguished chemist,
chemical technologist and developer, author, and
administrator. He received global recognition for his
many accomplishments in the fertilizer world over a
period of some 50 years. Often referred to as the
"Father of Fertilizer Technology," Mr.
Hignett held 15 patents and was the author of more
than 150 publications. He received a number of awards,
including the Francis New Memorial Medal from the
Fertilizer Society of London in 1969. Mr. Hignett’s
working files are located in the library archives.
The
library was established to provide the research and
technical information services for all IFDC staff
(local and out-posted) engaged in agricultural
research including marketing and plant-nutrient
technology, training activities, and technology
transfer. Industries, businesses, individual
scientists, and national and international
organizations have also benefited from the resources
and capabilities of the library.
Subject
focus of the library collection includes fertilizers
and plant nutrients with special reference to
developing countries, agriculture, agricultural
economics, agronomy, agribusiness and marketing,
chemistry, and chemical engineering.
The
library collection is accessible through OCLC (Online
Computer Library Center, Inc.) Interlibrary Loan
service. For further information, questions, or
comments, contact Jean S. Riley, Senior Librarian-–jriley@ifdc.org
- Over
20,000 cataloged books, journals, training
programs, conference proceedings, pamphlets, maps,
patents (U.S. and foreign), and audiovisuals
- Over
200 current journal and newsletter subscriptions
- Archival
collection of fertilizer research material of the
1800s and early 1900s
- Extensive
collection of fertilizer technology material
- Access
to the latest fertilizer marketing information
- Access
to collections of over 40,000 libraries located in
North America, Europe and Asia through the
interlibrary loan system of OCLC
- Access
to an in-house database of fertilizer-related
literature
- In-depth
literature reviews (CD-ROMs, 800 vendor data
bases, abstracts, and indexes)
- Country
file of fertilizer and agriculture-related
publications from more than 130 developing
countries
- Organization
file includes books and documents published by
more than 300 agriculture-related organizations
- Book
acquisition and cataloging
- Serial
acquisition and circulation
- Local
area network access to library catalog
- Fully
integrated electronic catalog
- Training
and support
- Document
delivery and photocopying service
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