CTA is supporting universities and research institutions in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) to acquire (The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library) TEEAL. In Africa, CTA partners with ITOCA and the organisation just released grants for institutions in Africa and is calling for applicants.
The call
In collaboration with Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University,
ITOCA is inviting applications from eligible institutions for acquiring TEEAL sets.
For more information : http://www.itoca.org/node/2063
A total of 132 sets will be awarded to institutions in six African
countries (*Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda*).
About TEEAL: TEEAL, produced by Albert R. Mann library, Cornell University is a digital
collection of research journals for agriculture and related sciences.
Researchers, students, faculty and librarians can discover and access
thousands of full-text PDF articles without the use of the internet.
*Eligibility requirements:*
The institution is located in one of the following countries:
– *Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania or Uganda*
– The Institution has an Agriculture or related fields department or
specialises in Agriculture and related fields.
– The Institution does not have a TEEAL set OR
– The Institution would like to upgrade their existing TEEAL set
Eligible institutions who would like to acquire a TEEAL set for their
library should complete the *application form on page 2* and submit for
consideration. All applications will be assessed by a panel with members
from ITOCA, South Africa and Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.
All applications should be submitted by *30 June, 2015*. Only fully
completed application forms will be considered. The outcomes of
applications will be announced by 30 July, 2015.
Attached is the application form. Also available on the website.
General enquiries can be addressed to:
Subject: TEEAL Institutional Grants
itoca@itoca.org
+ 27126634062/52
Also
ITOCA in collaboration with Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University is
pleased to announce the TEEAL Post-Graduate Research Paper Competition 2015
for post graduate students from six eligible African countries (Burkina
Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda) to obtain TEEAL, The
Essential Electronic Agricultural Library for their institution as well as
prize money. TEEAL invites MSc and PhD students to submit research papers
in food production, food security, agricultural and food policy or rural
development.
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