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Today the National Program on Information System is based on the second long-term development program, commenced in April 1994. Science and technology becomes one of the nine principles of the national development program. The role of documentation, information services, and libraries is increasingly emphasized.

Details of the national program on information system included in the sixth Five-year Development Plan are as follows:

Development targets:

• Establishment of information system which the capability to increase the efficiency and productivity in any sector of development.
• Establishment of information networks in various fields at the national level as well as international level.
• Establishment of information technology industry to meet the national needs.

• The development of the operation of information system.
• The development of information technology industry capability.
• The development of the use and the dissemination of information resources.
• The development of the quality of human resources.
• The development of reorganization of institutions.

Based on the development target and policy, programs activities which is divided into main program and supporting program can be mentioned as follows:

Main Program:

1. To standardize: structure, format, and data classification;
2. To develop and maintain databasses;
3. To develop application program;
4. To increase of the use of application packages;
5. To implement office automation;
6. To develop and recognize data communication networks;
7. To increase information acquisition capability;
8. To widen the dissemination of information services;
9. To increase the coordination among network nodes

 Supporting Program:

10. To publicise information system program;
11. To strengthen information technology industry;
12. To conduct education, training, and extension work;
13. To maintain institusional capability.

Documentation and information works had been developed with the support of information technology. Sophisticated information system can be developed to meet the ever increasing needs of the users. Information system is constinously enhanced to be more user friendly. Also, information proffesional is always required to work harder to produce easier system to be used by customers and understand information technology.

It has been noted that agriculture plays a very importan role in developing people in Indonesia in which 80 percent of them live in the rural areas. At preset the use of information to develop agricultural sector is very crucial.

The preset status of agricultural information services is conducted by Center for Agricultural Library and Research Communication (CALREC/PUSTAKA) with the following services:

1. Information searching

It has served on user’s request, provided in the form of bibliographic list of information concerning the request subjects. The information searching is served both manually and computerized by using CD ROM.

2. Current Awwarnesess Service (CAS)

CAS is desugned to maximise the use of serial holdings, especially periodicals by sending photocopies of tables of content from the current journals to the users.

3. Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)

It is designed to meet the need of agricultural researchers with selective information based on the sesearch programs and user profile.

4. Library and Document Delivery Services

This service is degined for users having geographical constraints to come to the library. The library will send agricultural information to them.

5. Technical Guidances