Agricultural Knowledge Management Unit (AKMU)  

Agricultural Knowledge Management Unit (AKMU) services are effectively used for net connectivity, internet browsing, web hosting and file transfer. AKMU is connected to other buildings of the Institute through Optical Fibre Cabling (OFC). National Knowledge Network (NKN) provided 100 MBPS net connectivity to IIRR. AKMU facilitates maintenance of the Local Area Network (LAN) of the Institute and ensures uninterrupted net connectivity to all divisions/sections. 

Four servers and one workstation are available in the AKMU. Two web portals( www.iirr-geoportal.in and www.aicrip-intranet.in), institute website(www.icar-iirr.org), two project websites(NICRA and CRP) and Rice Expert System (www.ricexpert.in )have been developed and hosted on IIRR servers. These sites are being maintained regularly using VMware.  The repair and maintenance of computers, printers and accessories of various divisions/ sections is facilitated through AKMU. 

AKMU also provides all assistance in conducting Video conferences, Unified Communications Solution of ICAR as well as in the implementation of Management Information System including Financial Management System (MIS-FMS) in the Institute.

Knimbus Portal user guide and video

User guide

About ICAR-IIRR Library 

The ICAR-IIRR Library is well furnished and equipped with computers and Internet facility. The library has 4,700 books and 7,700 bound volumes of Journals specializing in Rice and allied subjects. It subscribes 55 Journals.  The Library is rich with its unique collections on Rice crop.  It has CD-ROM databases, technical reports, and annual progress reports. The Library receives Annual Reports, Newsletters and periodicals on complimentary basis.

Document Resources:

It also provides CD-Rom database search & retrieval service by using following databases.

1)    CROP CD 2) PEST CD 3) SOIL CD 4) AGRIS and   5) AGRICOLA 

CeRA:

Consortium for E-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) provides access to full text of 3951 journals from reputed publishers like Elsevier, Springer, Annual Review Inc., Wiley etc., Apart from users can request for articles to any of the libraries in the consortium through Document Delivery Service.

Services:

• Book Loan Service
• Reference Service
• Literature Search
• Reprographic Service
• Document Delivery Service
• Database and Internet based services
• IIRR publications for Sale

The library automation to enhance the utility of facilities at library through advanced software namely, KOHA is in progress. Library also works as repository centre. All the publications such as Bulletins, Annual Reports, and Technical Reports etc., published by the Institute are stocked and supplied on request.