Building Interest in Agricultural Research Through User Education Activities
Agriculture is a very important sector in supporting the development of Indonesia. One effort to improve agricultural success is through research and development. Various innovations of technology in agriculture as the result of research and development produced by the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development. Agricultural information generated needs to be introduced to the younger generation. For that, the Indonesian Centre for Agricultural Library and Technology Dissemination (ICALTD) sought to create collaborations with schools through user education for students. The materials were packaged in accordance with the level of student understanding in the form of audio-visual and printed materials. These activities are expected to provide an understanding of the importance of agriculture to the development of the nation as well as to foster a sense of interest in the world of research. This paper aims to provide an overview of collaboration between ICALTD and the school in library user education activities, particularly in the field of agriculture.