*Dept. of Lib. & Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, pkslib68@rediffmail.com
**Dept. of Lib. & Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, hnprasad_bhu@rediffmail.com
Developments in telecommunications, computers and internet are revolutionizing agricultural research. New information technology has the potential to improve the quality of agricultural research, the efficiency of its management and the relevance and timeliness of research results. Scientists, students and managers can now access more information than ever before. At the same time, they can disseminate information to users more easily through internet. The Internet is now widely accepted as an important source of information. This article covers some useful Web-based electronic resources available in the agriculture including those providing general information, databases and electronic resources and their websites.
Agriculture, electronic resources, web-based resources, internet, information technology