The IPGRI-APO library is located on the ground floor of the Regional Office in Serdang, Malaysia. It caters to the needs of IPGRI staff as well as to external users. The library is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. The following resources are available from library:

Books and journals

Over 760 books related to Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) work are available on the bookshelves.
In addition to IPGRI Publications, Journals and Newsletters are also received from collaborators. Reprints of some journal articles on PGR conservation and use and related fields (about 3500) are available for use only in the library. Below is a list of journals which are regularly received by the library:

Cocomunity

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Biotechnology and Development Monitor

Asian Seed and Planting Material

Plant Genetic Resources Abstract

MUSARAMA

GRP Newsletter

Tropicultura

APO Newsletters

Compact discs

The Plant GeneCD, SINGER, Agris, Rice Genes, The state of the world’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Musa Germplasm Information System, Biometric Good Practice Guidelines and related information, Statistical programmes and Database Management, Genetic resources management in ecosystems (CIFOR), Safeguarding and preservation of the biodiversity of rice genepool (IRRI)  the CIRAD (1999) are some of the CDs available here.

Audio-visual equipment

A VCR, TV, slide projector, overhead projector and two computers are available to library users.

Training opportunities

A list of training courses mainly on Plant Genetic Resources related fields is available on request.

Contact

Enquiries or requests for any of the above resources can be made to:
Yeang Nyet Poi (Ms)
IPGRI-APO,
P.O. Box 236 UPM Post Office
43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603-89423891
Fax: 603-89487655
Email: n.yeang@cgiar.org