At present, the SIDALC information system is open to the public, which also permits on-line searches of available digital collections, including full texts, audiovisual materials, photographs, etc.
SIDALC was created thanks to a grant from the Kellogg Foundation, to the technical leadership assumed by IICA and CATIE and to the participation of a number of national, regional and international organizations.
SIDALC is a community of agricultural, forestry and other information specialists located in different institutions of the Americas interested in providing services openly.
Some 39,940 articles were distributed among partners, which represented savings of USD 1,997,000 in knowledge resources mobilized[1] This alliance, made up of 178 institutions, has been providing services for 20 years.
Both information and knowledge are essential in decision making, in the fields of education and innovation, and in achieving competitiveness and sustainable development.