Since the publication of G. P. Lilley’s reference work Information Sources in Agriculture and Food Science in 1981, we have been witness to incredible changes both in the area of agricultural research and in our ability to disseminate the results of that research. Advances have been made in the areas of plant and animal genetics, in animal and human nutrition and health, and in our understanding of the effects of human and climatic actions on the land and its natural resources. So, too, have we become more efficient and productive in bringing safe and healthy food to people around the world
