ROrganic Agriculture Information Access

The US National Agricultural Library (NAL) recently announced the prioritization of digital formats in its collection development, and its continuation of in‐house digitization of historical agricultural materials (US Department of Agriculture, 2012). The digital collection reviewed here, Organic Agriculture Information Access, is an early example of NAL's access and preservation efforts; the last update to the website occurred in June 2004. The collection makes available 186 USDA reports (published 1927‐1942, predating the common use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers), containing information considered relevant for today's organic producers. Two USDA programmes – the National Organic Program and the Sustainable...