Directories with details of information resources, activities and people working in similar subject areas or type of organization facilitate cooperation and networking. Library Networks maintain directories of members or partner organizations to enable better communication. Details of more general Directories of relevant institutions and experts are included with the Internet resources. Some other examples of regional or international directories covering fisheries and aquaculture institutions and information resources are:
International
Agricultural Information Resource Centres: a world directory is produced by IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists). It is available commercially as an electronic database with NISC (National Information Services Corporation). The Directory covers around 4,000 libraries and documentation centres in almost 200 countries.
The SPC (Secretariat of the Pacific Community) Fisheries Address Book includes more than 1,000 addresses of institutions and organizations in 50 Pacific Island countries.