Ahlam Ismail Musa: Head Librarian, Central Library and Agricultural Information Center, national FAO/AGRIS information system resource center (ARC-Sudan), National Focal Person, ASARECA and FARA Regional Agricultural Information and Learning System (RAILS), former developer and webmaster, ARC website, webmaster, Central Library website: http://www.arc-library.gov.sd , and Crop Protection Research Center (ARC) http://www.arc-cprc.sd/ . Consultant, Sudanese Encyclopedia for Agriculture and Food, http://www.senassudan.com/ , membership of national, regional and international professional networks and initiatives such as SALI, IAALD Africa Chapter and ICARDA RAIN-WANA, CIARD, Research4life, ITOCA and TEEAL activities. Implementation of a number of national, regional and institutional IT/ICM projects, part time lecturer, trainer and coordination of agricultural information and knowledge training workshops. Please follow me at Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ahlam-musa/98/64b/b28