A major outreach of AWIC is in training others how to gather information on their own. This is offered at the National Agricultural Library and at other locations around the country by invitation. There is no registration charge and the take-home materials are mountainous. When I attended, the attendees included veterinarians, medical librarians, and regulatory officials. There are practical sessions where the participants actually search several topics with the help of the staff and the other participants.
Registration is free, and lodging is available at moderate cost.
AWIC people, along with their posters, pamphlets, and computers, are quite visible at veterinary and scientific conventions, research seminars, and other conferences. They host individual visitors and classes at AWIC headquarters and accommodate scholars and others who want to conduct research. In addition to help and instruction provided in person, AWIC has numerous publications that are available, free of charge, to the public. 1965 - 1995 is one of the most recent in the AWIC Series . Although the title would seem to limit the scope, this 300-page book covers birds, cats, dogs, and farm animals, as well as ferrets, rabbits, and rodents.