The online publication of the IRRI Rice Thesaurus is the product of a cooperative agreement between IRRI and the National Agricultural Library (NAL), Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. The IRRI Library provides the content while NAL enables web access utilizing servers located in Beltsville, Maryland. This collaboration was made possible via the initiative of Ms. Lori Finch, Thesaurus coordinator, NAL and Mila Ramos, IRRI Chief Librarian.