of successful experiences. During 2019 this alliance, made up of 178 institutions, operates a total of 349 databases, which were consulted by 2,980,919 users, who viewed 16 million pages. Some 39,940 articles were distributed among partners, which represented savings of USD 1,997,000 in knowledge resources mobilized Benefits – Participation in the largest hemispheric information system specializing in agriculture and rural life in the Americas – Linkage to international information system, essential for accrediting the quality of institutional services, such as university majors – Recognition, nationally and internationally, of the networks and libraries and other related information centers – Increase in the demand for services on the part of users, and the positive impact on the reference services of specialized libraries – Access to a larger collection of specialized information on agriculture, the environment, forestry and related areas; the AGRI2000 mega base – Open access to tools and methodologies for the management of specialized information – Exchanges of experiences with specialists and institutions, which helps identify opportunities and find solutions to specific problems – International backing of institutional catalogues – Greater visibility, at the international level, of institutional collections through SIDALC.NET and Google.com, without the institute losing its identity. This alliance, made up of 178 institutions, has been providing services for 20 years. It operates a total of 349 databases, which were consulted by 2,980,919 users, who viewed 16 million pages. Some 39,940 articles were distributed among partners, which represented savings of USD 1,997,000 in knowledge resources mobilized Products of SIDALC – A "community of practice" made up of specialists in information management – A directory of national networks, libraries and other information centers in Latin America and the Caribbean specializing in agriculture and rural life – The AGRI2000 mega base, which contains collections specializing in agriculture, environment, forestry and related areas, with references and electronic resources of all types: texts, audiovisual materials, photographs, maps, etc. – A direct link to the National Agricultural Library of the United States, the Agricultural Library of Canada, the Agriculture Network Information Center AGNIC in the United States, the CGIAR virtual library and the AGRIS global system promoted by FAO – Access to different agricultural information systems available via Internet, as well as to resource centers and specialized packages of agricultural and rural information from LAC – A platform for sharing information management services among countries, and contacting directly the units that provide reference services