AIMS will be temporarily frozen. The AIMS content is being migrated - the first step towards the new AIMS website. This means there will be no new content published until after the release of the new website and no e-mails will be sent out. For users this implies that they will not be able to log-in and create content. We are sorry for this inconvenience, but hope to provide you with an improved website very soon!
AgriMetamaker (AMM) is a web form that allows you to generate metadata with very little effort. The exported data is delivered to the AGRIS Secretariat and indexed in the AGRIS database. The tool does not require installation, maintenance or updates. You simply need to run your browser, access the form and catalog your bibliographic resources, using indexing tools like the AGROVOC Web Services and authority files for journals and authors.To use or test AMM, please send a request to agris@fao.org and join the AMM community forum.
We are pleased to announce that the AIMS Newsletter no. 10 is now available with news on the beta version of the "Meaningful Bibliographic Metadata" recommendations, the new resources in the CIARD RING, the integration of the Biotechnology Glossary into AGROVOC LOD, and the table on AIMS providing information on AgriOcean DSpace, AgriDrupal and AgriMetamaker The 'What is...?' section is dedicated to schema.org. Jean Fairbairn, communication officer for EIFL-PLIP, answers this month the 5 Questions in 5 Minutes.
AgroTagger: automatic indexing using AGROVOC
AgroTagger is a keyword extractor that uses the AGROVOC thesaurus as its set of allowable keywords. It can extract from Microsoft Office documents, PDF files and web pages. It is used for indexing information resources. On the AgroTagger page on AIMS you can find links to currently available services and background information on the project.
In the OpenAGRIS beta version the bibliographic dataset of the AGRIS repository is connected to other datasets, like : DBPedia, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, FAO Geopolitical Ontology, FAO Fishery Statistical Collections. AGROVOC is used as the backbone for interlinking these various information resources. The methodology applied is based on the Linked Data principles - OpenAGRIS contains currently more than 60 million triples. To get an idea of how OpenAGRIS aggregates information from different web sources go to this example.
The AIMS team seeks comments on the BETA version of Meaningful Bibliographic Metadata (BM2), recommendations for content providers to select appropriate metadata properties for the creation, management and exchange of meaningful bibliographic information. You are invited to go to the BM2 page and leave your comments. Once all comments have been collected version 1.0. will be published on AIMS. Help us to establish helpful recommendations for content providers in the agricultural community.
FAO and UNESCO-IOC/IODE have released AgriOcean DSpace (AOD) version 1.1 which contains one important new feature: a batch import module for AGRIS AP, Endnote and Web of Science RIS files. You can download this version and its installation guide at Google code. In the course of last year AOD has been implemented by four instances, among which OceanDocs, the repository network of UNESCO/IOC-IODE. Currenly OdinAfrica partners are exploring how to set-up their own repositories with AOD.
We are pleased to announce that the AIMS Newsletter no. 9 is now available with news on the release of AgriOcean DSpace version 1.1, the publication of AGRIS in RDF, the alignment of AGROVOC LOD with two more data sets, the call for papers for AOS2012, the collaboration between VOA3R and AGRIS and the enrichment of AGRIS with full text articles from DOAJ. The 'What is...?' section is dedicated to Resource Description Framework (RDF). Jim Cory, lead developer at Horizon Mapping, answers this month the 5 Questions.
AGRIS repository published in RDF
The AGRIS collection has been published in the Resource Description Framework (RDF) data format, producing 60 million triples. AGRIS can now be queried by SPARQL, a query language and a protocol for accessing RDF. The publication of AGRIS in RDF is part of of the OpenAgris Beta project, a web application that aggregates information from different web sources providing as much data as possible about a topic or a bibliographical resource. Explore and query the triple store.
The scope of the VEST Registry Vocabularies is to give a general overview of vocabularies in agricultural information management. Currently it contains 113 vocabularies, i.e. authority files, classification systems, concept maps, controlled lists, dictionaries, ontologies, subject headings etc. To facilitate the search all vocabularies are classified by type and subject domain. Do you know of a vocabulary not yet present, just send an e-mail to aims@fao.org.
AIMS has started a revision procedure to implement the recommendations at content and technical level coming from the e-consultation 2011. In order to make this a team effort, we decided to create the "AIMS Consultative Group", an informal group on voluntary basis that will be operative during 2012. Every AIMS community user can become a member and help us to shape the new AIMS website by providing feedback on proposals. Please write to us at AIMS@fao.org.
We are pleased to announce that the AIMS Newsletter no. 8is now available with news on, among others, a new set of features developed by AgriDrupal to implement a document repository, the AIMS e-consultation, AGROVOC topic map and VocBench web services. The 'What is...?' section is dedicated to Content Management Systems. Elizabeth Ascencio Jurado, information management specialist at the Ministry of Agriculture (Peru) anwers this month the 5 Questions.
The Joint International Symposium on Natural Language Processing and Agriculture Ontology Service (SNLP-AOS) 2011 took place in Bangkok (Thailand) from the 9th–10th of February, 2012. During the Agricultural Ontology Service (AOS) workshop, presentations were held on OpenAGRIS, agINFRA and the AGROVOC Concept Scheme. At AOS workshopsresearchers and practicioners in the area of semantically-driven information management in agriculture gather.
In December 2011 the AIMS team held a closed e-consultation to evaluate the AIMS website. Different aspects of AIMS, like audience, objectives, content and technical aspects, were examined by 18 information management specialists. The summary made of the received input can now be downloaded from the AIMS e-consulation page. To take a direct look at the exchange of ideas, please visit the e-consultattion itself - now publicly accessible from the same page.
The CIARD Routemap to Information Nodes and Gateways (RING) is a global registry of web-based services that gives access to information sources pertaining to agricultural research for development (ARD). Currently the RING contains 273 services and 136 providers. All service providers of ARD information are invited to register on this portal. Help the RING to facilitate the discovery of sources of agriculture-related information across the world!
AgriOcean DSpace is a joint initiative of the United Nations agencies of FAO and UNESCO-IOC/IODE to provide a customized version of DSpace 1.7. Its objective is to provide research institutes with an open source repository system that is easy to install, use and maintain. To test the system, please go to the Demo version. If you would like to install AgriOcean DSpace or have questions, join the AgriOcean DSpace community.
The idea behind the Zambia Agricultural Research for Development Information Network (ZAR4DIN) is to facilitate access to institutional repositories through a national AR4D portal. The national service provider, ZAR4DIN portal, periodically imports records from its data providers: ZARI, NAIS and NISIR. Metadata sets based on AGRIS AP are used to smoothly integrate these records into the portal. The CMS chosen for ZAR4DIN and two of the three data providers is AgriDrupal.
The VEST Registry is a catalog of controlled vocabularies, metadata sets and tools used in agriculture and related sciences; primarily concerned with collecting and maintaining a consistent set of metadata for each resource. It already contains 110 vocabularies, 29 metadata sets and 33 tools, but we are sure many more can be added! Your contribution is highly appreciated!
We are pleased to announce that the AIMS Newsletter no. 7is now available with news on the ZAR4DIN portal, the release of VocBench 1.3 and the EIFL-PLIP grants for public libraries. The new ' What is...?' section is dedicated to Linked Open Data and contains useful resources to provide background information. This month Edith Hesse, president of IAALD, answers the 5 Questions.
IAALD moves to AgriDrupal
The International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) is a leading global community of practice for information specialists serving agriculture. At the end of 2010, IAALD decided to move its website to the Drupal content management system using the AgriDrupal aggregation functionalities to more easily integrate all its social and information channels. A few components are still being updated, but the official launch is imminent.
The AIMS Team and the VOA3R community are pleased to announce the second special newsletter on the VOA3R platform project. This issue contains an interview with Urban Ericsson, repository manager of EPSILON, and news on the release of the beta version; the new content providers, and the controlled experiments on "Reviewing life cycle" services. Also featuring are events and activities of the last 3 months.
The goal of the Open Access Repositories Capacity Strengthening Programme (OA-IRCSP) is to stimulate African universities to establish Open Access repositories. A Repository Toolkit and accompanying training modules have been developped. The kit provides a roadmap for establishing and operating a digital repository in your institution. It is a compilation of concepts, tools and links to resources, all organized in logical steps reflecting the key stages in a repository development project.
We are pleased to announce that the AIMS Newsletter no. 6 is now available with news on agINFRA, NALT, GOAP and the plan of LC for new bibliographic framework. Some upcoming events and the most recent activities on AgriOcean DSpace, FAO Country Profiles, AGROVOC and OpenAGRIS are also covered . Hugo Besemer gives his view on AIMS in the section 5 Questions 5 Minutes.
Publishers for Development meeting: getting research to researchers in developing Countries
The annual Publishers for Development (PfD) meetingwill take place in London on the 2nd of December. Pfd was launched in 2008 and is a joint initiative of the Association of Commonwealth Universities(ACU) and INASP. It is a forum for information and discussion around the importance of access to information for development. The conference introduces some of the most pertinent topics for developing country librarians, researchers and publishers. For more information on the conference, please see the agenda.
INASPworks with partners to support global research communication through innovation, networking and capacity strengthening, focusing on the needs of developing and emerging countries. INASP, based in Oxford, was established by the International Council for Science (ICSU) in 1992 and is working with, and through, partners and networks in over one hundred countries. AIMS will publish on a regular basis news on activities taking place at INASP.
Open Access Week, a global event now entering its fourth year, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research. Ready for action? Sign up at www.openaccessweek.org for access to all the support and resources you need, and to connect with the worldwide OA Week community.
We are pleased to announce that the AIMS Newsletter no. 5 is now available with news on Open-Agris, AIMS at DC2011, the Public Library Innovation Programme of EIFL and the OAI-PMH module for AgriDrupal. Also covered are some upcoming events and the most recent activities on AGRIS, AMS, AgriOcean DSpace, AGROVOC and VOA3R. Krishan J. Bheenickof FARCgives his view on AIMS in the section 5 Questions 5 Minutes.
AGROVOC LOD integrated into the LOD cloud diagram
The LOD Cloud Group of the Linking Open Data communityhas integrated AGROVOC LODinto the latest update of the Linked Open Data cloud diagram. The diagram gives a high level overview of linked data sets from around the globe. AGROVOC LOD is the first and a largest linked open data set in the Agricultural domain. The AGROVOC team and its technical partner MIMOS Berhad published AGROVOC as linked open data in April 2011.
AIMS and EIFL exchange experiences
AIMS has started a collaboration with Electronic Information for Libraries(EIFL), especially with its Public Library Innovation Programme(PLIP). PLIP helps public libraries in developing countries to use ICT to provide innovative community services. One of their main focus areas is agriculture. AIMS will disseminate through news and blog entriesPLIP’s important work in the field. EIFl from its side is very interested in deepening the FAO-EIFL relationship and will communicate to their public library community what is happening at AIMS.
Two innovative library services on opposite sides of the globe - Chile and central Serbia - are demonstrating the value of public libraries to farmers. The Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL)'s Public Library Innovation Programme (PLIP) funded these services. PLIP is using ICT to provide and share valuable agricultural information, create online product markets and link farmers in remote rural areas to the wider world. EIFL is now encouraging these services in public libraries in other parts of the world.
We are pleased to announce that the AIMS Newsletter no. 4 is now available with news on AgriOcean DSpace, Open-Agris 1.0 beta, the E-LIS competition and the results of the OA survey . Also covered are some upcoming events and the most recent activities on AGRIS, AMS, AgriDrupal and Open Access. Adam Sánchez Ayteof CONDESANgives his view on AIMS in the section 5 Questions 5 Minutes.
OpenAgris is a new beta application based on RDF. OpenAgris does not only display bibliographic records, but starts from a record to retrieve information from other datasets: DBPedia, Agrovoc, AGRIS journals. This was accomplished by converting a first part of records contained by the AGRIS repository (2008 to 2011) to RDF and AGRIS journals. Links to other existing datasets were made to increase the amount of information on a record and a topic. Take a look at this example.
To make the installation on Windows of AgriOcean DSpace even easier, Denys Slipetskyy of the Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas (Ukraine), developed an installer. After entering the basic configuration values, the installer will do all the work. Five minutes later, you will have AgriOcean Dspace running. The code is available at Google Code. This is a beta version. Any suggestions are welcome!
Do you want to install AgriOcean DSpace,a customization by FAO and UNESCO-IOC of the open source repository software DSpace? Do you have any comments or questions on the system? Please register to the AgriOcean DSpace communityand have access to the Forum. Here you can stay up-to-date with the lastest news, the ongoing disccussions and receive assistance with installing, using and maintaing the system.
AgriOcean DSpace is a joint initiative of FAO and UNESCO-IOC/IODE to provide a customized version of DSpace, an open source, digital repository software. Its objective is to make literature in the field of oceanography, agriculture and related sciences available in digital form. Join the AgriOcean DSpace Community to install the tool, post your questions and receive updates on new developments!
If you have a Facebook account, stay up to date with upcoming events, more news, publications, and much more associated with agricultural information management standards, tools and services from the AIMS page on Facebook.
We are pleased to announce that the AIMS Newsletter no. 3 is now available with: news on Linked Open Data, Open Access and CIARD; the most recent activities on AGRIS, AMS, AGROVOC, CIARD Ring and Vocbench; upcoming events; and an interview with Diane Le Hénaff at INRA (France), active member of the AIMS Community.
The objective of the new Facebook-group ‘Open Access India’ is to influence, educate and advocate Open Access (OA) to research outputs in India. Everybody interested in becoming involved or staying up-to-date with the OA movement in India, do not hesitate to subscribe.
Stay tuned for the third issue!
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Want to know more about how to improve metadata exchange in agricultural science? Get important advice and capacity development information in our new section on insuring quality in metadata creation. You may also be interested in our new initiative to standardize bibliographic metadata: the LODE-BD Recommendations.
Stay up to date with the latest news from the AIMS Community! We are happy to announce the release of our second newsletter covering many interesting and exciting topics, key activities and achievements regarding the field of agricultural information management.
Do you want to know more about resources and activities on Open Access (OA) to Agricultural Research Information?
A new section on AIMS provides advice on OA to scientific information in the agricultural research framework, and also information about the current activities and projects on OA under the AIMS umbrella. Find out more!
A new group has been created on AIMS to discuss, ask and share news regarding Open Access on agricultural research. We invite to those members in the AIMS Community interested on issues and topics around Open Access to join us in the AIMS Open Access Group. If you want to join the group you should registeror loginin AIMS and click on join.
We are pleased to announce that the first edition of the AIMS newsletter is now available! The first of a series of monthly newsletters provides useful, up-to-date information about events, news and achievements in the field of agricultural information management and tidbits that we believe the AIMS Community will find interesting and exciting.
The call for full or short papers for the Special Track on Linked Data at MTSR2011 is now open until July 1st. This special track is aimed at gathering research, deployment and evaluation results of initiatives for publishing or consuming Linked Data. More information on submission can be found at MTSR 2011 submission page.
The VEST Registry is a catalogue of controlled vocabularies, metadata sets and tools managed by the AIMS team. The scope of the VEST Registry is to provide a clearing house for tools, metadata sets and vocabularies used in food, agriculture, development, fisheries, forestry and natural resources information management context.
Second & last week of online discussion CIARD Framework for Data and Information Sharing!
Thee-Consultation will be opened from 4 to 15 April at http://www.e-agriculture.org/en/forums, with the title, "Building the CIARD Framework for Data and Information Sharing", in preparation for an international Expert Consultation in Beijing from 20 to 23 June 2011.
The e-Consultation will be opened from 4 to 15 April at http://www.e-agriculture.org/en/forums, with the title, "Building the CIARD Framework for Data and Information Sharing", in preparation for an international Expert Consultation in Beijing from 20 to 23 June 2011.
VOA3R and euroCRIS planned a Joint Workshop on Standardization and Services for Repositories. All members of the VOA3R consortium and the euroCRIS association are kindly invited to attend this workshop: it will take place in Bologna (at Cineca) on 25th of May 2011.
The FAO/AGRIS team kindly ask those who have an installed instance of WebAGRIS, to complete the survey at the following link. Its scope is to identify what are the community’s specific needs and how the FAO/AGRIS team can improve the support for the WebAGRIS system. The survey should only take a few minutes of your time. The survey will be open until the end of this month, when we shall gather the information received. At a later stage, you will be informed of its results
Since January 2011 the FAO AIMS team supports the international document repository for Library and Information Science E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information. Established in 2003, E-LIS is the biggest and first international e-server in this area. E-LIS is freely accessible and users are able to search and access full-text documents.
If you want to know more, please visit the E-LIS website.
The AIMS Events Service is a regularly updated list of meetings, workshops and conferences related to the field of agricultural information management standards. Currently there are almost 50 upcoming events available here dealing with topics such as digital libraries, open access, semantic web, open repositories, linked web data etc. Feel free to contact us for suggestions of any other meeting, workshop or conference related to agricultural information management standards. Your contribution is more than welcome.
The e-Agriculture Community of Practicerecently designed a totally new community platform using Drupal, migrated all content from its old site, and launched the new website last December. By selecting Drupal as the new CMS, the Community is able to make use of the "AgriDrupal" set of tools, which are customized for use specifically in the domain of agricultural information management. Additional information can be found here.
AgriFeeds is a service that allows users to search and filter news and events from several agricultural information sources and to create custom feeds based on the filters applied. The news and events items featured on this website come from feeds published by agricultural organizations and information services.The service crawls all the submitted and approved feeds and, therefore, contains up-to-date aggregated list of news and events. Do you want to submit RSS feeds? Just go to AgriFeeds and register!
The overall objective of AGRIS is to improve access to and exchange of information in the area of agricultural science and technology, while strongly emphasising capacity building. The AGRIS Network Community is a space for discussion and collaboration among people involved or interested in the AGRIS Initiative and in particular the AGRIS Repository and Search Engine.
AgriDrupal is both a suite of Drupal-based solutions for agricultural information management and a community of practice around these solutions. If you are a Drupal user and want to participate actively in the AgriDrupal community, join the AgriDrupal Community Working Group on AIMS.
Find out more on the Agridrupal project page.
D4Science-II is a European e-Infrastructure project that aims to provide mechanism for facilitating interoperation with diverse other data e-Infrastructures that are running autonomously thus creating the core of an e-Infrastructure Ecosystem. These e-Infrastructure Ecosystems will serve a significantly expanded set of communities dealing with multidisciplinary, scientific and societal challenges. Find out more at the D4Science-II Webpage.
The main objective of the Virtual Open Access Agriculture & Aquaculture Repository (VOA3R) is to improve the dissemination of European research results on topics such as agriculture and aquaculture, using an innovative approach to the sharing of research products. If you would like to connect with the VOA3R Project, sign up for its Facebook page too.
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