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25.01.2016
CGIAR - Open Access & Open Data Support Pack
The Open Access & Open Data Support Pack has been created by CGIAR to start and maintain an open support knowledge pack with documents and other resources (policies and plans, information material, brochures, templates, presentations, webinars, workflows, metadata, reports etc.) in order to assist fiftteen CGIAR research centers and their partners ...
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28.09.2015
RIOXX: the pragmatic development of a metadata application profile
Developed by Paul Walk and colleagues at EDINA, RIOXX is designed to provide a mechanism to help UK institutional repositories comply with the national funders' requirements for reporting on open access outputs from public funding. RIOXX focuses on applying consistency to the metadata fields used to record research funder and ...
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22.07.2015
Disseminating African Food and Nutritional Information through Open Access Publishing
African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) is an Open Access, scientific, peer reviewed, scholarly journal with a global reach, published in Kenya since 2001.AJFAND was founded in 2001 by Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang’o who is the Editor-in-Chief, to provide an avenue for publishing scholarly works by African ...
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07.09.2015
eForum Webinar on Sustainable Development and Open Access by Jean-Claude Guédon
The e-forum is an online event is a joint effort by the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to provide a forum for institutions and individuals to learn more about the ...
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14.09.2015
eForum Webinar: Challenges and opportunities of linking Open Access and Open Science with the Sustainable Development Goals
The SDGs represent challenges in advancing the broad access to information agenda because of the divergent goals and proliferating targets and indicators. At the same time, the broadness of many of the goals presents opportunities for the agenda, particularly in the form of open access and open science, to embed ...
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10.09.2015
eForum Webinar: Libraries, The Lyon Declaration, and the Road to 2030
The e-forum is an online event is a joint effort by the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to provide a forum for institutions and individuals to learn more about the ...
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17.09.2015
eForum Webinar: The Lyon Declaration and the Critical Role of Libraries in National Development Programs
This webinar will focus on the efforts made by librarians in Namibia in lobbying the policy makers; to understand the critical role that libraries play in national development programs; to include libraries in high level national policy statements; and in providing resources needed for libraries to play their critical role ...
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19.11.2015
New Webinar@AIMS: How to practically support Open Access: Guidelines for Data Providers of the OpenAIRE scholarly communication infrastructure
The AIMS team is pleased to announce the webinar “How to practically support Open Access: Guidelines for Data Providers of the OpenAIRE scholarly communication infrastructure". It will present an overview about the evolution of OpenAIRE guidelines, challenges and methodologies. It is open for information management specialists, librarians, software developers and ...
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24.08.2015
EPT Open Access Awards for individuals in developing and transition countries
The 4th Electronic Publishing Trust Award for individuals that have made a significant impact on the development of Open Access to research publications is open and the deadline for applications is fast approaching. AIMS Community members are encouraged to apply.Full announcement here
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21.08.2015
Open Access Week Competition 2015 now open
Eligible AIMS Community members in INASP countries are encouraged to applyINASP has now opened our Open Access Week Competition for 2015. The competition is open to representatives of institutions and organizations from INASP partner or network countries. This year, Open Access Week will take place from 19-25 October. INASP, in collaboration ...