Agricultural Data Interest Group (IGAD) participated through side meetings and in the RDA 8th Plenary Meeting.The Agricultural Data Interest Group (IGAD) was vibrant within the Research Data Alliance (RDA) 8th plenary’s umbrella of events. The RDA events were held on 15-17 September 2016 in Denver (CO), United States. This ...

 Dear Friends,It is a matter of great pleasure to invite you to this online discussion organized in the context of the ‘APEC Wisdom Agriculture Workshop’ which takes place in Yinchuan on November 24-25, 2016, in China. The Workshop aims to review the existing methodologies, advanced technologies and best practices of ...

Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Toolkit is available in its final version. 'RRI Tools' aims at building a Responsible Research & Innovation, with the concerned stakeholders and their tailored interests, to make RRI happen in real life.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The European project Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI) focuses on societal actors (researchers, citizens, policy ...

 Webcast Details and Registration Title: Funding Article Processing ChargesPresenters: Gail McMillan, Leslie O’Brien, and Philip Young, Virginia Tech LibrariesDate: Wednesday, December 7, 2016Time: 1:00–1:45 p.m. eastern standard timeCost: Free for allRegistration: Register online by Wednesday, November 30.  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts that present ...

JHOVE is a widely-used open source digital preservation tool, used for validating formats of digital objects. The Open Preservation Foundation has assumed responsibility for this project and is in the process of creating a new permanent and sustainable home for JHOVE. “I don’t know of any open source validator ...