AIMS

RDF 1.1 is a W3C Recommendation

28/02/2014

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced that RDF 1.1 has become a “Recommendation.” RDF 1.0 was published in 2004.Over the years,  the RDF Working Group has published a set of eight Resource Description Framework (RDF) Recommendations and four Working Group Notes. Whats new in 1.1? identifiers are now IRIs (“Internationalized Resource ...

New CIARD Website

28/02/2014

We are is pleased to announce the release of the new CIARD website, designed with a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation, updated with the latest information about CIARD and the CIARD Community. This website is the result of the work done by the members from FAO, GFAR, CTA and ...

Announcement: Global Consultation Open Agricultural Knowledge for Development

26/02/2014

Background: The renewed worldwide interest in agriculture and in issues relating to food crises in different parts of the world has highlighted the need for providing quality information to actors in rural development. Much attention has been focused internationally on how digital information and communication technologies (ICT) can improve access ...

Interest Group “Controlled Vocabularies for Repository Assets”

26/02/2014

COAR has established an interest group for 'Controlled Vocabularies for Repository Assets'.This is second after another related working group called 'Repository Interoperability'.The specific objectives of the 'Controlled Vocabularies for Repository Assets' are detailed below and also the first kick-off meeting was held on 14 January 2014. Objectives (As published by ...

Nuevo Webinar@AIMS: "ABCD: Sistema integrado para la administración de bibliotecas"

24/02/2014

El equipo AIMS se complace en anunciar el seminario web “ABCD: Sistema integrado para la administración de bibliotecas”.El seminario tiene como objetivo dar a conocer una herramienta para la Automatización de Bibliotecas y Centros de Documentación – ABCD. Está orientado a bibliotecarios, especialistas en la gestión ...