AIMS

Some issues with AGROVOC RDF data ?

21/10/2013

Hello, I have just downloaded the AGROVOC RDF file (.nt file in fact) There is some syntax errors related to a skosxl:Label "Sesbania formosa"@hu (bad URI + multiple >>>). It seems that data are not consistent between the RDF data and data you can display using the online service (Agrovoc "...

Open Access Week Celebrations : Share on AIMS your activities for the week

21/10/2013

This week (October 21 -27) is Open Access Week, a global event in its 6th year running promoting open access as a concept and a communication model for research and scholarly output. AIMS supports (through the CIARD) Open Access focusing on the promotion of methodologies and good practices to enhance the ...

Core descriptors for in situ conservation of crop wild relatives V.1.

17/10/2013

The wild relatives of our crops – called Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) – are used and have been used since the beginning of agriculture, to improve the yields, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, and nutritional quality of crops. Their conservation, especially in their natural surroundings (in situ), is crucial for agricultural ...

Publishing one's research data : A new open Scientific Data journal

16/10/2013

A new Journal called 'Scientific Data' to be launched by Nature in May 2014 has made a call for submissions. What makes this publication unique is that it is open-access, online-only publication for descriptions of scientifically valuable datasets, which aims to foster data sharing and reuse, and ultimately to accelerate the ...

This afternoon: Open webinar on the AIMS portal and community!

15/10/2013

If you want to know more about what the AIMS platform has to offer in terms of standards, tools and methodologies, and not to forget the community, please join us this afternoon at 16:00 pm Rome time (Time Converter) at the open webinar: Recommendations for Agricultural Information Management: Introducing the AIMS ...