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The IDEALIS : a new Open Access overlay Journal

17/03/2017

The IDEALIS is a new kind of open access overlay journal, powered by PressForward and curated by librarian-experts working in the arena of scholarly communication research. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________Motivation: Frustrated by the lack of access to high-quality library and information science research, a group of US-based librarians and open access activists have ...

Nutrition Impact Assessment Tool : UNSCN Discussion Paper

16/03/2017

This discussion paper presents a tool that will help to ensure that nutrition considerations are explicitly addressed and incorporated into development and policy decision-making processes. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________Full Discussion paper: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, ChinesePolicy brief: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, ChineseThe author of the discussion paper is Dr. Anna Herforth, ...

24 March: International Workshop for Agricultural Librarians & Information Scientists 2017

16/03/2017

Title: International Workshop for Agricultural Librarians and Information ScientistsDate: 24 March 2017Venue: Museum and Library of Hungarian Agriculture, BudapestLocal Organiser: Association of Hungarian LibrariansRegistration Fee: Nil  REGISTER HEREContact details:Tamas Horwath:[email protected]; [email protected] Hajdu Barat:[email protected]; [email protected]___________________________________________________________________________________________________Learn more: Agricultural ...

Unpaywall : find open access versions of paywalled articles !

16/03/2017

With new Chrome and Firefox extension - Unpaywall - you will find open access (OA) versions of paywalled articles as you browse. Behind Unpaywall there is Impactstory  - a nonprofit working to supercharge science by making it more open, reusable, and web-native. Impactstory is supported by grants from the National ...

BIO-Diverse : for Science, Education and Communication

15/03/2017

The BIO-Diverse team is specialized in biodiversity research and in biodiversity knowledge transfer. It works on behalf of clients as well as in own projects, covering the whole spectrum of biodiversity topics with special reference on plants and fungi.___________________________________________________________________________________________________Biodiversity for food and agriculture includes the components of biological diversity ...