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New Open Access Recommendations

25/09/2012

Leaders of the Open Access movement have developed new Open Access Recommendations with the scope of making research publicly available to everyone—free of charge and without most copyright and licensing restrictions— in order to accelerate scientific research efforts and allow authors to reach a larger number of readers.   Open ...

Proof and Trust in the OpenAGRIS Implementation

24/09/2012

At DC-2012 the OpenAGRIS team held the presentation "Proof and Trust in the OpenAGRIS Implementation", now accessible on SlideShare. DC-2012 DC-2012 explored the global, national and regional roles of metadata in addressing global challenges such as food security, the digital divide, and sustainable development. Metadata play a significant role globally ...

INASP 20th Anniversary newsletter now available

19/09/2012

The September 2012 issue of the INASP Newsletter is now available. This issue is focused on INASP's 20th anniversary containing articles exploring INASP's history and future, and contributions from speakers and participants of the 20th anniversary symposium. INASP newsletter, issue 48 (September 2012)  

Overview of OA e-books in agriculture and related sciences on AIMS

19/09/2012

A new category entitled "Open Access e-books on agriculture" has been added to the "Open Access Resources" section on AIMS. This page gives an overview of publishers and resources for OA books and journals in the agricultural domain. Identified OA book providers include the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), ...

Two libraries win EIFL-PLIP Innovation Award for health

19/09/2012

Two public libraries have won the EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) award for contribution to community health. Congratulations, and a prize of US$1,500, to public libraries in Africa and Europe: Hoima Public Library in Uganda, whose ‘Improving Community Health through ICT’ service provides free internet access and computer and ...