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Workshop on DSpace Open Source Software for Building Digital Repositories/Libraries at Cochin,India

04/03/2014

Original Announcement here.A two-day workshop focused on DSpace open source software for building digital repositorie and libraries will be held at Cochin University of Science and Technology located in Cochin, Kerala, India March 22-23, 2014. "DSpace incorporates a digital asset management system and helps to create, index and retrieve various ...

Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles

03/03/2014

A new declaration has been issued to guide the citation of data, in the same way other research outputs are cited in the practice of scholarship. The declaration was crafted by a group of more than 40 individuals representing 25 organisations. The objective of the Declaration The preamble of the declaration states, "...

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 ...