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Drafting an Open Access Policy : some notes

22/10/2013

Many institutions follow-up their commitment to openness by crafting a policy - as a guideline for institutional partners in handling open access related issues. Open Access Policies are either departmental, institutional, multi-institutional,or funder policies (see ROARMAP). While there are many reasons for institutions coming up with an open access ...

Webinar@AIMS. Seleccionar estrategias de codificación para la producción de Datos Abiertos Enlazados para datos bibliográficos

22/10/2013

El grupo de interés sobre metadatos de AIMS se complace en anunciar el segundo evento de la serie de seminarios web relacionados con las Recomendaciones LODE-BD 2.0  "Informe sobre cómo seleccionar estrategias de codificación apropiadas para la producción de Datos Abiertos Enlazados (LOD, por sus siglas en ...

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 ...