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AGRIS Minutes (wrap-up from meetings 2012/01/17 - 2012/01/27)

27/01/2012

DOAJ issues -- duplicates because they also harvest Scielo -- their schema is custom (but we already have an conversion XSL) recommendation -- harvest, convert and dedupe (approx. 100k records) as a one-off (do not build a configurable multi-use de-duping component) -- Use Sweden (DOAJ is there) for provenance in ...

How to make your repository OpenAIRE compliant

27/01/2012

Free online workshops were held on how to make your repository OpenAIRE compliant. View the recordings of the sessions and download the slides at www.openaire.eu Topics discussed DSpace repository plaform EPrints repository platform Proprietary plaform Support the implementation of Open Access in Europe OpenAIRE provides the means to ...

Why availability of online journals in sub-Saharan Africa has not yet translated into high levels of use?

26/01/2012

With all the research that is now available online, why are academics still saying that they don’t have access to journals? This was the starting question of a research project initiated by ACU in east and southern Africa. Four campus case studies later the report "Growing Knowledge: Access to ...

Online open modules to inform librarians about copyright law

26/01/2012

Copyright for Librarians is an online open curriculum on copyright law, available in various languages and formats. It was launched in 2010 and developed by EIFL and the Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Nine modules can be used as the basis for self, classroom or distance learning. Goal: inform ...

Building the CIARD Framework for Data and Information Sharing: report

25/01/2012

CIARD held in June 2011 an International Expert Consultation on developing a CIARD Framework for Data and Information Sharing in Beijing, China. The final report of this consultation is now avalable online, under the title: Building the CIARD Framework for Data and Information Sharing As a background document was used the ...