AIMS

Major repository networks agree to adopt common guidelines

02/12/2015

On November 25 and 26, 2015 representatives from LA Referencia, OpenAIRE and COAR met in Rio de Janeiro to discuss the adoption of common metadata guidelines for repository networks and identify areas for further collaboration. A major, important outcome was an agreement between the two networks that they would adopt common metadata guidelines (...

Nuevo Webinar@AIMS: AGORA: Acceso a la investigación mundial en línea sobre la agricultura

30/11/2015

El equipo AIMS se complace en anunciar el seminario en línea “AGORA: Acceso a la investigación mundial en línea sobre la agricultura”.Acceso a la investigación mundial en línea sobre la agricultura (AGORA) desarrollado por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura ...

Using Reusable Units of Learning Outcomes (RULOs) in the agricultural Vocational Education and Training (VET) system

24/11/2015

The European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) (see also the CEDEFOP page) strengthens lifelong learning by supporting individuals to move between countries to gain a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification. This requires an alignment between the different countries, systems and contexts, and can be achieved on ...

New ODI Resource: e-learning modules on Open Data

20/11/2015

The Open Data Institute in partnership with the EU have created free, publicly available e-learning modules on Open Data in English and French. The programme has been designed to enable users to discover what open data is and how it is changing the lives of everyone on our planet.Each ...

GACS thematic groups from CAB Classified Thesaurus

19/11/2015

I am helping FAO, CAB International, and the National Agricultural Library (USDA) integrate their three thesauri -- AGROVOC, CAB Thesaurus, and NAL Thesaurus -- into a new Global Agricultural Concept Scheme (GACS).In order to present users with a thematic overview of its contents, we looked back to a classification ...