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Open Access: Self-archiving

26/07/2013

Self-archiving means to deposit a digital document in a publicly accessible website, preferable an OAI compliant repository [1]. Self-archiving further refers to self-archiving of peer-reviewed research journal and conference articles, as well as thesis, books, and book chapters. Usually, authors deposit in their institutional repository or open archive with a goal ...

Development of a metadata schema describing Institutional Repository resources enhanced by ”LODE-BD” strategies

25/07/2013

Iryna Solodovnik of the University of Calabria published a new article presenting a specific metadata profile for describing Institutional Repository (IR) information resources. The article has been published this month in JLIS.it, an academic, international, peer-reviewed and open access journal, under the title: Development of a metadata schema describing ...

RDA TAB - Call for candidates

24/07/2013

The Research Data Alliance (RDA)'s Technical Advisory Board (TAB) is looking for "technically savvy people form different domains and regions, to ensure RDA stays technically balanced and effective." The TAB will consist of 12 members: six interim and six elected members. The interim members have been already nominated by the ...

The DSpace 2013 RoadMap and 3-5 Year Vision

24/07/2013

The DSpace 2013 RoadMap and 3-5 Year Vision was recently presented (in part) during the "DuraSpace Plenary" talks, at the 2013 Open Repositories. The presentation recapped the developments made in DSpace 3.X, with its features enumerated. The DSpace 2013 RoadMap DSpace 2013 Roadmap maintains the committers team which will have additional members and the ...

aWhere Platform to Provide Satellite Derived Precipitation Data this Fall

23/07/2013

aWhere’s Open Platform for Global Development offers a powerful tool for monitoring and evaluation automation, real-time collaboration and secure data management.   Through this platform, users can freely access localized weather data.  These weather data contribute to global development efforts in Africa and Asia; improving research and providing greater context ...