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Springer starts pilot project on Linked Open Data

06/03/2015

The original press release is available hereMetadata on conference proceedings will be made available free of chargeSpringer has now opened selected metadata from conference publications, heeding the European Commission’s call for promoting open data. The term Linked Open Data (LOD) refers to structured, machine-readable data, which more and more ...

agINFRA :the vision for the future

06/03/2015

The agINFRA project lasted from October 2011 to February 2015. The presentation below shows the vision after the end of the project. The project promised (1) a data infrastructure, (2) to support agricultural scientific communities, (3) to promote open data sharing , (4) to cultivate and enhance trust in agricultural science communities.Interested in learning more, visit ...

Cloud Cover: A Favorable Forecast for Open Access in Agriculture

05/03/2015

by Michael MarusThe cloud is no longer an overhyped IT buzzword or even just a trend to consider.These are inspiring times for Open Access in agriculture. The last decade has brought game-changing advances in ICTs – smartphones/tablets, broadband Internet, and open-source platforms for openly publishing just about any type ...

CHAIN-REDS Conference: “Open Science at the Global Scale" - Brussels - March 31, 2015

03/03/2015

The CHAIN-REDS project​ partners are proud to announce the “Open Science at the Global Scale: Sharing e-Infrastructures, Sharing Knowledge, Sharing Progress” Conference to be held in Brussels on March 31, 2015 at Marivaux Hotel. This major event in the field of e-Infrastructures for Research and Education is organised by the CHAIN-REDS project, ...

CfP:MTSR 2015: 9th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference

02/03/2015

MTSR 2015: 9th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference September 9-11, 2015 Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Important DatesMay 19th 2015: Paper submission deadlineJune 16th 2015: Acceptance/rejection notificationJune 30th 2015: Camera-ready papers dueSeptember 9th – 11th 2015: Conference at Manchester Metropolitan University, United KingdomMotivation Continuing the successful mission of previous MTSR Conferences (MTSR'05, MTSR'07, MTSR'09, MTSR'10, MTSR'11, MTSR’12, ...