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Ontology plug-in now available

13/06/2013

We are pleased to announce that the Hasselt University (Belgium) has recently developed an ontology plug-in.The ontology plug-in was created by Dimitri Surinx, Jeroen Vaelen and Niki Vandesbosch (students at Hasselt University) in August 2012. The first version was realized under supervision of Dirk Leinders,  ICT Department, and in cooperation ...

More than 39,000 references on biology and related topics regarding Costa Rica

13/06/2013

The Organization for Tropical Studies took the initiative to develop the National Bibliography on Tropical Biology (BINABITROP) which is a database that contains the references of more than 39,000 publications in English and Spanish (books, selected chapters, thesis, articles, reports, and multimedia) on biology and related topics regarding Costa Rica. The ...

DOAJ announces new selection criteria for Journals

13/06/2013

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has announced a new draft selection criteria for listing journals in its directory. The draft criteria is open for public comments until the 15th of July 2013. The rise of open access journals publishers; the increasing participation and support in open publishing by research ...

Free, Interactive Access to Open Data through aWhere, Inc.

12/06/2013

In April, agricultural leaders gathered in Washington, D.C, for the G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture to promote accessible, relevant open data for the purpose of increasing global food security and agricultural production.  Reports out of the conference reflect a consensus within the international development community on ...

Free post-conference IAALD event: Opening Access to Knowledge in Agriculture

11/06/2013

A special post conference event will be included with IAALD conference registration Opening Access to Knowledge in Agriculture, sponsored by IICA, FAO, GFAR, IAALD, and CTA will take place on Thursday, July 25 from 8:30-1:00pm. Send an email to [email protected] or [email protected] if you're planning to ...