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CPT+10 : Ten directions to move Open Education forward

25/09/2017

(Source: CapeTownOpenEducationDeclaration, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License)Cape Town Open Education Declaration 10th Anniversary: Ten Directions to Move Open Education Forward (CPT+10), - is a collaboratively produced document highlighting ten key areas where the Open Education movement can grow in the next decade. CPT+10 was officially launched on 18 ...

Recorded Webinar : Text & Data Mining in PoolParty Semantic Suite

23/09/2017

The past WEBINAR@AIMS : Text and Data mining functionalities of                                                                                           the PoolParty Semantic Suite co-organized by Agroknow with support from the H2020-funded OpenMinTed Project (grant agreement no: 654021)introduced PoolParty Semantic Suite, - the main software product of Semantic Web Company (SWC), one of the leading providers of graph-based metadata, ...

Have Your Say on IFLA's LIS Global Vision & Help shape the future of the library field !

22/09/2017

(Source: IFLA Global Discussion) Dear Library and Information Science (LIS) Friends!In these days, to stay relevant, connected and committed to the cause of the LIS user community, IFLA has formulated a GLOBAL Vision to help libraries be more connected and stronger than ever before.What are the core values ...

Five Laws of Library Science ... detailing the Principles of operating a Library System

22/09/2017

(Source: Alchetron, under CC BY-SA)The Five laws of Library Science is a theory proposed by S. R. Ranganathan in 1931, detailing the principles of operating a Library System. Five laws of Library Science are called the set of norms, percepts, and guides to good practice in librarianship.  Dr. S.R. ...

The methodology for the 2018 ACCESS to SEEDS INDEX is open for public consultation !

21/09/2017

(Source: @ATSIndex - - - Newsletter September 2017)The Access to Seeds Index (Amsterdam - The Netherlands, 2017) evaluates and compares seed companies according to their efforts to improve Access to Quality Seeds of improved varieties for smallholder farmers. The Index seeks primarily to identify leadership and good practices, providing an evidence ...