AIMS

The RDA’s "Biodiversity IG - Revised IG Charter" open for review

08/09/2020

Disciplinary groups play a pivotal role in the Research Data Alliance (RDA) ecosystem. Not only do they provide a mechanism for engaging with the outputs of the RDA community, they are instrumental in providing input to the cross-cutting technical and socio-cultural groups. With its formation and endorsement in 2013, the Biodiversity ...

AGRIS launches updated interface with new features enabling an improved and more interactive experience utilizing the platform 

07/09/2020

The International Information System for Agricultural Science and Technology (AGRIS) is constantly working on providing updates to improve the overall experience using the platform for both data providers and users. With that in mind, AGRIS is thrilled to announce the launch of an updated AGRIS interface, which includes new menu ...

Research4Life survey aimed to meet the needs of developing-country researchers

03/09/2020

Do you use Research4Life? Does it help your institution find the information needed? Does it make a difference to your research? The latest Research4Life User Experience Review is underway and they want to hear from you. Research4Life provides online access to up to 100,000 peer-reviewed international scientific and ...

September 2020 AGROVOC Thesaurus now with 37,792 concepts and 762,288 terms, in up to 40 languages

02/09/2020

The September 2020 version of the AGROVOC thesaurus has been released now boasting 37,792 concepts and 762,288 terms, now in up to 40 languages. The AGROVOC team wishes to thank all of the AGROVOC editors, helping to contribute to the addition of concepts, terms and languages. Learn more information about the AGROVOC editors here. ...

The Value of RDA for COVID-19

31/07/2020

Under public health emergencies, and particularly the COVID19 pandemic, it is fundamental that data is shared in both a timely and an accurate manner. This coupled with the harmonisation of the many diverse data infrastructures is, now more than ever, imperative to share preliminary data and results early and often. ...