The AIMS Glossary is set-up for AIMS users coming from less technical or other working areas than pure Information Management (IM). Its objective is to shortly define in plain English 'technical' terms much used in IM and to collect resources that explain these terms more extensively without becoming too technical.
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A recent survey to establish the language preferred by the users of the FAO Glossary on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture has been announced, establishing that about 65% preferred English language.The survey results will be a useful part of research into further plans to improve language content of the glossary.
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During a working visit to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science in Beijing, AIMS team members Caterina Caracciolo and Johannes Keizer were invited to give presentations at the National Library of China and the Chinese National Libray of Science and Technology.
The presentation at the National Library focussed on the ...
The CGIAR consortium announced a roadmap towards achieving the goal of Open Access of its data and information. The CGIAR Consortium produces a wide range of data, knowledge, publications and other information products such as databases, processes and software. The purpose of this roadmap comes after CGIAR approved guidelines that ...
As part of the CIARD Movement, AIMS is organizing a series of webinars on the theme "Making Agricultural Research Information Publicly Available and Accessible" during Open Access Week 2012. The event is co-sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), ...
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