Introduction and background
OceanDocs started in 2004 as a project in the framework of OdinAfrica. In 2007 the OdinPubAfrica repository became OceanDocs, a repository for the IODE-related communities. Also some of the IODE partners were interested in setting-up their own repository. OceanDocs is now the repository network of UNESCO/IOC-IODE. The OceanDocs ...
The Humanities GIS Research Group, established in Japan in 2004, has developed a web application based on AGROVOC, called ‘AGROVOC topic map’. Graphic views of concept hierarchies
This application includes browsing and search functionalities in all AGROVOC languages, and graphic views of the concept hierarchies (Vizigate). The system uses AGROVOC URIs, ...
ISO 25964-1 is the new international standard for thesauri, replacing ISO 2788 and ISO 5964. The full title is Information and documentation - Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies - Part 1: Thesauri for information retrieval. As well as covering monolingual and multilingual thesauri, it addresses 21st century needs for data sharing, networking ...
This year marks INASP's 20th anniversary (1992-2012). In celebration of two decades of work, INASP is hosting a Symposium entitled 'Research, Information and Development: These truths we hold to be self-evident...?'.
The Symposium will drawing upon the expertise of INASP partners from around the world, exploring state of the ...
Oxfam is best known for its anti-poverty programme and campaigning work, but the organization also produces research and policy materials from its experience across the world. To provide open access to their published research, Oxfam GB adopted the Open Repository system based on DSpace.
The Oxfam iLibrary provides a single, ...
