AIMS

Open Repositories 2011: Changing Platforms

15/07/2011

Open Repositories is an annual conference for everyone interested and involved in the world of repositories - mainly institutional or subject repositories providing open access to research-related publications. This year's conference (OR11) was held in Austin, Texas, and hosted by the University of Texas. Imma Subirats and I agreed to ...

Consultation on scientific information in the digital age

15/07/2011

In late 2011, the European Commission intends to adopt a Communication and Recommendation on access to and preservation of digital scientific information. This initiative builds on earlier policy developments in this area, and is being developed within the policy contexts of the EU Flagship Initiatives Innovation Union and Digital Agenda for ...

Joint Meeting of VOA3R with euroCRIS

14/07/2011

A joint meetingof VOA3R with the euroCRISassociation took place in Bologna, 25th of May 2011. The aims of the meeting were twofold. On the one hand, VOA3R partners presented the implementation of EuroCRIS’ CERIF standard in VOA3R for the storage of information about researchers, projects and organizations. The ...

Linked Open Data. LODE Recommendations for Bibliographic Data

14/07/2011

For the last 10 years, the main goal of the AIMS team has been to enhance information sharing and interoperability in the area of agricultural and rural development.This goal is based on the AGRIS experience, which FAO and its member countries started in the  mid-70s.  AGRIS was thought of ...

Release plan for the FAO Open Archive and follow-up projects

13/07/2011

The new FAO Open Archive (FAO OA) is a digital repository that will manage all official FAO publications, integrating both cataloguing and electronic publishing workflows. It will replace the existing Electronic Information Management System (EIMS) and Corporate Document Repository (CDR) that have been in place now for over 10 years. As ...