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Public libraries reach out to farmers

19/09/2011

Two innovative library services on opposite sides of the globe are demonstrating the value of public libraries to farmers. The new services reach remote rural communities in southern in Chile and central Serbia. They are using information and communication technology (ICT) – including the Internet, mobile phones, social networking and radio – ...

IOC and IAMSLIC sign Memorandum of Agreement

16/09/2011

IOC and the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) established a Memorandum of Agreement on General Cooperation on 30 August 2011. The purpose of this agreement is to strengthen cooperation between both organizations in the field of marine information management through providing training and support to ...

Fourth VOA3R project meeting - Izmir (Turkey) - October 10th - 11th 2011

16/09/2011

The fourth VOA3R consortium meeting will take place in Izmir, Turkez from October 10th - 11th. It will be followed by VOA3R's presence at Fifth Metadata and Semantics Research Conference (MTSR 2011). More information at: http://mtsr2011.yasar.edu.tr/

AGRIS AP DTD increases flexibility

15/09/2011

The AGRIS DTD, available at http://purl.org/agmes/agrisap/dtd/ was recently updated. The changes done consist in the removal of the obligation of three core elements: dc:language dc:subject agls:availability which are now optional. Note that AGRIS still welcome a rich bibliographic description of all the ...

An Introduction to DuraCloud

15/09/2011

An Introduction to DuraCloud by Michele Kimpton, DuraSpace Chief Executive Officer & DuraCloud Project Director & Carissa Smith, Partner Specialist on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The presentation will include an overview of the DuraCloud service: what it is, how it works, and examples of how ...