AIMS

Open Access Week @ AIMS: Call for experiences extended to September 17

10/09/2012

The submission deadline for the Open Acces Week @ AIMS event has been extended to Monday, September 17. Send us your your experiences and good practices at [email protected]! The following Open Access specialists have already confirmed to hold a webinar during the week: Alma Swan (Key Perspectives Ltd),  Jean Claude ...

Two interesting keynote speeches at the VIVO 2012 conference on making unseen knowledge visible and re-defining "openness"

06/09/2012

At VIVO 2012, two keynote speeches on the first and second day of the conference highlighted two important aspects of making research activities and results more accessible. Caroline Wagner’s keynote speech illustrated the networked nature of global science and highlighted some issues that are relevant also for agricultural research: the “...

Revision of the CIARD Pathways

05/09/2012

Dear all, During the next two weeks Franz Martin and I will work on the revision of the list of the CIARD Pathways with the objective to add, delete or simply update the topics that are currently covered. Just to remind you, the themes included in the CIARD Pathways collection ...

Open Access Week 2012 kickoff by World Bank and SPARC

05/09/2012

Open Access Week 2012 will be kicked-off at 4:00 PM on Monday, October 22, 2012, in Washington, DC by The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the World Bank. The event will consist of a 90-minute panel discussion with Open Access experts from a variety of stakeholder groups – including students, researchers, and ...

Openness in Agricultural Information and Knowledge Sharing

05/09/2012

To promote “openness” in agricultural information and knowledge management, a special session with a theme ‘Openness in Agriculture Information and Knowledge Sharing”  was organized in November 2011 as part of the “International Conference on Innovative Approaches for Agricultural Knowledge Management: Global Extension Experiences” Conference. This conference was organized by Asia-Pacific Association ...