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VIVO 2012 conference, semantic track: a modelling exercise for the rationale behind AgriVIVO.

23/08/2012

During a workshop on "Unifying Researcher Profile and Research Resource Information" at the VIVO 2012 conference in Miami, we did a group exercise to model the rationale behind AgriVIVO using an improvised requirements ontology. The exercise was conducted together with Stella Mitchell from Cornell University and Melissa Haendel from the Oregon ...

Ocean Biogeographic information System: data system architecture discussed

22/08/2012

The future of the data system architecture of the Ocean Biogeographic information System (OBIS) was planned on June, 20-21, 2012 by 18 members of the OBIS development consortium. The outcomes of this technical group meeting will be further discussed at the next IODE steering group for OBIS meeting in November 2012 and a ...

LODE-BD introduced at 6th Shanghai International Library Forum, July 2012.

18/08/2012

At the recent Shanghai International Library Forum, held at Shanghai, China, July 17-19, 2012, Marcia Zeng introduced LODE-BD* at her planery session presentation entitled "Contributing to the smart city through linked library data". The PPT (in both English and Chinese) is available at: http://www.slideshare.net/mzeng/contributing-to-the-smart-city-through-linked-library-data *LODE-BD Recommendations 2.0 ...

IODE publishes revision of "The Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Review Process"

17/08/2012

The programme "International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange" (IODE) of the "Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission" (IOC) of UNESCO published a revised version of "The Ocean Data Standards and Best Practices Review Process". This document explains all steps to be taken between the submission of a candidate standard (or best practise) and ...

Winners EIFL-PLIP's Innovation Award announced – library services improving community economic wellbeing

16/08/2012

EIFL’s Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) has announced the winners of the first Innovation Award – for library services that improve community economic wellbeing.     The winners are: Africa - Kawempe Youth Centre in Uganda for their ICT and financial literacy education service. Asia - Agyauli Community Library and Resource Centre ...