Supporting AGRIS data providers in publishing their content to AGRIS
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AKstem: supporting the AGRIS network Effie Tsiflidou, Agro- Know Agro-Know Data Manager AGRIS Data Processing Unit
Transcript of Supporting AGRIS data providers in publishing their content to AGRIS
AKstem: supporting the AGRIS network
Effie Tsiflidou, Agro-KnowAgro-Know Data Manager
AGRIS Data Processing Unit
What we will discuss in this webinar
• About AGRIS network• Get to know the new AKstem service• Guidelines– How to join AGRIS– How to use the new AKstem service– How to share your collection with AGRIS
The AGRIS network(.. & why to become AGRIS member)
AGRIS stands for “International System for Agricultural Science & Technology”
• A Global public domain database with more than 8 million structured bibliographical records on agricultural science & technology
• A big network with more than 200 participating institutions from 65 countries
• Supported & maintained by FAO and Agro-Know
The AGRIS network(.. & why to become AGRIS member)• Make your content available thought the
AGRIS portal:– Improve the dissemination of your institution’s
research outcomes –Make your content accessible to the agriculture
community around the world• Add your collection at CIARD RING directory
AKstem: the new online service• OUR GOAL: to improve communication with AGRIS
data providers• The new service offers: – Personal space for data providers– Online, user friendly registration service– Online guidelines for data providers• How to connect to AGRIS• How to share your data• How to use AGRIS data
– Online support service
AKstem: the new online servicehttp://www.akstem.com/agris
GUIDELINESHOW TO JOIN AGRISHOW TO USE THE NEW AKSTEM SERVICEHOW TO SHARE YOUR COLLECTION
The AGRIS thematic categories
AgricultureGeography and history
Administration & legislation
Land economics and policies
Plant production
Plant diseasesForestry
Animal production
Aquatic sciences & fisheries
Agricultural engineering
Natural resources
Food science
Human nutrition
Pollution
http://www.fao.org/scripts/agris/c-categ.htm
Make a request to Akstem online service
http://www.akstem.com/agris
Make a request to Akstem online service
Your Akstem personal space
Describe your collection
Submit your data or indicate where they can be found!
The most challenging step..
How can I contribute my bibliographic information to AGRIS?
• But really..
.. what exactly do I need to submit to AGRIS?
AGRIS collects metadataWe don’t collect documents.. .. but instead we collect their
bibliographic descriptions (i.e. metadata)
In what ways can I share my metadata records?
• We strongly recommend one of the following: – OAI-PMH target– Bulk XML files
• But under specific requirements we also accept:– RSS feeds– SPARQL endpoint– API
OAI-PMH target
• “The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) provides an application-
independent interoperability framework based on metadata harvesting”
• http://www.openarchives.org/
• AGRIS highly recommends the use of OAI-PMH• Suggested: create a set specification by
subject • You can register as a data provider at Open
Archives
Bulk XML files • Another option is to share your records uploading in your
AKstem personal space bulk XML files.• Many repositories or systems (e.g. Open Journal System) give
the option export your records in XML in various metadata formats.
• Good practices: • Use encoding UTF- 8 • Avoid special characters like &, <, >, “, ‘, • to use <![CDATA[…..]]> for text elements
Digital repository• As a digital repository is considered a system or
application that supports management, storage & dissemination of digital objects & metadata records.
• An indicative list of the most commonly used repositories:– Dspace (www.eprints.org/)– Fedora (https://getfedora.org/)– Eprints (http://www.eprints.org/)– Agridrupal (http://www.agridrupal.org/)– AgriMetaMaker
(http://aims.fao.org/content/agrimetamaker)
AgriMetaMakerThe AgriMetaMaker (AMM) allows you to
generate metadata as easily as possible
It is supported & maintained by FAO
The AGRIS data processing unit directly harvests metadata records
What metadata formats AGRIS Accepts?
• AGRIS accepts in principle all metadata standards & formats. But still we recommend the following:– Dublin Core (DC)– AGRIS AP–MODS –METS–MARC21– DOAJ– PubMed– OJS XML export (our suggestion is DOAJ)
Time for your questions!
