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AIMS: How to get news and updates about information management in agricultural research

AIMS: How to get news and updates about information management in agricultural research. A presentation for the Webinars@AIMS , 29 th of October 2015. Thembani Malapela. Presentation outline. AIMS overview AIMS core pillars AIMS Community of Practice Organization of content on AIMS

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AIMS: How to get news and updates about information management in agricultural research

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  1. AIMS: How to get news and updates about information management in agricultural research A presentation for the Webinars@AIMS, 29thof October 2015 Thembani Malapela

  2. Presentation outline • AIMS overview • AIMS core pillars • AIMS Community of Practice • Organization of content on AIMS • How to subscribe to AIMS content • Other ways of receiving news • Contributing to AIMS • Interacting on AIMS Groups of Interests • Further ways of using AIMS CoP

  3. a)AIMS Overview • AIMS is a resource that provides reference information in standards, methodologies and tools. • Facilitated by FAO of the United Nations ; • AIMS collaborates with number of partners and supports the CIARD Movement.

  4. b)AIMS core pillars • Community of Practice -as a community AIMS provides an open environment to keep users informed of latest news, allows interaction and support. • Capacity Development -build the technical capacity of individuals/national and international institutions in Open Access and Open Data Projects in the agricultural domain • Directory of Resources -resource discovery is achieved through the VEST Directory which is aligned to the CIARD RING

  5. c) AIMS Community of Practice

  6. AIMS Community of Practice (2) AIMS CoP allows users to:- • Learn about information management resources • Connect with other community members and share experiences; • Follow trends • Post and Participate in and share topics of interest to the community.

  7. d)Organization of content on AIMS • AIMS Content is organized around the AIMS Taxonomies. The most evident ones is the, AIMS Areas of Interest

  8. AIMS Taxonomy – in tagging content

  9. How the Taxonomy interface receiving news from AIMS?

  10. e) How to subscribe to AIMS Content • Log on to your account

  11. 2. Choose ‘Manage My Subscriptions’

  12. 3. Select the subjects of interest

  13. f) Other ways of receiving News

  14. AIMS Social Media

  15. g) Contributing your content to AIMS • AIMS allows all community members to get involved by sharing their stories, experiences and news. • This can be done through:- (i) Posting a blog on AIMS, (ii) Participating in the AIMS Group of Interests (iii) Adding AIMS Twitter account on your twits @AIMS_Community

  16. Creating Blogs to AIMS Once logged in to your account, you will see:- Choose ‘POST’

  17. Tagging your post with the AIMS Taxonomy

  18. h) Interacting on AIMS Groups of Interest

  19. Group of Interest Example : AGROVOC

  20. i)Further ways of using AIMS CoP • Use AIMS CoP as a reference point for your own group discussion • Use AIMS Capacity Development Activities as a core talking points for local solutions • Share on AIMS your experiences in information management. • Spread the word on AIMS Resources

  21. Thank You! aims@fao.org thembani.malapela@fao.org

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