1. AGRIS
AGRIS is an important network for access to
the next technical and scientific publications
steps of the
network • About 50 active AGRIS centres all over the world
Presentation
• Most of these centres are in developing countries
CATIE/IICA
• Agris is the unique source for references from
Turrialba
May 2002 some national systems (China, India, Thailand)
• The AGRIS methodologies assured quality in the
Johannes
capture of metadata
Keizer
Food and
• About 70.000 bibliographical records/year
Agriculture  Ca. 30 % with abstracts
Organization of
the UN  Ca 1% with link to the full text
Library and
Documentation
Systems Division
• The AGRIS website has about 9000 users/month,
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among those 2000 regular users from institutions
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2. AGRIS
AGRIS: the use of the website
the next
steps of the
network
Users of the AGRIS website
Presentation
CATIE/IICA 10000
Turrialba 9000
8000
May 2002
7000 Nov-99
Visitors
6000
Nov-00
5000
4000 Nov-01
Johannes
Keizer 3000 Apr-02
Food and 2000
Agriculture
Organization of
1000
the UN 0
Library and 1
Documentation
Systems Division
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3. AGRIS AGRIS Data Flow and Availability Now
the next
steps of the
network ~ 50 AGRIS centres and partners
•ISO2709
(Agrin/WebAgris)
•Tag Text
Presentation
CATIE/IICA
•Others
Turrialba
May 2002
OA
FAO-AGRIS
CDs
Johannes
Keizer
AGRIS
AGRIS OA
Food and
Input BASIS
Agriculture Web
Organization of Managing Archive DB
the UN System
Library and
Documentation links
(AIMS)
ISO links
Systems Division
Exchan
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ge
Slide 3 Silverplatter
CDs

4. AGRIS
Issues of the network
the next
steps of the
network • Many AGRIS centres are insufficiently embedded
in the National Agricultural Research Systems
Presentation
CATIE/IICA • Therefore :
Turrialba
 the capacity to assure the availability of the full text material is
May 2002
not sufficient
 Low coverage of the production of scientific and technical
publications in the countries
Johannes
Keizer
Food and
Agriculture
Organization of
• The AGRIS network is still too much focused on
central database and its products
the UN
Library and
Documentation
Systems Division • There is no feasible management of links to the full
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text in the central AGRIS database
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5. AGRIS
Issues of the Standards
the next
steps of the
network • The existing AGRIS standards are not considering
adequately the requirements of electronic
Presentation
CATIE/IICA publishing
Turrialba
May 2002
• The existing AGRIS standards are not well
compatible with other exchange Standards (DC,
OAI)
Johannes
Keizer • The AGRIS standards and rules are too much
Food and
Agriculture linked to specific databases and software products
Organization of
the UN (Isis, AGRIN)
Library and
Documentation
Systems Division
• In consequence AGRIS is often not integrated to
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Slide 5 additional work

6. AGRIS
the next
AGRIS: the challenges
steps of the
network • Access point of Excellence to scientific and
technical publications
Presentation
CATIE/IICA • Organizing the access to the full text of the documents
Turrialba  Direct links to material on the web
May 2002
 Document delivery services
 Agreements with commercial publishers
Johannes
Keizer
• Better coverage of the scientific production in the countries
Food and
Agriculture  Line up with National Agricultural Research Systems
Organization of
the UN  Line up with the Open Archive Initiatives in the scholarly area
Library and
Documentation
Systems Division
• Enforcing and promoting standards for information resource
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description and discovery

7. AGRIS
1. Enforcing the centres
the next
steps of the
network • Only capacity on the ground level will assure
access to the documents
Presentation
CATIE/IICA • Metadata repositories of Agris centres
Turrialba
May 2002 • OAI data providers from Agricultural Faculties
• Important national and Regiona Agricultural
Johannes
information Systems (China, IICA/Catie, Japan,
Keizer
NAL
Food and
Agriculture
Organization of • OAI data providers from research and development
the UN
Library and organizations
Documentation
Systems Division
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8. AGRIS
2. Enforcing the network
the next
steps of the
network • The network facilitates tools and methods
Presentation
• The network gives access to the different
CATIE/IICA repositories
Turrialba
May 2002 • The network itself offers a repository for documents
and metadata to help partners without own facilities
(AGRIS database and Repository in Rome)
Johannes
Keizer • The network produces offline products out of the
Food and
Agriculture
Organization of
different repositories
the UN
Library and
Documentation
Systems Division
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9. AGRIS
3. New AGRIS standards
the next
steps of the
network • The AGRIS Metadataset and the AGRIS
cataloguing rules are under revision
Presentation
CATIE/IICA • We are preparing an DC/AGMES based application
Turrialba
May 2002
profile
• The task is much more demanding than initially
thought (we promised it for April, but we are not
Johannes
Keizer able to deliver)
Food and
Agriculture
Organization of
• We cannot copy DC, OAHP or something else, but
the UN
Library and
have to work on compliant AGRIS standards
• A draft will be available for end of May, we want to
Documentation
Systems Division
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10. AGRIS
4. Organizing access to knowledge globally
the next
steps of the
network • Capacity Building, Capacity Building, Capacity
Building!
Presentation
CATIE/IICA • Enforcing Regional and Topical Service Providers
Turrialba
May 2002
(Metadata Repositories)
• Maintaining a central Database AND document
repository for partners with no possibilities to
Johannes
Keizer publish online
Food and
Agriculture
Organization of
• Creating the possibility for the internationalization
the UN
Library and
of national data (specific queries, language
Documentation
Systems Division versions)
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11. AGRIS data access outline
AGRIS – Data Flow - Generic
AGRIS
Distributed
OA OA OA OA OA OA
the next
steps of the Open Archives
network
Distributed
Presentation Metadata
CATIE/IICA Repositories
Turrialba
May 2002 Other databases Agris Partners with integrated webservices
queried by AGRIS using the AGRIS metadata profile
Webservice Wrappers
Johannes
Keizer
Food and
Agriculture
Organization of AGRIS XML/RDF Metadata
the UN Repository based on
Library and Offline AGRIS the AGRIS exchange standards
Documentation
Products
Systems Division Ontologies
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Slide 11 – Subject gateways

12. AGRIS
AGRIS Metadata Repositories
the next
steps of the
network Repository for data
Isis WebAGRIS with direct Access exchange with
for the participating centres national Systems
Presentation
(Bireme)
CATIE/IICA Database
Turrialba
May 2002 AGRIS
Exchange
Repository
IICA/AGRIS AGRIS Purl
WebAGRIS Rome
Latinamerica
Johannes Rome Archive
Keizer at Catie
Food and
Agriculture
Organization of
the UN
Library and Purl Database accessible for
Documentation centres to give online
Systems Division
availability for legacy material
AGRIS Legacy Data (ca. 2
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Mio records)
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13. AGRIS
The role of CATIE/IICA
the next
steps of the
network • Capacity building with national IICA/AGRIS centres
Presentation
• Coordinating all AGRIS activities in the Region
CATIE/IICA
• Collaboration in the setup of new and
Turrialba
May 2002 strengthening of existing centres
• Promotion of the new AGRIS standards for meta
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data
Keizer
Food and
• Looking together with FAO for Funding possibilities
Agriculture
Organization of to strengthen Information Management activities in
the UN
Library and the Region
Documentation
Systems Division
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