Agricultural Information Initiatives: Implications for Developing Country Services
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Agricultural Information Initiatives:Implications for Developing Country Services
Barbara HutchinsonWorld Ag Info Workshop 1:Knowledge SystemsCornell University October 2, 2007
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Background
In the beginning…– AGRICOLA– CAB Abstracts– AGRIS
Then…
the WEB
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The Result
• Proliferation of… - isolated websites
• Opportunities for… - targeted content for specific stakeholders
- gateways and portals - integrated, interactive information systems
• Challenges to… - digitize collections/build repositories - agree to common standards - provide open access
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The Response
International Context– Millennium Development Goals– World Summit on the Information Society
Coherence Initiatives– COAIM workshops in 2000 & 2002– Publication of “Fertile Ground” in 2003– Results of stakeholder surveys, 2003-4– 1st Expert Consultation on IISAST in 2005
Task Forces: Advocacy, Content Mgt, & Capacity Bldg
– “e-Agriculture week” in September 2007
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Preservation Program– USAIN/Cornell – NEH-funded– Historical agricultural literature
Portals– AgNIC (NAL, Land-grant universities & others)– eXtension (USDA/CSREES)
Repositories– AgEcon Search Open Source repository
Proposed AgNIC initiatives for “born digital” and “re-born digital” agricultural materials
North American Collaborative Initiatives
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Federated Searching
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Portal to Synthesized Information
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Takes user to Babel Fish online translation service
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Delivering Best Practices
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Organizations, Projects, Experts, & Events
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Services
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My lessons learned…
Just Use Your Hands…
Technical Side- Blogs
- Wikis
- Tags
- Feeds
- Mash-ups
Human Dimensions- People
- Access
- Participation
- Content
= Change
With many spider webs, you can tie up a lion!