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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to invite current and prospective
data providers to an AGRIS webinar focused on improving the quality, interoperability, and accessibility of agricultural
knowledge through metadata standards and OAI-PMH compliance on 27 May at 14:00 CEST.
As a global information system for agriculture and allied sciences - The International System for Agricultural Science and Technology, AGRIS depends on structured and standardized metadata to provide open access to a wealth of bibliographic records from across
the world.
This webinar will help participants:
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Understand AGRIS metadata requirements and how they support discoverability;
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Learn about the OAI-PMH protocol and how it facilitates metadata harvesting from institutional repositories;
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Receive practical guidance on preparing repositories for AGRIS integration, including metadata formatting and endpoint validation;
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Discover tools and resources provided by FAO to support new data providers.
This webinar is ideal for:
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Institutions planning to contribute data to the AGRIS database;
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Librarians and information specialists managing institutional repositories;
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Developers and system administrators involved in metadata harvesting;
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Researchers and data managers focused on agricultural data sharing.
By aligning with AGRIS metadata standards and ensuring OAI-PMH compliance, institutions can increase visibility and global access to their agricultural research outputs, join a network of over 1400 data providers from 160+ countries, and contribute to a global
public good that supports sustainable agriculture and food security.
Interested participants can register for the webinar here:
https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/KtOh77RWT66_CKKreUNVMQ
To stay up to date on future AGRIS events and training opportunities, join the community here:
https://dgroups.org/fao/agris.
More about AGRIS
AGRIS is one of the most comprehensive food and agricultural scientific literature databases worldwide. Accessible through a user-friendly search interface, millions of bibliographic records in more than 100 languages are available for free to global users.
AGRIS is also an international network of data providers, including publishers, governments, and research organisations, that volunteer information (metadata) about food and agricultural science publications. These records are provided in multilingual formats
and frequently include full-text links to connect users to scientific literature worldwide.
Learn more at
fao.org/agris.
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