Introducing a Content Integration Process for a Federation of Agricultural Institutional Repositories

Protonotarios, Vassilis; Laura, Gavrilut,; Athanasiadis, Ioannis N.; Hatzakis, Ilias; Sicilia, Miguel–Ángel

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“…The latter format is partially based on the DC standard (Šimek et al 2012). VOA 3 R Metadata AP can be used to integrate different metadata APs (Application Profiles) from different repositories, comprising also the research content related to agriculture (Protonotarios et al 2011). VOA 3 R Metadata AP basic scheme is shown below (Figure 1).…”

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Using metadata formats and AGROVOC thesaurus for data description in the agrarian sector

Šimek¹,

Vaněk²,

Jarolímek³

et al. 2013

PLANT SOIL ENVIRON

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The paper deals with a general solution of semantic description related to various electronic data formats in the domains of agriculture, aquaculture, forestry, food industry, environment, horticulture and rural areas. The solution presented was developed on the basis of metadata formats analysis and then complemented with its own software superstructure. It is based on the VOA 3 R metadata application profile (AP) that was developed within the framework of the Virtual Open Access Agriculture and Aquaculture Repository project for the sake of describing research papers and scientific publications. However, thanks to its complexity and comprehensiveness, it is also suitable for different kinds of data and while combining it with the AGROVOC thesaurus, which is elaborated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, it can become a robust and universal tool for data characteristics and semantic description. The potential of the proposed solution is illustrated by means of two examples. While the first example brings a metadata description of a photograph depicting anthocyanin pigmentation of barley straw caused by phosphorus deficiency, the second example is related to a research paper description. The developed system of metadata description is broadly applicable in agriculture such as in precision agriculture, in plant production or in ground cover monitoring and evaluation based on sensor or visual data.

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Using metadata formats and AGROVOC thesaurus for data description in the agrarian sector

Šimek¹,

Vaněk²,

Jarolímek³

et al. 2013

PLANT SOIL ENVIRON

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“…In recent years digital repositories have emerged as increasingly important web-based applications providing access to learning objects. With millions of resources invested in projects such as Open Discovery Space (http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/ apps/projects/factsheet/index.cfm?project_ref ¼ 297229), ARIADNE (www.ariadneeu.org/), Natural Europe (www.natural-europe.eu/), Organic.Lingua (Dimitropoulos et al, 2011), VOA3R (Protonotarios et al, 2011), Europeana (www.europeana.eu) and others, the European Union demonstrates an important interest in the promotion and development of means to access digital resources with high technological reliability.…”

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A usability study of taxonomy visualisation user interfaces in digital repositories

García

Martín-Moncunill

Sánchez‐Alonso

et al. 2014

Online Information Review

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Purpose – This paper aims to analyse user interfaces for search and collection visualisation and navigation from a usability perspective. The final aim is to offer repository owners a scientific basis to support their decisions when they have to choose an interface that can really help users to effectively locate and visualise resources over large digital collections. Design/methodology/approach – This HCI study is divided into two parts: perception and usability. The first one analysed three perceptual abilities required to use interfaces: attention, retention of information and understanding. The second one was run on an ad hoc generated collection including more than 40,000 European digital resources collected and classified according to a given branch of knowledge in the Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Findings – Although visual interfaces proved useful for certain tasks related to resource discovery and search, and despite the overall good general user opinion, the authors found it necessary to conduct another thorough study to know more about the target users and the amplitude of the collection, as well as to determine the ideal type of interface to implement. All these factors are important for increasing user acceptance and avoiding unnecessary implementation costs. Research limitations/implications – This research was run on a relatively small sample size of users from Spain and Latin America, which may not be representative of the general population. In similar studies previous knowledge about usability has been reported to introduce bias in the results, so the authors tried to avoid this when selecting the participants. Originality/value – There are no previous usability studies for the development and implementation of interfaces in digital learning or cultural repositories. The authors' experience highlights the importance of addressing usability aspects a priori, to prevent users from ceasing to use visual interfaces over time, because they do not perceive any benefit from using them.

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Using Metadata Description for Agriculture and Aquaculture Papers

Šimek¹,

Vaněk²,

Ocenásek³

et al. 2012

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Introducing a Content Integration Process for a Federation of Agricultural Institutional Repositories

Cited by 4 publications

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Using metadata formats and AGROVOC thesaurus for data description in the agrarian sector

Using metadata formats and AGROVOC thesaurus for data description in the agrarian sector

A usability study of taxonomy visualisation user interfaces in digital repositories

Using Metadata Description for Agriculture and Aquaculture Papers

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