Abstract:
The AGRIS Network is an international initiative based on a
collaborative network of institutions, whose aim is to promote free
access to information on science and technology in agriculture and
related subjects. The paper illustrates how the Open Access (OA) and
the Open Archive Initiative (OAI) models can be used within the
AGRIS Network as a means of solving the problems of dissemination
and exchange of agricultural research outputs. The lack of adequate
information exchange possibilities between researchers in agricultural
sciences and technology represents a significant weakness limiting their
ability to properly address the issues of agricultural development. The
OA model promotes the dissemination of research output at
international, national and regional levels thus removing the restrictions
placed by the traditional scientific publishing model. This paper
presents the possibility to address the accessibility, availability and
interoperability issues of exchanging agricultural research output.
