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Journal, magazine, bulletinASFA Magazine, Issue #8 – July 2023
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts Magazine
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This issue of the ASFA magazine is focused on the efforts of ASFA regional network in Latin America. There are nine ASFA partners in Latin America and four associates, each of whom contributes to the ASFA partnership by providing records on OpenASFA or participating in one of ASFA’s working groups. ASFA is very thankful to the efforts of Gabi Silvoni (INIDEP) and Silvina Perez Marino (University of Uruguay) for their efforts not only to the ASFA thesaurus and database, but also for acting as ambassadors for ASFA and helping to spread the word of the partnership. This issue of the ASFA Magazine also presents an update from the IAMSLIC conference and abstracts of papers presented by two new associates who recently joined ASFA, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, General Roca, Argentina and Centro de Investigaciones Marinas, Cuba. As ASFA is in the final stages of finalizing its new partnership agreement, we hope to build on the new connections and continue to expand the ASFA partnership in Latin America. -
Book (stand-alone)ASFA Advisory Board (virtual) Meeting, 12–14 September and 23 November 2022
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2023Also available in:
No results found.This document presents the report of the 2022 ASFA Advisory Board Meeting (ABM), which took place virtually from 12 to 14 September, with a final session on the ASFA business model taking place on 23 November. Though ASFA has been in a period of transition since the need for a new business model was identified in 2018, progress has been made in recent years in the areas of technologies, with the launch of OpenASFA and migration of the Subject Vocabulary to AGROVOC, and communications, with working groups now meeting regularly and the ASFA magazine published twice yearly. Despite these improvements, doubt remains as to ASFA’s future with a need to prove the usefulness of the information network in an age of rapidly changing technologies and demands from users for information to be free and quick to access. Discussions on these topics, as well as the financial situation, were held at the 2022 ABM with decisions taken that will help ASFA adopt a new business model. These decisions include approval of a revised partnership agreement, improvements to the ASFA regional networks and working groups as well as support for training, communications and promotional materials that will help ASFA to launch a recruitment drive in 2023 and to re-engage with currently inactive partners. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinASFA Magazine, Issue #5 – December 2020
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts Magazine
2021Also available in:
No results found.In this issue, we celebrate ASFA’s upcoming 50th Anniversary. ASFA was first published as a monthly printed journal of fisheries and aquaculture abstracts in 1971 and in this issue, we look back over ASFA’s past, as well as looking at some of the plans in store for ASFA’s future, namely OpenASFA, one of the most exciting developments in ASFA’s lifetime. We also hear from ASFA Partner Coffi Ferdinando Rock GBEDO on how his institution (Benin Institute for Fishery and Oceanologic Research) has been affected by COVID-19. The ASFA Impact and Strategies Group reports on a survey they undertook to assess the impact of the pandemic on aquatic science libraries worldwide, finding that although libraries have had to deal with staff and budget cuts, many have found innovative ways to help their communities during this time of crisis. Lastly, we hear from long standing ASFA Partner Ian Pettman (Freshwater Biological Association, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) who reflects on the changes to fisheries his home town of Hull has seen over the past 50 years, and also provides an interim project report on his institution’s work to cover more Grey Literature for ASFA.
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