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Towards 2020: AVEDAS view on the future of CRISBrussels 11/09/2012

Rudolf Weiss

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Topics for today

• CRIS history: A view already given in Prague.

• Evolving Research Information Ecosystem

• Trends relevant to AVEDAS view

• What role we think CRIS may play over the next few years

• CONVERIS demo: At any other time!

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A rapidly evolving Research Information Ecosystem

Social Media

Facebook

LinkedIn

Twitter

OpenAire

Open Access

Sherpa / RoMEO

ORCID

Communication Standards

CERIFCASRAI

Google

Research funders

Research Professional

Pivot

GrantsFinder

Publishers

Patent Offices

SAP

Agresso

COS

VIVO

Web of Science

SciVal

Web services

CrossRef

BibliometricsLOD

Skype

YouTube

What is the future of CRIS?

(A) No future: Needs covered by other systems

(B) A piece in the Puzzle.

(C) A central piece in the Puzzle.MERIL

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Familiar trends…

• Increasingly interdisciplinary research, open innovation => Facilitate expert finding and collaboration, but also increasing demands on ensuring compliance with regulations.

• Increased use of social media => Integrated communication

• Reduced funding, increasing competition => better real-time reporting for (strategic decision-making) and process efficiency

• Everyone connected to everyone => More rapid change and increasing demands on flexibility

• Open Access, Evolving Ecosystem => Integration with OpenAire, ORCID, LOD, … extending use of standards (CERIF, CASRAI)

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Challenges for Research Information Management remain?

Social Media

Facebook

LinkedIn

Twitter

OpenAire

Open Access

Sherpa / RoMEO

ORCID

Communication Standards

CERIFCASRAI

Google

Research funders

Research Professional

Pivot

GrantsFinder

Publishers

Patent Offices

SAP

Agresso

COS

VIVO

Web of Science

SciVal

Web services

CrossRef

BibliometricsLOD

Skype

YouTube

How to balance:

• unstructured vs. structured information?

• free communication vs. systematic processes?

• replacing vs. integrating?

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CRIS for the next few years…

Is expected to be (B) => (C), i.e.:a highly interconnected, increasingly central piece in the Puzzle, across a growing spectrum of research information.

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The Next Generation CONVERIS Research Information System

Convergence of Service Orientation, Research Information, Communication and Processes

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Research Information: A growing concept for CONVERIS

Research & Innovation

Education Research LifecycleStudent Lifecycle

CAMPUS MANAGEMENTSYSTEMS

BUSINESS IT SYSTEMS

HR & Finance

Identity Manage-

ment

Graduate Students

GrantsManagement

Finance

RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM

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Ideas Proposals Projects Results Exploitation

Reporting back to funder: Input vs. Output

Documents Validation for new

accounts

Match funding opportunities

Public presence: Web & CVs

Reporting internal & external

Budgeting Internal

approvals

Controlling: Budget vs. Expenditure & Forecast

Tasks & deadlines

Validation processes: OA repository & bibliometrics

IP & licensing: Patents, expertise, products

(Research data)

Increasing support along the complete Research Life Cycle

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Ideas Proposals Projects Results Exploitation

OpenAire LOD

EDM Research funders

Research Professional

Business Intelligence InCites, SciVal, ...

Pricing & Costing

HR system ORCID

Finance system Web of Science, Scopus, ... Sherpa / RoMEO CrossRef Institutional Repository European Patent Office

Increasing support along the complete Research Life Cycle

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Hence, typical CRIS objectives stay for a few more years…

Social Media

Facebook

LinkedIn

Twitter

OpenAire

Open Access

Sherpa / RoMEO

ORCID

CERIF

CASRAI

Google

Research funders

Research Professional

Pivot

GrantsFinder

Publishers

Patent Offices

SAP

Agresso

COS

VIVO

Web of Science

SciVal

Interfaces

CrossRef

BibliometricsLOD

Skype

YouTube

• Reuse of unstructured, making it structured & high quality

• Facilitate communication, ensuring efficient processes

• Increasing visibility, enabling decision-making

But, …

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Examples of typical “future” projects

• University of Sunderland

• Sweden ScienceNet

• MERIL: Already presented by Valerie

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University of Sunderland

• Integration via CERIF-XML for interoperability between internal systems: HR, Student records, Finance and Institutional Repository to CONVERIS

• CERIF experience on both sides• 2 months implementation• No significant overhead compared to non-CERIF integration• Internal systems equipped for the future

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Sweden ScienceNet

• All funders providing data in various structured formats• mapping and extensive manual effort required for each import and

update to Sweden ScienceNet• Other “data consumers” having the same issue of data handling

• Vinnova: First funder in Sweden to implement CERIF• Reduced effort for import by 50% (other 50% requires joint IDs)• Generic interface for Sweden ScienceNet and any other data consumer

• SSF and other funders now on the way

• Stockholm University: First institution to integrate with Sweden ScienceNet

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Example on CERIF integration

SwedenScienceNet

StockholmUniversity

Funders

CERIF-XML

CONVERIS Web service• Request: Grant ID + Funder• Response: Complete Project information

Cost saving potential:Around 20 k€ per year

Cost saving potential:Around 15 k€ per year

FinanceGrant ID + Funder

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Conclusions

• All systems and actors evolve in a very dynamic market

• Some extend coverage => more overlap, replace other systems

• Some focus coverage => increased integration needs

• Significant potential of ORCID, if being used

• Increasing take up and use of CERIF!

• CRIS continuously needs to be redefined!

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Thank you for listening.

Rudolf Weiss

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