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CERIF-CRIS Overview

www.eurocris.org. CERIF-CRIS Overview. Keith G Jeffery k eith.jeffery@stfc.ac.uk. Structure. The Vision The CERIF Model CERIF and other Systems The CERIF Model in use. euroCRIS Vision. To provide the portal of choice for research information. What this means.

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CERIF-CRIS Overview

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  1. www.eurocris.org CERIF-CRIS Overview Keith G Jeffery keith.jeffery@stfc.ac.uk

  2. Structure • The Vision • The CERIF Model • CERIF and other Systems • The CERIF Model in use

  3. euroCRIS Vision To provide the portal of choice for research information

  4. What this means • Any valid user should be able from any location, and via any device, to access research information anywhere in Europe (and wider) whatever the structure and content of the source • To form the ERA (European Research Area) • With free movement of research information to match the free movement of goods and services, people, capital • And hence the ‘knowledge economy’ and now the ‘innovation union’

  5. Justification • In 1997 EC brought together a group of national experts to develop a mechanism for data exchange and access to CRIS (Current Research Information Systems) • Following earlier multinational pilots • Experts recommended CERIF2000 • EU Recommendation to Member States • 2002 EC requested euroCRIS to maintain, develop and promote CERIF

  6. CERIF-CRIS • CERIF: Common European Research Information Format: a datamodel for: • Interoperation • Data storage in a CRIS • CRIS: Current Research Information System • An information management system for research The Vision is Portal access to interoperating CERIF-CRIS

  7. Working Together VIVO (Cornell University)

  8. Structure • The Vision • The CERIF Model • CERIF and other Systems • The CERIF Model in use

  9. The Users • Research and Development Information • For the political decision-makers • For the funding organisations • For the entrepreneurs • For the researchers • For the research managers • For the innovators • For the media • For the general public

  10. Institution Books Information of Interest Project Person / CV Publisher Event Research Group Patent Journal/article Equipment

  11. PROJECT ORGUNIT PERSON Prize/Award Event Contact Results Publication General Facility Skills Results Patent Particular Equipment CV Service Results Product The CERIF Model Funding Programme Classification

  12. PROJECT ORGUNIT PERSON Result_Publication RESULT_PUBLICATION CERIF Expressiveness Can Express: Person A (DT1 - DT2) (is author of) Publication X OrgunitO (DT1 - DT2) (is owner of IPR in) Publication X Person A (DT1 - DT2) (is employee of ) OrgunitO Person A (DT1 - DT2) (is project leader of) Project P Person A (DT1-DT2) (is member of) OrgunitM Person A (DT1-DT2) (is member of) OrgunitN Orgunit M (DT1-DT2) (is part of) OrgunitO Orgunit N (DT1-DT2) (is part of) OrgunitO

  13. Result_PublicationInstance Diagram OrgUnit M Part of member Person A OrgUnit O employee member OrgUnit N Part of Project leader Project P author owns IPR Publication X

  14. Structure • The Vision • The CERIF Model • CERIF and other Systems • The CERIF Model in use

  15. CERIF-CRIS related to other systems • CERIF-CRIS as the centre of the organisation • Provides interlinking and interoperation WITHIN one organisation • Repositories (bibliographic, datasets) • Organisational administrative systems (Finance, HR…) • Web pages presentation (generate from CERIF-CRIS) • CVs, bibliographies, project overviews…. • Directories and support of workflow

  16. CERIF-CRIS in context Web pages Directory Services CERIF-CRIS Publication repository Dataset Software repository Finance system Human Resources system Project Management system

  17. Integration of Repositories • To view content in repositories through contextualised, structured metadata • E.g. Relate publication to: • Persons • Organisations • Projects • Funding • Facilities • Equipment • Event • Patent • Product • Repository metadata DC (Dublin Core) insufficient

  18. Recommended Architecture CERIF-CRIS Data for researchers, research managers, evaluators, innovators Rich contextual Metadata linking to full text or multimedia in a repository Repository

  19. CERIF-CRIS and DC • DC developed as metadata to access internet content (full text or multimedia) • DC does not contain elements needed for many research management tasks • DC improved with qualified DC (namespaces) and RDF version (structured assertions) but remains incomplete

  20. CERIF-CRIS and DC • OpenAIRE system developed to manage evaluation of output from EC funded projects • added (some of) CERIF to the original data model • Does not make use of the full potential of CERIF

  21. CERIF is more expressive than other models • First order logic • E.g. <Thomas Hardy> <is author of> <‘The Dynasts’> • Can assert or deduce or induce • Formal Syntax • Structure flexible and defined • ensures structural integrity • and computing efficiency • Declared Semantics in separate layer • Class schemes: Ensures semantic integrity • Terms defined in relation to each other • Multiple semantic schemes over same syntax possible • Allows for e.g. Classification crosswalks

  22. CERIF interoperates • If have ‘n’ systems that wish to interoperate • If each interoperates with each other have n*(n-1) convertor systems or wrappers • If all use CERIF have only n convertor systems or wrappers • From CERIF can generate many other (meta)data standards in research information • DC, MARC, MODS, eGMS, CKAN….

  23. End-User CRIS Research Context [projects, persons, organisational units funding, products, patents, publications facilities, equipment, events] CERIF CERIF Various protocols OAI-PMH OA Repository (hypermedia) Documents e-Research repository Datasets and Software CRIS + Repositories at 1 institution

  24. Institution A Institution B Institution C End-User End-User End-User CRIS CRIS CRIS OA repository OA repository OA repository e-Research repository e-Research repository e-Research repository ….and multiple institutions

  25. Structure • The Vision • The CERIF Model • CERIF and other Systems • The CERIF Model in use

  26. Rationale • Increasingly • Universities need to manage their research • Funders need to justify expenditure on research by outputs, outcomes and impact • And there is a need for comparison • Nationally • Internationally •  so need to use the same model for exchange and access

  27. CERIF-CRIS Uses • Management information / decision support • Improved investment • Improved career management • Improved management of IP • Evaluation • Automated generation of indicators • Covering funding, output, environment, impact • Comparison of performance •  funding decisions A CERIF-CRIS improves management and reduces effort in reporting

  28. CERIF-CRIS Uses • Researcher CVs • Bibliographies • Web pages (semantic web) • Improved scholarly publications • Improved research proposals • Finding collaborators • Finding reviewers • Current awareness of relevant research activity • Finding appropriate funding opportunities • Innovation (knowledge and technology transfer) A CERIF-CRIS improves quality and reduces effort in daily work

  29. CERIF in Use • National systems: IS, NO, DK, NL, SK, SL, BE, RU (SE) • In use in funding organisations and universities or research institutions in many more countries: DE, FR, IT, FI, IE, GR, CZ • In UK ~40 universities using it or working on it • HEFCE, UUK, RCUK, ARMA, other funders agreed (2010) CERIF is UK standard for research information • Used for REF and for RC evaluation of research output • ERC, ESF specified CERIF for their (being developed) systems • CORDIS planning for CERIF

  30. Flexible Architecture • Central CERIF-CRIS with direct input: NO • Central CERIF-CRIS with CERIF-XML input from universities: BE • Individual university and funding council CRIS (some CERIF, some wrapped) with interoperation using CERIF-XML: UK •  now need to interoperate internationally

  31. CERIF-CRIS at One Organisation Web pages Directory Services CERIF-CRIS This is fine for one organisation but research is international, so… Publication repository Dataset Software repository Finance system Human Resources system Project Management system

  32. CERIF-CRIS CERIF-CRIS CERIF-CRIS CERIF Interoperation Interconnect Backplane CERIF provides interoperation of CRIS and associated systems with formal syntax and declared semantics so that it is reliable and scalable.

  33. Research Environment Architecture presentation Web 2.0 / Social Networking Environment Direct user communication Indirect user communication Indirect user communication CERIF INTEROPERATION BACKPLANE CERIF-WRAPPED CRIS CERIF-CRIS CERIF-WRAPPED CRIS CERIF-CRIS Heterogeneous information sources

  34. Ongoing Activities - UK • Research assessment • Improved management of research resources • JISC funded and coordinated • Establishing a national infrastructure linking funders, universities and research institutions • Many projects • CERIFy, CRISPool, BRUCE, IRIOS, MICE, RMAS, IRIOS2, C4D, CERIF-in-Action • All have euroCRIS as participants

  35. Projects - Europe • ENGAGE • Access to integrated open government data using CERIF as metadata • OpenAIRE+ • Improving utilisation of repositories for assessment of research in EC Framework programme using CERIF • ESF • Extending CERIF for research infrastructures • VOA3R: • Extending CERIF with linked open data for agricultural information

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