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The Future of CRIS: Evolving Research Information Ecosystem

This presentation explores the future of CRIS (Current Research Information System) in the context of the evolving research information ecosystem. It discusses trends, challenges, and potential projects related to CRIS. Examples include integration via CERIF-XML for interoperability and reduced data handling effort through CERIF implementation.

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The Future of CRIS: Evolving Research Information Ecosystem

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  1. Towards 2020: AVEDAS view on the future of CRIS Brussels 11/09/2012 Rudolf Weiss

  2. 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!

  3. A rapidly evolving Research Information Ecosystem YouTube Research funders LinkedIn GrantsFinder Social Media Skype Research Professional Facebook Twitter What is the future of CRIS? No future: Needs covered by other systems A piece in the Puzzle. A central piece in the Puzzle. Pivot COS Web services VIVO Communication Standards SAP CASRAI ORCID CERIF Patent Offices Agresso MERIL LOD OpenAire Bibliometrics Google Sherpa / RoMEO Web of Science Publishers CrossRef Open Access SciVal

  4. 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)

  5. Challenges for Research Information Management remain? YouTube Research funders LinkedIn GrantsFinder Social Media Skype Research Professional Facebook Twitter • How to balance: • unstructured vs. structured information? • free communication vs. systematic processes? • replacing vs. integrating? Pivot COS Web services VIVO Communication Standards SAP CASRAI ORCID CERIF Agresso Patent Offices LOD OpenAire Bibliometrics Google Sherpa / RoMEO Web of Science Publishers CrossRef Open Access SciVal

  6. 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.

  7. The Next Generation CONVERIS Research Information System ConvergenceofService Orientation, Research Information, CommunicationandProcesses

  8. Research Information: A growing concept for CONVERIS RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM CAMPUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Graduate Students Student Lifecycle Research Lifecycle Grants Management HR & Finance BUSINESS IT SYSTEMS Finance

  9. Increasing support along the complete Research Life Cycle • Match funding opportunities • Documents • Validation for new accounts • Reporting back to funder: Input vs. Output • 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)

  10. Increasing support along the complete Research Life Cycle • Research Professional • EDM • Research funders • OpenAire • LOD • Business Intelligence • InCites, SciVal, ... • Pricing & Costing • HR system • ORCID • Financesystem • Web of Science, Scopus, ... • Sherpa / RoMEO • CrossRef • Institutional Repository • European Patent Office

  11. Hence, typical CRIS objectives stay for a few more years… YouTube Research funders LinkedIn GrantsFinder Social Media Skype Research Professional Facebook Twitter Interfaces • Reuse of unstructured, making it structured & high quality • Facilitate communication, ensuring efficient processes • Increasing visibility, enabling decision-making • But, … Pivot COS VIVO CASRAI ORCID SAP Agresso CERIF Patent Offices LOD Bibliometrics OpenAire Google Sherpa / RoMEO Web of Science Publishers CrossRef Open Access SciVal

  12. Examples of typical “future” projects • University of Sunderland • Sweden ScienceNet • MERIL: Already presented by Valerie

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Example on CERIF integration Cost saving potential: Around 20 k€ per year CERIF-XML • Funders • Stockholm • University • Sweden • ScienceNet • CONVERIS Web service • Request: Grant ID + Funder • Response: Complete Project information Cost saving potential: Around 15 k€ per year Finance Grant ID + Funder

  16. 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!

  17. Thank you for listening. Rudolf Weiss r.weiss@avedas.com +49 171 706 25 18 +49 721 354 90 0 AVEDAS AG Web: www.avedas.com Twitter: @avedas_com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/avedas-ag Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AVEDAS.AG

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