enrich: repository and research system integration william j nixon enrich project manager,...
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Enrich: Repository and Research System IntegrationWilliam J NixonEnrich Project Manager, University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow and the REF
• Submitted data on 1358 staff and more than 22,000 publications across 27 UoAs
• For comparison we submitted c.5000 outputs across 48 UoAs for RAE 2008
• Checked 7000 ‘additional’ publications identified in Web of Science by Symplectic and accepted around a third of these
• WoS data now available for ingest into the Repository
Enrich: Background and Drivers
• Mature and well established institutional repository service (since 2001) at Glasgow
• A “hybrid” repository with over 4900 records for published research outputs
• Publications policy approved by University Senate in June 2008
• Library engagement and participation in the RAE and the REF Pilot - working with Research & Enterprise
• Strong relationships between the Library’s repository managers and the University academic community
• Well developed Research Management System• Recognition that the repository cannot move forward
as a disconnected data silo
Enrich: Key Objectives
• Delivering a comprehensive University-wide repository which will also act as a central publications database (going back to at least 2001)
• Enhancing usability for depositors with links to the University’s Research System using SSO
• Effectively managing the content in the repository including usage statistics and monthly deposit reports
• Providing clear deposit policies and workflows with academic departments and faculties
• Creating staff profile pages on the web using data from core institutional systems including Enlighten and the Research System
• Ensuring compliance with funders’ open access grant and award policies
• Improving publicity and dissemination of research outputs
Enrich: Three Key Elements for Success
• RelationshipsStrong relationships between repository managers and staff at all levels are vital in supporting the deposit of content.
• Systems and ProcessesTechnical and administrative processes needed to join-up the existing elements of the research lifecycle which will facilitate the ease of deposit.
• PoliciesManagement and monitoring of both the University’s Publication Policy and those of our funders to ensure compliance.
Integration Opportunities
• Two way links between Enlighten and the Research System (autocomplete and look-up features)
• Automated alerts from the Research System which highlight to researchers that they must deposit their papers in an appropriate repository, in line with their grant conditions
• Reports showing Projects/Funders and associated publications
• Training programme for Library and Research and Enterprise staff to better understand each other’s systems and facilities (and opportunities to improve the systems)
Enrich will:
• Enable us to effectively implement the University’s Publication Policy for mandatory full text deposit from September 2008 onwards
• Establish links between currently disconnected resources
• Provide a suite of management information reports and supporting actions which ensure our Publications Policy is effective
• Ensure a vast increase in the number of awards in the Research System that are made public
• Maintain a watching brief on the REF and associated repository tools and projects including I-Wire and R4R
Questions and Discussion
http://www.gla.ac.uk/enrich
http://www.gla.ac.uk/enlighten
William J Nixon ([email protected])