Introduc1on to CONVERIS Research Informa1on System Oulu, 30/08/2012 Mar1n Jägerhorn www.avedas.com
Agenda CONVERIS Research Informa1on System by AVEDAS Introduc;on & Brief Company Overview CONVERIS System Overview System Demonstra;on Online Ques;ons & Answers 2
AVEDAS Company Overview 3
AVEDAS Key facts AVEDAS implements Research Informa1on Systems for: Universi;es Research organisa;ons Funding agencies Facts & Figures: Founded in 2004 Privately owned by founders & employees Main office in Karlsruhe, Germany > 40 employees > 50 clients in 12 countries 4
AVEDAS PorJolio Data for prepopula;on Data migra;on Quality assurance Integra;on CERIF compliance Data Concept & specifica;on Workflow op;misa;on Configura;on Development Training Maintenance & support Server admin & hos;ng CONVERIS the complete CRIS SoLware Services Impact assessments Pre- & Post- Award Cont. Mgmt Publica;ons Management IP Por\olio Management Grad. Student Management REF Management A complete support for Research Informa1on Management 5
Why a Current Research Informa1on System (CRIS)? Most common objec1ves: Increased visibility: Provide access over the web to informa;on on the ins;tu;on s researchers, units and their projects, publica;ons and other results. Reports: CVs, Network graphs / Collabora;on analyses, Publica;ons & Bibliometrics, Research grants / applica;ons, Data exports, for internal decision- making and external demands. Efficiency: A more efficient, streamlined administra;ve process for managing research informa;on to lower the burden on researchers and administrators. Scalability: Ensure system can match ins;tu;on s evolving needs over ;me. 6
CONVERIS Managing the Research Life Cycle 7
CONVERIS Managing the Research Life Cycle External Collaborators Ideas Research Office Interna;onal Office Exploita;on Researchers Proposals Funders Graduate Students University Management Results Projects Post- Award Finance Library 8
All informa1on at hand in one system for each user 9
Support along the Research Life Cycle ü Match funding opportuni;es ü Documents ü Valida;on for new accounts ü Repor;ng back to funder: Input vs. Output ü Public presence: Web & CVs ü Repor;ng internal & external Ideas Proposals Projects Results Exploita;on ü Budge;ng ü Internal approvals ü Controlling: Budget vs. Expenditure & Forecast ü Tasks & deadlines ü Valida;on processes: OA repository & bibliometrics ü IP & licensing: Patents, exper;se, products ü (Research data) 10
Applica1on areas Graduate Student Management REF Management Admission Study Plans Gradua;on Ideas Proposals Projects Results Exploita;on Pre- and Post- Award Contracts Management Publica1ons Management IP PorJolio Management 11
Fragmenta1on, data inconsistency, high costs,... Finance Grants & Contracts HR? Out- of- date Different IDs Gaps Text vs. rela;ons Ad- hoc vs. Systema;c processes Data inconsistencies & duplicates Ins1tu1onal repository CMS Patents Student records Login server Local IT- infrastructure Patent offices Funding bodies PubMed Scopus Web of Science 12
Integra1ons CONVERIS offers 50+ connectors / interfaces for: Login Server HR Finance Student Records Pricing & Cos;ng Ins;tu;onal Repositories (Dspace, Eprints, Fedora) Business Intelligence CMS / Web pages through primarily web services, periodic file transfer, direct database connec;on and OAI- PMH. already CERIF 1.4 compliant. 13
Integra1on example for projects Financial transac1ons & update of key informa1on Migra1on Awarded contract All Research Projects Grants & Contracts Finance system Applica;on Person Org unit Funder HR Authen1ca1on (Login server) CONVERIS 14
CONVERIS System Demonstra1on 15
Ques1ons & Answers 16