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 ====== Research Systems ====== ====== Research Systems ======
  
-\\ +This section provides information on the systems that Higher Education institutions use to manage ​the research lifecycle. These are primarily:
-**To see which system are employed by each UK He Institution to to the (overall) [[:he_systems_review|HE systems review]] page**+
  
 +**Institutional repositories:​**
 +
 +Institutional repositories (IR) - online archives for storing, preserving research "​outputs"​ such as publications,​ theses and datasets. Institutional repositories support the Open Access agenda through providing publisher compliant digital access via Green and Gold Open Access.
 +
 +**Data repositories:​**
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 +Institutions may use a single IR to manage publications and data. However, due to the differing storage requirements many may use a separate data repository for storage and access to datasets.
 +
 +**Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) / Research Information Systems (RIMS):**
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 +The two terms are used largely interchangeably within the market. CRIS or RIMS are used to manage the full research lifecycle to include all institutional information relating to resaerch in one place. They may include interlinked metadata relating to:
 +
 +  * Researcher profiles
 +  * Grant applications / awards
 +  * Publications
 +  * Supporting information on research impact / research environment
 +  * Teaching responsibilities
 +
 +Interoperability is at the heart of such systems with most providing data exchange between other institutional systems such as HR, finance and project management systems. Some systems may provide integrative institutional repository functions whilst others will offer interoperability with third party IR solutions.
 +
 +
 +===== Research systems employed by UK Higher Education =====
 +
 +[[https://​docs.google.com/​spreadsheets/​d/​17WfzF_7dapuNRyUn0fw4tfxkPWhEZmn0aj7GJQAFcPM/​edit?​usp=sharing|Click here]] to view details of institutional repositories,​ CRIS and RDM systems used by different UK HE institutions.
 +
 +Note that data is correct as of Summer 2023 and that blank fields does not necessarily mean that the institution concerned is not using a particular kind of system, rather that information is not currently available.
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 +If you wish to update / amend details on behalf of your institution,​ please submit a data change by completing our [[https://​forms.gle/​JeXQvujU3b6RVo4WA|brief updates form]]
 +
 +
 +===== Directory of research systems =====
 +
 +euroCRIS maintains a (work-in-global -still progress) [[https://​dspacecris.eurocris.org/​cris/​explore/​dris|Directory of Research Information System]]s. For more information on euroCRIS Directory of Research Information Systems (DRIS) project:- [[https://​www.eurocris.org/​dris-project|https://​www.eurocris.org/​dris-project]].
 +
 +Jisc (Sherpa) [[https://​v2.sherpa.ac.uk/​opendoar/​|OpenDOAR]] provides a directory on **institutional repositories **
 ====== Institutional Repositories (IRs) ====== ====== Institutional Repositories (IRs) ======
  
-{{:​wiki:​repositories_market_share_may_2020.jpg?​nolink&​600x338 ​ |repositories_market_share_may_2020.jpg}}+Market shares in July 2023
  
-===== NEWS : Repository Purchasing Framework ​(February 2020) =====+A '​snapshot' ​(July 2023of UK Higher Education institutions and the repositories and Research Information Management (RIM) systems/​CRISs they use is available as a **[[https://​docs.google.com/​spreadsheets/​d/​17WfzF_7dapuNRyUn0fw4tfxkPWhEZmn0aj7GJQAFcPM/​edit?​usp=sharing|spreadsheet**]]**
  
-"Jisc is creating a Repository Purchasing Framework (a Dynamic Purchasing System), following feedback from the UK research sector and our members about the difficulties of procuring repository services, and the need for leadership and minimum standards in this area.\\ +{{:​wiki:​irs_in_uk_he_july_2023.png?nolink&​587x345}}
-**How will it work?** \\ +
-The framework will set out minimum standards that suppliers must comply with in order to have their product included. Suppliers will apply to be included, with the first wave of awards completed in the Spring. Additional suppliers can be added at any time.\\ +
-Our members will be able to use the framework to run mini competitions with suppliers, using standard templates provided, and adding additional requirements of their own, if necessary. The Jisc framework team will administer the process, sending clarifications and responses to the member, who will then use their criteria to identify the preferred supplier. If a supplier is selected, Jisc notifies all bidders of the result and contracts are between the preferred supplier and member are drawn up.\\ +
-**Benefits and opportunities for members**+
  
-   * The framework will reduce the procurement burden for members: it will facilitate a light touch procurement process for members, as the due diligence and OJEU requirements will have already been fulfilled. Members can focus solely on their specific requirements. +===== IR solutions =====
-  * Many members are undertaking research systems reviews with possibility of re-procuring for post-REF 2021, so this is a good moment to introduce this framework. +
-  * Members can be confident that the services included use a clear set of sector standards +
-  * The market for such services becomes more transparent,​ efficient and effective. +
-  * Members get better value for money.+
  
-**Contact** \\ Dr Tamsin Burland \\ Tamsin.Burland@jisc.ac.uk \\ Digital Resources, Jisc \\ 15 Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1BW \\ T 07468 727061 \\ Twitter @tamsinburland+  ​[[https://​www.eprints.org/​uk/​|Eprints]] 
 +  ​[[https://​www.dspace.com/​|Dspace]] 
 +  ​[[https://​www.haplo.com/​repository|Haplo]] (Cayuse) 
 +  ​[[https://​www.elsevier.com/​en-gb/​solutions/​pure|Pure]] (Elsevier) 
 +  * [[https://​www.exlibrisgroup.com/​products/​esploro-research-services-platform/​|Esploro]] (Ex Libris) 
 +  * [[https://​figshare.com/​|Figshare ]] 
 +  * [[https://​samvera.org/​|Samvera ]] 
 +  * [[https://​https://​www.worktribe.com/​|Worktribe]]
  
-===== Overview ​=====+===== Jisc Repository Purchasing Framework (May 2020) =====
  
-Neil Jacobs.[[http://​repository.jisc.ac.uk/​7087/1/2018JiscOABriefingFixingUKRepositoryLandscape.pdf|Fixing the UK repository landscape]] Jisc Open access briefing paper, 23.10.18 \\ +**Research Outputs Repository Systems Purchasing Service ​[[http://​repository.jisc.ac.uk/​7832/1/research-outputs-repository-systems-purchasing-buyers-guide.pdf|Buyer’s Guide]]** (includes an Appendix: Technical Requirements)
- \\ +
-**Introduction** \\ "This paper outlines the current state of the organisational,​ cultural and technical landscape related to OA repositories in the UK, trends and recent developments,​ and suggestions for improvement"​+
  
-**"​Software** \\ Of the 160 institutional repositories,​ 27 use the DSpace open source software, 98 use the EPrints open source software, and 13 use Elsevier’s PURE product. A sizeable minority ​of those using open source software in fact pay for a hosted solution managed by a third partyThose with local installations are often running rather old software, perhaps because an accretion of local configurations makes it difficult to upgrade "+There are (December 2020) eight accepted repository providers with other suppliers in the process ​of applying.
  
-====== A Tour of the Research Data Management ​(RDMService Space ======+4Science s.r.l. (DSpace and DSpace-CRIS) \\ Digital Science & Research ​Solutions Inc (Figshare) \\ Elsevier BV (Mendeley ​Data) \\ Ex Libris (UK) Ltd (Esploro Research Repository) \\ Jisc Services Ltd (Research repository) \\ MyScienceWork (Polaris) \\ Reach Solutions (DSpace or custom solutions) \\ Haplo (Haplo Repository)
  
- ​\\ ​Bryant, Rebecca, Brian Lavoie and Constance Malpas. 2017. [[https://​www.oclc.org/​content/​dam/research/publications/2017/oclcresearch-research-data-management-service-space-tour-2017-a4.pdf|A Tour of the Research Data Management (RDM) Service Space]]. The Realities of Research Data Management, Part 1. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Research. ​\\+Details of the DPS and how to procure through it can be found at the service webpage: \\  \\ [[https://​www.jisc.ac.uk/research-outputs-repository-systems-purchasing|https:​//www.jisc.ac.uk/research-outputs-repository-systems-purchasing]] \\
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-From the introduction: ​\\ +**How does it work? ** \\ The DPS sets out minimum standards that suppliers must comply with in order to have their product included. These are set out in the Appendix ​to the Buyers guide which can be downloaded from the service webpage. Jisc members (which include all publicly funded UK universities) can use the service to run mini competitions with suppliers, using standard templates provided, and adding additional requirements of their ownif necessary. Jisc will administer ​the process on behalf of the memberwho can use their own criteria ​to identify their preferred supplierIf a supplier is selectedJisc notifies all bidders ​of the result ​and contracts are between ​the preferred supplier and member are drawn up\\  \\ **Benefits and opportunities for Jisc members** \\ • The framework reduces ​the procurement burden ​for members: it facilitates ​light touch procurement process ​for members, as OJEU requirements will have already been fulfilled. Members can focus solely on their specific requirements. \\ • Members can be confident that the services included use a clear set of sector standards \\ • The market ​for such services becomes more transparent,​ efficient ​and effective. \\ • Members get better value for money. ​\\  \\ **Opportunities for repository suppliers** \\ Repository suppliers can apply to join the DPS at any time. Details can be found here [[https://​procontract.due-north.com/​Advert?​advertId=7d070ad9-8e5c-ea11-80ff-005056b64545|https://​procontract.due-north.com/​Advert?​advertId=7d070ad9-8e5c-ea11-80ff-005056b64545]] \\ 
-//"​Research data management (RDM) has emerged as an area of keen interest ​in higher education, leading ​to considerable investment ​in services, resources and infrastructure ​to support researchers’ data management needs. This is the first in a series of reports by OCLC Research ​which examines ​the contextinfluences ​and choices higher education institutions face in building or acquiring RDM capacity—in other words, the infrastructureservices and other resources needed ​to support emerging data management practicesOur findings are derived from detailed case studies of four research universitieshailing from four distinct national contexts: the University ​of Edinburgh (UK), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (US), Monash University (Australia) ​and Wageningen University & Research (the Netherlands)In this introductory report, we provide some brief background on the emergence of RDM as a focus for research support services within higher education; present ​simple framework ​for navigating ​the contours ​of the RDM service space; describe the methodology we employed ​for assembling our findings ​and discuss the key elements of RDM capacity acquisition these findings address; and offer a preview of the next report in the series"// ​\\  \\ For a list of the Research Management Systems used in each UK Higher Education Institution see the [[:he_systems_review|Who uses what system page]]+ \\ 
 +Any queries, contact repositories-dps@jisc.ac.uk
  
-====== Research Management ​Systems in use in the UK ======+===== Research ​Data Management ​(RDM) =====
  
-include: \\ [[http://​symplectic.co.uk/​products/​elements/​|Elements]] (Symplectic) \\ +[[https://​www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/rdm-toolkit|Research data management toolkit]] (Jisc) \\ 
-[[https://​www.elsevier.com/solutions/pure|Pure]] (Elsevier) \\ +This toolkit aims to support you through the entire lifecycle of research data management ​(RDM). It explains what you should consider and signposts resources from a wide range of websites and organisations.
-[[http://​converis.thomsonreuters.com/​|Converis]] ​(Thompson\\ +
-[[https://​haplo.com/|Haplo Research Manager]] \\ +
-[[http://​research.worktribe.com/​|Worktribe]]+
  
-====== Other kinds of 'Research' Systems ======+=====   ​Research ​Information Management/​CRIS solutions ​  =====
  
-The above are in addition to systems used to manage research outputs such as publication (typically managed within an Institutional Repository (IR) such as \\ **[[http://www.eprints.org/uk/|Eprints]]** ​ \\ **[[http://www.dspace.org/|DSpace]]** \\ [[http://​fedorarepository.org/​|**Fedora,** ]] \\ +**[[https://www.oclc.org/content/dam/research/publications/​2018/​oclcresearch-practices-patterns-research-information-management.pdf|Practices and Patterns in Research Information Management]]**.Findings from a Global Survey.Rebecca BryantAnna Clements, Pablo de Castro, Joanne Cantrell, Annette Dortmund, Jan Fransen, Peggy Gallagher, Michele Mennielli. OCLC and euroCRIS OCLC RESEARCH REPORT 2018 
-Research //data//  may also be manged using those systemsFor more information about Research Data Management (RDM) see the [[https://​www.jisc.ac.uk/​rd/​projects/​research-data-shared-service|Jisc Research Data Shared service ]]. This project resulted ​in the [[https://​www.jisc.ac.uk/​open-research-hub|open research hub]] - a single interoperable system for managingpreserving ​and sharing institutional digital research ​data. \\ + 
- \\ +"This report contributes to a growing body of work from OCLC to better understand RIM practices, including their regional differences,​ as well as the growing interoperability imperative between siloed sources of data—both internal and externalOf particular interest to library readers of this report is the documentation of how university RIM workflows are increasingly intersecting with those in the libraryparticularly as it relates to the relationship with institutional ​and data repositories. 
-[[http://​orweblog.oclc.org/​research-information-management-systems-a-new-service-category/​|**Research information management systems – a new service category?​**]] Most of the information below is taken from a 2014 blog post by Lorcan Dempsey. It serves as a good introduction \\+ 
 + \\ [[http://​orweblog.oclc.org/​research-information-management-systems-a-new-service-category/​|**Research information management systems – a new service category?​**]] Most of the information below is taken from a 2014 blog post by Lorcan Dempsey. It serves as a good introduction \\
 (What follows is an extract for Lorcan Dempsey'​s blog). Click on the link above to read the complete blog post \\ (What follows is an extract for Lorcan Dempsey'​s blog). Click on the link above to read the complete blog post \\
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 October 26, 2014 Lorcan Dempsey \\ October 26, 2014 Lorcan Dempsey \\
-It has been interesting watching **Research Information Management** ​ or **RIM** ​ emerge as a new service category in the last couple of years. RIM is supported by a particular system category, the Research Information Management System (RIMs), sometimes referred to by an earlier name, the CRIS (Current Research Information System). \\  \\ For reasons discussed below, this area has been more prominent outside the US, but interest is also now growing in the US. See for example, the mention of RIMs in the Library [[http://​www.dartmouth.edu/​%7Elibrary/​home/​about/​mission.html|FY15 Strategic Goals]] at Dartmouth College. \\+It has been interesting watching **Research Information Management** ​ or **RIM** ​ emerge as a new service category in the last couple of years. RIM is supported by a particular system category, the Research Information Management System (RIMs), sometimes referred to by an earlier name, the CRIS (Current Research Information System). \\  \\ For reasons discussed below, this area has been more prominent outside the US, but interest is also now growing in the US. See for example, the mention of RIMs in the Library [[http://​www.dartmouth.edu/​~library/​home/​about/​mission.html|FY15 Strategic Goals]] at Dartmouth College. \\
 **Research information management** \\ The name is unfortunately confusing – a reserved sense living alongside more general senses. What is the reserved sense? Broadly, RIM is used to refer to the integrated management of information about the research life-cycle, and about the entities which are party to it (e.g. researchers,​ research outputs, organizations,​ grants, facilities, ..). The aim is to synchronize data across parts of the university, reducing the burden to all involved of collecting and managing data about the research process. An outcome is to provide greater visibility onto institutional research activity. Motivations include better internal reporting and analytics, support for compliance and assessment, and improved reputation management through more organized disclosure of research expertise and outputs. \\  \\ A major driver has been the need to streamline the provision of data to various national university research assessment exercises (for example, in the UK, Denmark and Australia). Without integrated support, responding to these is costly, with activities fragmented across the Office of Research, individual schools or departments,​ and other support units, including, sometimes, the library. (See [[http://​www.oclc.org/​content/​dam/​research/​publications/​library/​2009/​2009-09.pdf?​urlm=162926|this report]] on national assessment regimes and the roles of libraries.) \\ **Research information management** \\ The name is unfortunately confusing – a reserved sense living alongside more general senses. What is the reserved sense? Broadly, RIM is used to refer to the integrated management of information about the research life-cycle, and about the entities which are party to it (e.g. researchers,​ research outputs, organizations,​ grants, facilities, ..). The aim is to synchronize data across parts of the university, reducing the burden to all involved of collecting and managing data about the research process. An outcome is to provide greater visibility onto institutional research activity. Motivations include better internal reporting and analytics, support for compliance and assessment, and improved reputation management through more organized disclosure of research expertise and outputs. \\  \\ A major driver has been the need to streamline the provision of data to various national university research assessment exercises (for example, in the UK, Denmark and Australia). Without integrated support, responding to these is costly, with activities fragmented across the Office of Research, individual schools or departments,​ and other support units, including, sometimes, the library. (See [[http://​www.oclc.org/​content/​dam/​research/​publications/​library/​2009/​2009-09.pdf?​urlm=162926|this report]] on national assessment regimes and the roles of libraries.) \\
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 Symplectic is a member of the very interesting Digital Science portfolio. Digital Science is a company set up by Macmillan Publishers to incubate start-ups focused on scientific workflow and research productivity. These include, for example, [[https://​www.digital-science.com/​products/​figshare/​|Figshare]] and [[http://​www.digital-science.com/​products/​altmetric|Altmetric]]. \\ Symplectic is a member of the very interesting Digital Science portfolio. Digital Science is a company set up by Macmillan Publishers to incubate start-ups focused on scientific workflow and research productivity. These include, for example, [[https://​www.digital-science.com/​products/​figshare/​|Figshare]] and [[http://​www.digital-science.com/​products/​altmetric|Altmetric]]. \\
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-Other products are also relevant here. As RIM is an emerging area, it is natural to expect some overlap with other functions. For example, there is definitely overlap with backoffice research administration systems – [[http://​ideate.com/​|Ideate]] from Consilience or solutions from [[http://​infoedglobal.com/​|infoEd Global]], for example. And also with more publicly oriented profiling and expertise systems on the front office side. \\ +Other products are also relevant here. As RIM is an emerging area, it is natural to expect some overlap with other functions. For example, there is definitely overlap with backoffice research administration systems – [[http://​ideate.com/​|Ideate]] from Consilience or solutions from [[http://​infoedglobal.com/​|infoEd Global]], for example. And also with more publicly oriented profiling and expertise systems on the front office side. 
-[[https://​www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/research-data-shared-service|Jisc Research ​Data Shared service]] This is a major Jisc initiative running until April 2018+ 
 +====== Research Management Systems in use in the UK ====== 
 + 
 +include: \\ [[http://​symplectic.co.uk/​products/​elements/​|Elements]] (Symplectic) ​\\ 
 +[[https://​www.elsevier.com/​solutions/​pure|Pure]] (Elsevier) \\ 
 +[[http://​converis.thomsonreuters.com/|Converis]] (Thompson) \\ 
 +[[https://haplo.com/|Haplo Research ​Manager]] \\ 
 +[[http://​research.worktribe.com/​|Worktribe]] 
 + 
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