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A One Stop Shop for DRE. The Directorate of Research and Enterprise Portal Dr John Donovan HERD, ICT, Arts and Media. The Problem. Where does DIT’s research information reside? It is not easy to collect research information in DIT (as many as 18 phone calls)
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A One Stop Shop for DRE The Directorate of Research and Enterprise Portal Dr John Donovan HERD, ICT, Arts and Media
The Problem • Where does DIT’s research information reside? • It is not easy to collect research information in DIT (as many as 18 phone calls) • No single place that collates existing information • Multiple instances of the same information being collected • Multiple different standards • Information is incomplete, inaccurate or both • Information collected but not codified • Everything is done by paper intermediates • Impossible to collect consistent and accurate statistics Library Research Seminar
The Consequences • DIT cannot provide accurate research information for • DIT Staff • Funders, Tax payers, Journalists, etc. • Proper research planning. • We have no idea where we stand in relation to our peers. • HEA Grant is partially based on research performance. • Incorrect information – ‘incorrect’ core funding • Research reviews are compromised Library Research Seminar
The Solution: The DRE Portal • Responds to the ‘Challenges to Research Report’ • A single DIT research gateway. • Online registrations for projects and research staff • Resources, procedures, documents, contacts all in one place. • Linked to existing information collections • Internal: HR, Finance, Ethics, Postgrads, Arrow, Asset Register, TT register, InfoEd (aka expertise Ireland), DIT Funding database, Project Registry. • External: Other professional organisations and networking agencies. Funders. Library Research Seminar
What the DRE Portal is NOT • It will not exist in splendid isolation • It will not subsume existing databases. • It will not control any other existing database. • It will not own any existing databases. • It will not be the single or only point of access for any other database. Library Research Seminar
What the DRE Portal is • It will be where a PI can get ALL the information related to their research • project, team, group, centre, programme in one place. • It will be one place where you can contribute to all of its sources. • Information posted in the DRE portal will be available through the other relevant databases. • Post a new publication • Goes to InfoEd profiles • Goes to Arrow (with file if available) • Is attached to a project • Provide consistent, accurate statistics. • It will provide the core data on DIT research for the website. • It will be part of the National Research Information System Library Research Seminar
The DRE Portal Unit of Currency: The Project Library Research Seminar
Why Project Based • Each project in DIT has a unique identification number. • The project number is used or collected in a number of existing databases. • The project registration collects the greatest amount of relevant information. • Each project has a single PI • Using the project as the base unit we can collect a lot of additional information without having to specially request it. Library Research Seminar
What will the DRE Portal be • Standards compliant • XML based • Can provide content feeds for the Terminal 4 tools. • Can accept content feeds from other sources. • CERIF Discipline Descriptors • Modular and Personalisable • Easy to add new functions • Easily Accessible • Simple interfaces • ‘Smart’ Interfaces • Developed internally Library Research Seminar
When? • 3 starting phases • Phase 1 • Complete • DIT Researcher consultations, DIT Heads of Research, Specification • Phase 2 • November 2008 • Online registration of projects • Online RD2 forms • Access to project information • Project staff and teams • Phase 3 • Spring 2009 • Information to external databases (professional networks, etc.) • More procedures to move online • Improved statistics • Improved Planning Library Research Seminar
DRE Portal and the National Research Information System • DRE Portal is designed to be standards compliant • DRE information is compatible with information proposed for the NRIS • NRIS will provide extra functionality for DRE portal. Library Research Seminar
Thank You Library Research Seminar