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DRAC, the UPC CRIS and its integration with the UPCommons IR. Consol Garcia Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech EuroCRIS Meeting, Madrid, November 5th 2012. Summary. Some facts about UPC UPCommons, the Institutional repository DRAC, CRIS
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DRAC, the UPC CRIS and its integration with the UPCommons IR Consol Garcia Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech EuroCRIS Meeting, Madrid, November 5th 2012
Summary • Some facts about UPC • UPCommons, the Institutional repository • DRAC, CRIS • Library involved in the research evaluation process • Benefits
Some facts 29.407 graduate and undergraduate2.476 master’s degree students2.937 doctoral students2.963 lifelong learning 2.634 professors and researchers23 schools 6 research institutes194 research group 42 research centrers
UPCommons, Institutional Repository • Institutional repository Dspace (2007) • Research repository E-Prints • 24.000 documents (october 2012) Ranked #17 World wide!!! Ranked #6 in Europe !!! Ranked #2 in Spain !!! The ranking web of repositories (july 2012)
DRAC, Research Descriptor • DRAC, el Descriptor de la Recerca i l’Activitat Acadèmica de la UPC: http://drac.upc.edu/info • Manage research and other academic activities • CVN, FECYT • Integrated with UPCommons • Library participates in the workflow, organization and tasks • Institutional Open access policy: access, visivilitity, impact and preservation of the UPC’s academic output online • University knows that libraries can add value to the new research application
Integration Model • Gateway between both plattforms • Two phases: 1. Submission: • researchers type basic metadata in DRAC • mandatory to include an URL, DOI or file • If researcher adds a file, item is transferred to UPCommons 2. Review: • Basic metadata in DRAC • Librarians review bibliographic metadata and check full-text access conditions • Authentification in both applications by CAS
DRAC – UPCOMMONS (Submission) STEP 1: Upload a file STEP 2: Accept license
Benefits • For UPC and the research community • Visibility • Quality of data published • Preservation • Good position in the ranking • One single point where to relate scholarly information • New services
Benefits • For the library • Get involved in the publication proces • Establish a strong relationship with other units and departmanets at the university • Increase documents into IR (open access) • Avalibity to create new services and new roles
Evolution E-Prints UPC Before DRAC 2262 reg. (4 años) After DRAC 4214 open access (2 years) 2804 restricted access (2 years)
Gracias por vuestra atención! Thanks to: antonio.juan.prieto@upc.edu