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National work in Norway on research information

C urrent R esearch I nformation S ys T em I n N orway. EU-STOA workshop Brussels, 26.3.2013 Katrine Weisteen Bjerde, General manager CRIStin, k.w.bjerde@cristin.no. National work in Norway on research information. Agenda. The CRIStin organisation The CRIStin system Benefits

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National work in Norway on research information

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  1. CurrentResearch Information SysTemIn Norway EU-STOA workshop Brussels, 26.3.2013 Katrine Weisteen Bjerde, General manager CRIStin, k.w.bjerde@cristin.no National work in Norway on research information

  2. Agenda • The CRIStin organisation • The CRIStin system • Benefits • How wegotthere • Discussion

  3. Overview – Main tasks Owned by theMinistryofEducation and Research in cooperationwiththeMinistryofHealth and Care Services EstablishedJanuary 2011 Yearlybudgetof ≈ 3,1 MEUR

  4. Open Access • Coordinateand promote Open Access development in Norway • National pointofreference for implementationof EU commissionrecommendationson Open Access

  5. Collect and make information on Norwegian research openlyavailable • Primary target groups: Research institutions and researchers • Services to theauthorities: • Data for performancebasedfunding system • Facts to support politicaldecisions The CRIS in Cristin

  6. Modulesofthe CRIS system Researchercatalogue Research results(publicationsetc) Project catalogue Research units Research infrastructure (planned) Reporting New versionofthesystem under development

  7. Integration with other IT systems Humanresource systems Institutional repositories HE authentication system National database onHE statistics Institutional web sites Bibliographic data Data warehouse

  8. Benefits from establishingtheorganisation • One nationalcentre – Everyoneknowswho to contact • A nationalcentreofknowledge • One place (and system) to talk to (and one system to integratewith) => nowdoingthingsthatwereunthinkablewith 160 institutions

  9. Benefits from thenational CRIS • Efficiency - eachentityregisteredonlyonce • Efficiency – severallocal systems discontinued • Increased data quality • Reuseof data for theresearchers • Overview for eachinstitution • Overviewacrossinstitutions and researchsectors • Access at all administrative levels = reducedworkload for reporting

  10. The decision and implementationprocess

  11. Background • Universitieswantedoverviewoftheirownresearch • Authoritiesneeded data for performancebasedfunding system • Open Access new area ofpoliticalimportance

  12. «Climate for research» (White paperno 30, 2008-2009) Four general goals: • High quality research • An effective research system • Internationalisationof Norwegian researchactivity • Efficiency in useofresearchresources and results Confirmed and strengthened in new white paperin March 2013

  13. Decision in 2009 to make a national CRIS • Workgroup under theMinistryofeducation and researchfeb-sep 2008 • Recommended a national database on scholarlypublications (Norsk Vitenskapsindeks) • Basis for performance based funding • Also cover other research activities • Cover highereducationinstitutions, hospitals and research institutes • Recommendationfollowed by ministrydecision in 2009

  14. From decision to reality • Build a common CRIS for 150+ institutions • Alternatives: • Frida – An institutional CRIS developed for the four main Norwegian universities • ForskDok- An institutional CRIS developed for the Norwegian university colleges (~ 40) • Decision not to buy commercially • New CRIS based on Frida • Covered major part of HE sector research • More structured database • SpecificationsFebruary 2010 • In productionDecember 1st 2010

  15. A true national CRIS 1.4.2012 • Universities & university colleges • Specialisedhealthcare • Research institutes

  16. Whydid it succeed? • Firmdecision and strong support from authorities • Performancebasedfunding = Strongincentive for registering data! • Focus from authoritiesonbenefits for researchers and institutions • Focuson re-useof data • Tradititon for cooperationbetween HE institutions • Virtual private databases withlocalcontrolof data • Norwegian socialsecuritynumber = unique id ofresearchers (… butalsochallenges) • Small population • A coupleofknights in shiningarmours • Lots of hard work!!!

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