euroCRIS
Simon Porter
In the last week, I've been learning about euroCRIS, an organization
that promotes a common specification for research information in the
european union:
from their Homepage (http://www.eurocris.org:8080/lenya/euroCRIS/live/
index.html):
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Scientific research is only possible with adequate information and
datasets. This relates to the complete workflow, from grant
application up to and including peer-reviewed publications. Using CRIS
(Current Research Information Systems), which bring together the
information that underpins this research, we can avoid the risk of
losing out on significant improvements in wealth and quality of life.
Not surprisingly there is an increasing awareness of the need for
quality research management (information) systems:
* for researchers: easy access to relevant information and
associated software, processor power, storage systems and - where
necessary - detectors to collect more data to overcome incomplete or
inconsistent information;
* for research managers and administrators: easy measurement and
analysis of research activity and easy access to comparative
information;
* for research councils: optimisation of the funding process;
* for entrepreneurs and technology transfer organisations: easy
retrieval of novel ideas and technology in a knowledge-assisted
environment and easy identification of competitors and previously done
similar research;
* for the media and public: easy access to information, software
and computer power to allow easily-assimilated presentation of
research results in appropriate contexts.
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sound familiar?
>From the homepage, you can follow links to the CRIS 2006
specification, which looks pretty comprehensive.
there are also a few public research portals, and research
demonstrators using the CRIS standard. one of which is IST World
http://www.ist-world.org/default.aspx.
what is impressive about this site is all the resaerch data
collections that are being harvested.
See: http://www.ist-world.org/about.aspx
Cheers,
Simon