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CERIF 2008 TutorialCERIF 2008 Tutorial
Brigitte Jörg, M.A. (Information Science)Brigitte Jörg, M.A. (Information Science)
Language Technology Lab,Language Technology Lab,
German Research Center for German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Saarbrücken, GermanySaarbrücken, Germany
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Outline
Active People
What is CERIF?
Explanations (Metadata, data-centric, Model)
The CERIF Model (Entities, Relationships, Structure)
The CERIF Semantic Layer in some Detail
The CERIF XML Interchange Format
Related Activities
The CERIF Evolution
The CERIF Aim and Current Activities
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Active People
Active participation in current release (2008): Brigitte Jörg, (German Res Center for AI) TG Leader Keith G. Jeffery (UK Science and Techn Facilities Council) Geert van Grootel (Flemish Ministry) Anne Asserson (University Bergen) Henrik Rasmussen (atira A/S) Adrian Price (University Copenhagen) Thomas Vestam (atira A/S)
Active participation in past release (2006): Ojars Krast (uniCRIS AG) Edward Grabczewski (UK Science and Techn Facil Council)
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What is CERIF ?
Common European Research Information Format
(1) data model (data-centric focus)
(2) allows for a (metadata) representation of – research entities – their activities / interconnections (research)– their output (results)
(3) enables quality maintenance, archiving, access and interchange of research information
(4) supports knowledge transfer to researchers / research managers / research strategists / publication editors / media / brokers / the general public
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Metadata ?
Book: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyDate of Publication: 1979
Game Cover Image: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy Source: http://egotron.com/Retrieved: May 30, 2008
Radio Series: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyDescription: is a science fiction comedy series created by Douglas Adams. Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978, […] Source: WikipediaDate of Query: May 30, 2008
Series of five Books: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy.Between: 1979 - 1982
TV Series: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyScreened: 1981
Computer Game: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyReleased: 1984
Comic Book Adaptions: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyBetween: 1993 – 1996
Links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/HTML-Title: Cult – The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_GalaxyHTML-Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Data about D
ata
Structure: • Type of Resource• Title• Description• Source• Date• Author, Creator, …
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What is Metadata ?
„Metadata is structured data which describes the characteristics of a resource.”
An Introduction to Metadata, by Chris Taylor, University of Queensland
“Metadata is sometimes defined literally as 'data about data,' but the term is normally understood to mean structured data about resources that can be used to help support a wide range of operations. These might include, for example, resource description and discovery, the management of information resources and their long-term preservation.” Metadata in a Nutshell, by Michael Day, UKOLN
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What is Metadata for ?
„Metadata is structured data which describes the characteristics of a resource.”
An Introduction to Metadata, by Chris Taylor, University of Queensland
“Metadata is sometimes defined literally as 'data about data,' but the term is normally understood to mean structured data about resources that can be used to help support a wide range of operations. These might include, for example, resource description and discovery, the management of information resources and their long-term preservation.” Metadata in a Nutshell, by Michael Day, UKOLN
Support a Wide Range of Operations
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What is data-centric ?
CitationTypesType:
Description:
PublicationURI:Type:Title:PartOf:PublDate:
Article Requests 2007Journal X = 4Journal Y = 0Journal Z = 15
Ends in 2010Journals: Y, Z
OrganisationURI:
Name:Abbreviation:Publications:
Academic Staff:
Journal Publications 2007Institute A = 4Institute B = 10Institute C = 9
OrganisationURI:Name:hasAccess:EndOfAccessContactPerson:
Journal SubscriptionsJournal X = 1990 - 2000Journal Y = 2005 - 2010Journal Z = 2001 - 2010
PhD Students 2008Computer Science = 200
Physics = 50Social Sciences = 9
First Author / No of Papers Person H = 10/35Person I = 4/12Person J = 1/10
Citations in 2007Paper M (publish 2007) = 20Paper N (publish 2004) = 100 Paper O (publish 2001) = 0
DataMetadata
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What is data-centric ?
– Data / Metadata in the center – Data Maintenance, Curation, Preservation
and Quality a major interest – Enabling added-value Services based on
quality data
– Enabling requested views for various stakeholders based on quality data
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What is a model ?
A model is a simplified view to describe a particular area of interest
It allows for a better communication between interested parties
It supports mutual understanding
It supports (re-)design decisions
It supports documentation
It can be exchanged, re-used, iterated, extended
A Binforms
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Equipment
ProjectProjectOrganisationOrganisation
Service
FundingProgramme
Patent
Skills
CV
Product
Event
PersonPerson
Classification(Semantics)
Classification(Semantics)
Publication
Common European Research Information Format
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Common European Research Information Format
• A model to manage Research Information
• Research Entities• Project, Person, Organisation, Publication• Funding Programme, Service, Equipment, • Patent, Product, …
• Activities / Interconnections in the Research Context• Relationships• Semantics / Roles / Types
-> to exchange research information -> to enable interoperability-> to build CRISs
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CERIF Structure
Core Entities
2nd Level Entities
Link Entities
Language-related Entities
Classification Entities (Semantic Layer)
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Core Entities
Person OrganisationUnit
Project
ResultPublication
Person OrganisationUnit
Project
ResultPublication
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Core Entities
Person OrganisationUnit
Project
ResultPublication
Person OrganisationUnit
Project
ResultPublication
PublicationIDURITitleSubtitleAbstractKeywordsBibl. NotePublicationDateTotalPagesStartPageEndPageClassifications
PersonIDURISexFirstNamesOtherNamesFamilyNamesNameVariantsResearchInterestKeywordsClassifications
ProjectIDURIAcronymStartDateEndDateTitleAbstractKeywordsClassifications
OrganisationIDURIAcronymNameHeadCountCurrencyCodeTurnoverResearchActivityKeywordsClassifications
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2nd Level Entities
ResultPatent
ResultProduct
Service
Equipment
FundingProgramme
Facility
CV
Event
Skills
Person OrganisationUnit
Project
ResultPublication
ResultPatent
ResultProduct
Service
Equipment
FundingProgramme
Facility
CV
Event
Skills
Person OrganisationUnit
Project
ResultPublication
Person OrganisationUnit
Project
ResultPublication
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2nd Level Entities
ResultPatent
ResultProduct
Service
Equipment
FundingProgramme
Facility
CV
Event
Skills
Person OrganisationUnit
Project
ResultPublication
ResultPatent
ResultProduct
Service
Equipment
FundingProgramme
Facility
CV
Event
Skills
Person OrganisationUnit
Project
ResultPublication
Person OrganisationUnit
Project
ResultPublication
FacilityIDURINameDescriptionKeywordsClassifications
FundingProgrammeIDURINameCurrencyCodeBudgetStartDateEndDateDescriptionKeywordsClassifications
EventIDURINameFeeOrFreeStartDateEndDateCityTownCountryCodeDescriptionKeywordsClassifications
ResultPatentIDURIPatentNumberTitleCountryCodeRegistrationDateApprovalDateDescriptionKeywordsClassifications
ServiceIDURINameDescriptionKeywordsClassifications
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Link Entities
PersonPerson OrgUnitOrgUnit
ProjectProject
ResultPublicationResultPublication
Project_OrgUnitProject_Person
Person_ResultPublication
OrgUnit_ResultPublication
Project_ResultPublication
PersonPerson OrgUnitOrgUnitOrgUnit
ProjectProject
ResultPublication
Project_OrganisationUnitProject_Person
Person_ResultPublication
OrganisationUnitPerson_OrganisationUnit
ResultPublication
Project_ResultPublication
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Link Entities
Person_PublicationpersIDpublIDClassificationsStartDate; EndDate
Project_PersonprojIDperslIDClassificationsStartDate; EndDate
Organisation_PublicationorgIDpublIDClassificationsStartDate; EndDate
Project_PublicationpersIDpublIDClassificationsStartDate; EndDate
Project_OrganisationprojIDorgIDClassificationsStartDate; EndDate
Person_OrganisationpersIDorgIDClassificationsStartDate; EndDate
Project_PublicationprojIDpublIDClassificationsStartDate; EndDate
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Language-related Entities
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Language-related Entities
PublicationTitle [language]Abstract [languange]Keywords [language]
OrganisationName [language]ResearchActivity [languange]Keywords [language]
ProjectTitle [language]Abstract [languange]Keywords [language]
PersonResearchInterest [language]Keywords [language]
FacilityName [language]Description [languange]Keywords [language]
ServiceName [language]Description [languange]Keywords [language]
PatentName [language]Description [languange]Keywords [language]
ProductName [language]Description [languange]Keywords [language]
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Classification Entities (Semantic Layer)
Person OrgUnit
Project
ResultPublication
Project_OrgUnitProject_Person
Person_ResultPublicationOrgUnit_ResultPublication
Project_ResultPublication
PersonPerson OrgUnitOrgUnit
ProjectProject
ResultPublicationResultPublication
Person_OrganisationUnitRole=CEO
Project_OrganisationUnitRole=Organiser
Project_PersonRole=Co-ordinator
Person_ResultPublicationRole=Author
OrgUnit_ResultPublicationRole=Publisher
Project_ResultPublicationRole=TechnicalReport
OrganisationUnitPersonPerson OrgUnitOrgUnit
ProjectProject
ResultPublicationResultPublication
Project_OrgUnitProject_Person
Person_ResultPublicationOrgUnit_ResultPublication
Project_ResultPublication
PersonPerson OrgUnitOrgUnit
ProjectProject
ResultPublicationResultPublication
Person_OrganisationUnitRole=CEO
Project_OrganisationUnitRole=Organiser
Project_PersonRole=Co-ordinator
Person_ResultPublicationRole=Author
OrgUnit_ResultPublicationRole=Publisher
Project_ResultPublicationRole=TechnicalReport
OrganisationUnit
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Classification Entities (Semantic Layer)
Person OrgUnit
Project
ResultPublication
Project_OrgUnitProject_Person
Person_ResultPublicationOrgUnit_ResultPublication
Project_ResultPublication
PersonPerson OrgUnitOrgUnit
ProjectProject
ResultPublicationResultPublication
Person_OrganisationUnitRole=CEO
Project_OrganisationUnitRole=Organiser
Project_PersonRole=Co-ordinator
Person_ResultPublicationRole=Author
OrgUnit_ResultPublicationRole=Publisher
Project_ResultPublicationRole=TechnicalReport
OrganisationUnitPersonPerson OrgUnitOrgUnit
ProjectProject
ResultPublicationResultPublication
Project_OrgUnitProject_Person
Person_ResultPublicationOrgUnit_ResultPublication
Project_ResultPublication
PersonPerson OrgUnitOrgUnit
ProjectProject
ResultPublicationResultPublication
Person_OrganisationUnitRole=CEO
Project_OrganisationUnitRole=Organiser
Project_PersonRole=Co-ordinator
Person_ResultPublicationRole=Author
OrgUnit_ResultPublicationRole=Publisher
Project_ResultPublicationRole=TechnicalReport
OrganisationUnit
ClassificationClassIDClassSchemeIDTerm [language]Description [language]StartDate, EndDateURI
ClassificationSchemeClassSchemeIDDescription [language]URI
Classification_ClassificationClassID1 (Term1)ClassID2 (Term2)ClassSchemeID1 (Schema1)ClassSchemeID2 (Schema2)ClassId (Role)ClassSchemeID (RoleSchema)StartDate, EndDate
ClassScheme_ClassSchemeClassSchemeID1ClassSchemeID2ClassID (Role)ClassSchemeID (RoleSchema)StartDate, EndDate
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Classification Entities (Semantic Layer)
Publication_ClassificationPublicationType=JournalPublication_Classification
Publication_ClassificationReviewType=peer-reviewedPublication_Classification
PersonPersonPersonPersonPersonClassificationClassification
Publication_ClassificationAccessType=openAccessPublication_Classification
Publication
Publication_ClassificationImpactFactorType=diametricPublication_Classification
Publication_ClassificationCategory=commissionedPublication_Classification
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Classification Entities (Semantic Layer)
personIDLastnameOtherNamesFirstNameSex
publicationIDTitleAbstractKeywordsDate
BookArticleTechnical ReportThesis……isAuthorisEditorisReviewer…
Relationship
personIDpublicationID
Relationship
personIDpublicationID
PersonPersonPersonPersonPersonClassificationPerson
PersonPersonPersonPersonPersonClassificationPublicationPersonPersonPersonPersonPersonClassificationClassification
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Semantic LayerSome CERIF Types
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Semantic LayerSome CERIF Relationship Roles
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Semantic LayerMany Schemas (publicly) available
For Publication Records:– Dublin Core– Marc Code– Digital Item Declaration Language (DIDL)– Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)– …
For Audio/Video Files:– Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS)– …
For Subject Headings:– Ortelius Thesaurus– …
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Classification Entities (Semantic Layer)
Allows to capture any Schema or Structure• Flat Lists• Taxonomies• Ontologies
Open / Extensible in all directions• New Schemas• New Concepts / Terms• New Relationships
Enables to manage• Roles / Types Semantics• Subject Headings • Archiving (Time component)
Allows for simple Mappings between Schemas Allows for a efficient (independent) Maintenance
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XML Interchange Format
According to W3C Standards Refers to XML Schemas for Validation XML files corresponding to Entities / Separation of Relationships
<XML><PERSON> <ID>1</ID> <FirstName>Anne</FirstName> <LastName>Asserson</LastName> <URI>http://www.linkedin.com1</URI> <Sex>female</Sex></PERSON><PERSON> <ID>2</ID> <FirstName>Keith</FirstName> <LastName>Jeffery</LastName> <OtherNames>G.</OtherNames> <URI>http://www.linkedin.com2</URI> <Sex>male</Sex></PERSON>---</XML>
<XML><PUBLICATION> <ID>1</ID> <Title language=„EN“>Grey in the R&D Process</Title> <Date>2006</Date> <URI>http://www.epubs.org/ID1</URI></PUBLICATION><PUBLICATION> <ID>2</ID> <Title language=„EN“>What‘s new in Grey Literature …</Title> <Date>2005</Date> <URI>http://www.greynet.org/thegrey journal.html?ID2</URI></PUBLICATION>---</XML>
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CERIF 2008 Release
Model Introduction and Specification Document
Full Data Model, SQL Database Scripts
XML Data Exchange Specification Document
XML Example Files
XML Schemas for XML Validation
CERIF Types / Roles / Semantics as XML
http://www.eurocris.org/
June / July 2008
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What is going on ?
Source: http://maps.repository66.org/; Reported on: http://www.sparceurope.org/
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What is going on ? JISC Report from April 2008“Metadata for digital libraries: state of the art and future directions”
by Richard Gartner http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/techwatch/tsw_0801pdf.pdf
Many available Schemas (DC, METS, MODS, …)
Each schema was singularly developed and not designed as an overal architecture to cover integrated object entities
JISC recommends therefore to overcome the problem by best practise guidelines and pragmatic application
Issues of duplicate information (overlap in sections of metadata) need rules and are currently being addressed by the library community in good practise guidelines
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What is going on ? JISC Report from April 2008“Metadata for digital libraries: state of the art and future directions”
by Richard Gartner http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/techwatch/tsw_0801pdf.pdf
– Descriptive Metadata (intellectual contents)
– Administrative Metadata (technical metadata [file formats], rights management, provenance [info on creation, subsequent treatment, responsibility, …])
– Structural Metadata (internal structure of items: e.g.: page order, …)
• METS • DIDL• …
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What is going on ? JISC Report from April 2008“Metadata for digital libraries: state of the art and future directions”
by Richard Gartner http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/techwatch/tsw_0801pdf.pdf
XML is of great importance to embed and make use of namespaces Combining Metadata standards, even a limited such as described
above, will always be messier than utilising a single standard that combines their taxonomic powers and resolves any potential clashes or duplications between them.
Integration by itself would of course be of little consequence if the standards themselves failed to address the metadata needs of the digital library community. In this respect, the provenance of each standard is of some importance. All have been constructed by authoritative standard setters within their communities.
Most of the mentioned standards have proved their ability to meet the requirements of major and highly complex digital collections.
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What CERIF aims for
Source: http://maps.repository66.org/; Reported on: http://www.sparceurope.org/
Equipment
ProjectProjectOrganisationOrganisation
Service
FundingProgramme
Patent
Skills
CV
Product
Event
PersonPerson
Classification(Semantics)
Classification(Semantics)
Publication
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What CERIF aims for
Equipment
ProjectProjectOrganisationOrganisation
Service
FundingProgramme
Patent
Skills
CV
Product
Event
PersonPerson
Classification(Semantics)
Classification(Semantics)
Publication
Enabling the ERA eInfrastructure
Standardization / Integration / Interchange
Added-Value Services
Middle (Interoperability)-Layer for EU Research Information
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What CERIF aims for
Equipment
ProjectProjectOrganisationOrganisation
Service
FundingProgramme
Patent
Skills
CV
Product
Event
PersonPerson
Classification(Semantics)
Classification(Semantics)
Publication
The ultimate answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.
from “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams
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Example: GeneratingPublication Reference Records
BibTexEndnote...
@article{615182, author = {Veda C. Storey}, title = {Understanding semantic relationships}, journal = {The VLDB Journal}, volume = {2}, number = {4}, year = {1993}, issn = {1066-8888}, pages = {455--488}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01263048}, publisher = {Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.}, address = {Secaucus, NJ, USA}, }
Best Practice Guide
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The CERIF Evolution
EU Working Group
on Research DatabasesWorkshop
1987 1991
CERIF 91CERIF 91
PROJECT
Similar IdeasUN/UNESCOOECDCODATA
Acronym: ERGOParticipant: Keith Jeffery, Anne Asser son, many moreOrganisations: Rutherford Appleton, Uni- versity of Bergen, …
Acronym: ERGOParticipant: Keith Jeffery, Anne Asser son, many moreOrganisations: Rutherford Appleton, Uni- versity of Bergen, …
2000
CLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATION
RESULTSRESULTS EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT
PROJECTPROJECT
OrgUnitOrgUnit PERSONPERSON
EXPERTISERoles Roles
CERIF 2000 CERIF 2000 ModelModel
- Networking of DBs- Exchange of Records
- Recommendation to Member States
- Data Model (RDBMS, OO, IR)- Multilinguality- Controlled Vocabulary- Roles / Types- User-driven
- EC Recommendation to Member States
ProjectProject OrganisationOrganisation
Service
Funding Programme
Patent
Skills
CV
Product
Event
PersonPerson
Classification(Semantics)
Classification(Semantics)
PublicationEquipment
2ndLevel
CORE
Language
SemanticsLink
CERIF 2006 / CERIF 2006 / 2008 2008 ModelModel
- Data Model (RDBMS, OO, IR)- Model Normalization - Robust Structure - Extensible Structure - Consistent Structure - Semantic Layer - XML Exchange Specification
- Connectivity to Repositories (Elaboration on Publication)
2006 2008
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– published in a first release – recommended to Member States
• to harmonise databases on research projects• ease exchange of comparable information• guidelines for building research databases
– only dealt with research project records– demonstrated in the ERGO pilot project
• access to more than 80.000 project records• from more than 20 national information services
– demonstrated the feasability of exchange – identified the need for more detailed guidelines– confirmed the need to revise CERIF and extend it to other types of
research information, not only projects– revision activities started in 1997 co-ordinated by the EC – led to CERIF 2000
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CERIF 2000
– a full CRIS data model with flexibility to accomodate many database structures
– a base framework for data exchange– multilingual subject indexing (Ortelius Thesaurus)– recommendations for controlled attribute values– reflection on user groups and requirements– types of research information – metadata environment as a uniform summary view– extensions to
• Organisations• Persons• Results: Products, Patent, Publication• Expertise• Equipment and Facilities
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Major Current Activities
• UK: Research Councils specified to use CERIF as the format for IT processes and MM information
• UK: STFC (Corporate Data Repository)
• BE: Flanders – CERIF as Standard Interchange Format• DK: Danish Universities PURE -> CERIF
• EUROPEESF: CERIF for IS under discussionCORDIS, EC R&D Service: Asked for CERIF presentation EuroHORCS: Recommendation for CERIF; join as a euroCRIS member, from its taskgroup
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Major Current Activities • Videolectures.net (Teaching Videos)• ICERIS (IS): Access to Information on Icelandic Research Projects & R&D
Results• AURIS-MM (AT): Provides access to Austrian University Research extended
with multimedia• SICRIS (SI): Access to University Research in Slovenia• HUNCRIS (HU): Access to R&D in Hungary• SRIS (UK): Scottish Research Information Systems, public research in
Scotland • CRIS-MER (EC): Research information on Migration and ethnic Relations
(planned)• STFC (UK): Corporate Data Repository• METIS (NL): currently used by Dutch Universities• Fdok (NO): University of Bergen, results• FRIDA (NO): Joint university CRIS• IWETO (BE): Integrating Flemish Research Information• BioDiversa ERANET (project)• IST World SSA (project)
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CERIF TG Activity
Regular CERIF TG meetings and Discussions Tests and major bugfixes before Releases Strong Relation to ongoing implementation activities
(Geert van Grootel, EWI, Flanders; atira A/S, Aalborg, Denmark)
Exchange with Best Practice (Ales Bosniak, IZUM, Slovenia)
Collaborate with new TG Institutional Repositories (IR-CERIF)(Anna Clements, University of St. Andrews, UK)
Next Steps: Extension of Semantic Layer with Content Check Tools for Managing the Semantics Mappings of major Schemas (Standards) Check OAI Wrapping CERIF Ontology