Readiness for REF (R4R)
Readiness for REF (R4R) will investigate and implement how to streamline the REF data gathering exercise by building an interoperable institutional infrastructure, including repositories, that would capture and manage research outputs and other factors. The project will work with the existing REF Stakeholders Group (research administrators and information and computing professionals from over 100 UK institutions with particular interests in the REF) via the REF Steering Group to determine a suitable candidate for an interoperable data model to deliver repository and CRIS interoperability for the REF. The project intends to investigate and implement the CERIF (Common European Research Information Format) data model as the ‘glue’ that will hold disparate information systems together, allowing for interoperability and exchange of data within and across institutions, including external systems.R4R is a partnership between between King's and the University of Southampton.
Watch Stephen Grace give a short introduction to R4R at the JISC Information Environment 2009-11 programme start-up meeting.
Project information
Project staff: Mary Davies (ISS), Stephen Grace, Les Carr at the University of Southampton
Funded by: JISC
Start date: April 2009
End date: March 2011.
The R4R website and blog
Project outputs
The outputs of this project will include:
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CERIF4REF plug-ins for ePrints, Fedora and DSpace;
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Demonstrator systems and case studies for King’s and Southampton;
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Final conference and reports.