R4R: Readiness for REF
Print version
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 staff
R4R is led by Mary Davies at ISS, project managed by Stephen Grace at CeRch, and including Les Carr at the University of Southampton.Project contact: Stephen Grace
Project information
R4R began in April 2009 and will end in March 2011.The project is funded by JISC.The R4R website and blog is regularly updated with information about the progress of the project.
Project outputs
The outputs of this project will include:
- CERIF4REF plug-ins for ePrints, Fedora and DSpace;
- Demonstrator systems and case studies for King’s and Southampton;
- Final conference and reports.
| Attached files | |
|
|