Building the Research Information Infrastructure (BRII): April 2010

Thursday, 1 April 2010

End of Project

The BRII project has officially concluded. However development and user engagement work are still ongoing. We will continue to add data to the registry and go around the Univeristy selling our outputs and asking people for more feedback. We will keep you updated on our progress here and in our website http://brii.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

If you want to know more about our outputs and outcomes, have a look at the "BRII Papers, Reports and Presentations" section in the right-hand side column of this blog.

If you would like more information email me at: cecilia.loureiro-koechlin@bodleain.ox.ac.uk or ring me at +44 (0)1865 280028 or Sally Rumsey (BRII Manager) at e: sally.rumsey@bodleian.ox.ac.uk tel: +44 (0) 1865 283860.

Our Goal

Building the Research Information Infrastructure (BRII) aims to support the efficient sharing of Research Activity Data (RAD) captured from a wide range of sources. BRII develops an infrastructure that harvests and archives RAD, and Web services which disseminate and reuse this kind of data by using a lightweight solution based on semantic web technologies. Phases of the project include: a stakeholder analysis to collect views from interested parties (e.g., academics and administrators); an iterative development process which uses information collected in the analysis phase; and an embedding and sustainability phase where user acceptance is assessed and strategies to support the expansion of the information research infrastructure are designed. Additional outputs of the BRII include: an application programming interface (API) for harvesting and querying data; a collection of ontologies and taxonomies used to organise and classify data; a themed Web site; and the Oxford Blue Pages displaying RAD in creative ways. By facilitating access to RAD, BRII expects to improve the research visibility of the institution and its research impact, as well as boost collaboration.

BRII Papers, Reports and Presentations

Rumsey, S. and Loureiro-Koechlin, C. (Forthcoming 2010) The role of an entity registry in scholarly communication: exploring creative uses of research activity data. New Review of Academic Librarianship.

Loureiro-Koechlin, C. (Forthcoming 2010) "Explaining abstract concepts with concrete examples - entity registry and research activity data." Sconul Focus.

BRII Project Completion Report to the JISC.

BRII Project Final Report to the JISC.

Blue Pages Video Clip A short demo of the Blue Pages (recorded 19th March 2010.)

BRII Stakeholder Grid A list of BRII's stakeholders, interests and challenges.

BRII Summative Evaluation report An independent evaluation led and facilitated by Neil Beagrie of Charles Beagrie Limited. (March 2010.)

Loureiro-Koechlin C. (2009) BRII Presentation at the Supporting research students - a unique book launch at Hull University Business School. (5th March 2010.)

Rumsey, S. (2010) BRII registry & other outputs A description of the pilot Research Activity Data Registry functionality, services and other outputs that will be developed by the project end (March 2010) and suggestions for further work.

Adding a researcher profile. Video clip demonstrating how to search for a researcher profile in the ORA registry and then embed this in a content managed website.

Loureiro-Koechlin, C. (2010) Uncovering user perceptions of research activity data (published in Ariadne, January 2010.)

Loureiro-Koechlin C. (2009) BRII Project - Use Cases report (project milestone, February 2010.)

Oxford Blue Pages Screenshots

Rumsey, S. (2009) A case analysis of registering research activity for institutional benefit (published in the International Journal of Information Management, 2009.)

Loureiro-Koechlin C. (2009) Selling an abstract concept to a practical audience (presented at the Modular e-Administration of Teaching (MEAoT) Assembly, Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies (CARET), University of Cambridge, 10 December 2009.)

Loureiro-Koechlin C. (2009) Building the Research Information Infrastructure (BRII) (published in Inside OR, November 2009.)

Loureiro-Koechlin C. (2009) Making sense of research activity data (presented at the OR51 conference, University of Warwick, 8-10 September 2009.)

Loureiro-Koechlin C. (2009) BRII Stakeholder Analysis report (project milestone, July 2009.)

Loureiro-Koechlin C. (2009) Reaching out to a big, complex university (presented at the Stakeholder Buy-In Assembly, SERS, Oxford University Library Services, University of Oxford, 9 June 2009.)

Bowtell, A. and Loureiro-Koechlin C. (2009) BRII Stakeholder Analysis and Sample Applications (poster presented at the Making Connections JISC event, 23-24 April 2009, Manchester.)

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