Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

Developing of Software Infrastructure forResearch Domain at University of Novi Sad

Ivanovic Dragan1

1University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

euroCRIS 2017, Bratislava, Slovakia

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

Outline

1 Project OverviewUniversityGoals

2 ResultsCRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

3 Further Steps

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

Outline

1 Project OverviewUniversityGoals

2 ResultsCRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

3 Further Steps

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

University of Novi Sad

The first faculty in Novi Sad was founded in 1954The University of Novi Sad was founded on 28th of June1960Today, UNS represents an autonomous institution foreducation, science and arts

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

Rectorate building

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

University of Novi Sad Cities

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

About project

Software infrastructure for educational domain - welldeveloped, but lack of software infrastructure for scienceThe DOSIRD UNS project has been started in 2009 -http://dosird.uns.ac.rs/The project team - professors, scientists, PhD studentsand librarians of the University of Novi Sad

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

Mission

The main goal was to develope software infrastructure forresearch domain which will

Improve discoverability of the University scientific outputsImprove raiting of the UniversityEnhance scientific cooperation between the UNSresearchers and researchers from all over the worldSave scientific heritage of the University of Novi SadFacilitate UNS research management

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

Specific goals

Development of a research information system (CRISUNS)Development of a digital library of Ph.D. dissertationsdefended at the University (PhD UNS)Development of the UNS institutional repository (not yetimplemented, BEOPEN project started)Export data to the following networks of digital libraries andinstitutional repositories: DARTEurope, NDLTD, OATD,OpenAIRE+, etcImplementation of searching data through a web page andthrough a standardized protocol for Search/Retrieve viaURL (SRU)

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

Specific goals

Development of a research information system (CRISUNS)Development of a digital library of Ph.D. dissertationsdefended at the University (PhD UNS)Development of the UNS institutional repository (not yetimplemented, BEOPEN project started)Export data to the following networks of digital libraries andinstitutional repositories: DARTEurope, NDLTD, OATD,OpenAIRE+, etcImplementation of searching data through a web page andthrough a standardized protocol for Search/Retrieve viaURL (SRU)

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

Specific goals

Development of a research information system (CRISUNS)Development of a digital library of Ph.D. dissertationsdefended at the University (PhD UNS)Development of the UNS institutional repository (not yetimplemented, BEOPEN project started)Export data to the following networks of digital libraries andinstitutional repositories: DARTEurope, NDLTD, OATD,OpenAIRE+, etcImplementation of searching data through a web page andthrough a standardized protocol for Search/Retrieve viaURL (SRU)

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

Specific goals

Development of a research information system (CRISUNS)Development of a digital library of Ph.D. dissertationsdefended at the University (PhD UNS)Development of the UNS institutional repository (not yetimplemented, BEOPEN project started)Export data to the following networks of digital libraries andinstitutional repositories: DARTEurope, NDLTD, OATD,OpenAIRE+, etcImplementation of searching data through a web page andthrough a standardized protocol for Search/Retrieve viaURL (SRU)

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

UniversityGoals

Specific goals

Development of a research information system (CRISUNS)Development of a digital library of Ph.D. dissertationsdefended at the University (PhD UNS)Development of the UNS institutional repository (not yetimplemented, BEOPEN project started)Export data to the following networks of digital libraries andinstitutional repositories: DARTEurope, NDLTD, OATD,OpenAIRE+, etcImplementation of searching data through a web page andthrough a standardized protocol for Search/Retrieve viaURL (SRU)

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Outline

1 Project OverviewUniversityGoals

2 ResultsCRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

3 Further Steps

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

CRIS UNS

Current Research Information System of University of NoviSadUnder development since 2009Fulfills all local requirements prescribed by

the Universitygovernment of the Autonomous province of Vojvodina andgovernment of the Republic of Serbia

In accordance with international well-known researchdomain standards and protocolsData about scientific outputs are stored in MARC 21 formatArchitecture of the system enables an easy integration withLIS and CRIS

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Usage statistic

700 users30,000 scientific publications

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

PhD UNS

Digital library of dissertations defended at the University ofNovi SadUnder development since 2010Integrated as part of CRIS UNSThe first version was put into operation in 2013 - link

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

PhD submission

Regulations of Ph.D. studies describes the current processof a Ph.D. dissertation submissionThis process has been modeled and implemented in CRISUNS system - link

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Open access license

Copyrights on a Ph.D. dissertation belong to a student whowrote the dissertation, not to an institution in which thedissertation has been defendedTherefore, the legal department of the University created astatement which allows students to publish its dissertationsunder open-access license - linkSince December of 2014, Ph.D. candidates must signopen-access statement which is in accordance with thenew Serbian Regulations on Higher Education

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

PhD linked publications

More than 90% of PhD dissertations are in SerbianlanguageAuthors want to attract interest to their work to enhancetheir reputation both nationally and internationallyAt least one paper published in a journal belonging to theWeb of Science JCR listLinking publications and PhD dissertations - paper,presentation

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Usage statistic

Metadata about all dissertation defended at the Universitysince its foundation - 5,000Attached pdf files - 1,400Open-access pdf files - 1,250250,000 downloads

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Data Export Implementation

The OAI-PMH protocolThe OAICat libraryFormat of data: MARC 21, Dublin Core, ETD-MSOnly open-access PhD dissertation already defended canbe exported - 1,000

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Statistic

NDLTD - 1,236NaRDuS - 1,249OATD - 1,248OPENAire+ - 1,126DARTEurope - 1,266

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Search Implementation

The Apache Lucene librarySerbian Analyzer - two alphabets, stemmerJSF + RichFacesCRIS UNS search page - linkPhD UNS search page - link

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

CRIS UNS search page

Conference and journal papers, monographs, theses3 search modesCQL profile for CRIS systems - paperEnglish and Serbian UI

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

PhD UNS search page

Basic and advanced searchFiltering results by publication year, faculties, defended/nondefendedSorting resultsResults format, word cloud, download link, linkedpublicationsEnglish and Serbian UI

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Early searchable

A not defended PhD thesis is searchableBut can’t be exported via OAI-PMH

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Automatic recommendation system

Implemented in collaboration with Joel Azzopardi - paperDownload logs and Collaborative approach forrecommendation are used5 top recommended dissertationsEvaluate the approach using explicit feedback

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Word cloud

Implemented in collaboration with Georgia Kapitsaki -paperVisual result representationUsers select type of results representationEvaluate approach using implicit feedback

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Personalization of search

Re-ranking result list using recommendation and relevancescoreEvaluate approach using implicit feedback

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Multilingual search

Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian and Montenegrin languagesare derived from Serbo-Croatian language (ex-Yugoslavofficial language)However, people from ex-Yu republics can communicateusing their native languagesResearch question: Can researcher from Croatia make aquery in Croatian language and find Serbian PhDdissertation?The first result (in collaboration with Colin Layfield) - paper

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

CRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

Scietific publications

4 PhD theses10+ journal papers20+ conference papers1 Monograph which is awarded as the best research paperin Computer Science field in 2011 by Serbian InformaticsSociety

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

Outline

1 Project OverviewUniversityGoals

2 ResultsCRIS UNSPhD UNSExport of dataSearchPublications

3 Further Steps

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

Plans for Future Development

Interoperability with BEOPENPersonalization of searchThe system reengineringConsolidation of data

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs

Project OverviewResults

Further Steps

Questions

Thank you for your attention!!!If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to

ask me nowask me during the meeting breakscontact me via email dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs

dragan.ivanovic@uns.ac.rs http://dosird.uns.ac.rs