ganslandt t 1,2 , williamson e 3 , schnetz e 1 1 university of erlangen-nürnberg, germany

An Integrated Approach towards Performance-based Funds Distribution: Leveraging a Research Information System across Institutional Boundaries

Ganslandt T1,2, Williamson E3, Schnetz E1

1 University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany2 Binary Design GmbH, Münster, Germany3 University of Münster, Germany

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Ganslandt T, Williamson E, Schnetz E :: EuroCRIS 2008 Maribor :: 06.06.2008

IntroductionThe Rising Need for Integrated CRIS

Increase of performance-based funding on the regional and local level

Broader scope of data publications, extramural funding, research areas, ... new players in the scientific database market

Demand for complex, flexible reporting standardized (e.g. benchmarking) and ad-hoc reports leverage data for knowledge management

Automation and systems-integration re-use of data across IT system boundaries

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IntroductionState-wide Perfomance-based Funding

Publications

25%

Extramural

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40%

Teaching

30%

Other

5%

Publications

45%

Extramural

Funding

30%

Teaching

25%

Bavaria (57.5 Mio €) NRW (57.4 Mio €)

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IntroductionIntegrated Budgeting Concepts

Global Budgeting on the local level sole source of governmental funding individual yearly budget calculation no fixed allocation of personnel/material components funding decisions made on institutional level

Increased share of performance-based funding

Basic Budget

42%

Teaching

27%

Extramural Funding

15%

Internal Grants

8%

Publications

8%

Erlangen Med. FacultyDistribution Schema

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IntroductionRequirements for Data Acquisition

Comprehensive and accurate coverage

minimal data entry effort

integration of trusted data sources

flexible and transparent analyses

interoperability with standard interfaces

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MethodsInformation Lifecycle

Import /Author Tagging

Institutes& Clinics

Data Sign-off

R&Dcoordinators

Validation /Bibliometrics

BinaryDesign

MultipleAnalyses

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RSS-Feeds

LibraryInter-face

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MethodsUser Interface

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MethodsNavigational Keyword Tag Clouds

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MethodsRSS Feeds for Content Re-use

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MethodsAcquisition and Re-use of Research Areas

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MethodsData Warehouse Integration for OLAP analysis

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ResultsPublication Growth Over Time

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ResultsUsage

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Users: 1,409Sessions Logged: 29,400Duration: avg. 25min (1min – 9.4hrs)Actions per Session: avg. 59

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ResultsAnalyses and Reports

Official Benchmarks for funding purposes separate statewide analyses for Bavaria and NRW internal funding analyses at 6 faculties

Data generation for external analyses Dichgans Expert Commission NRW Research Map Academic Medicine Validation of European bibliometric study ...

Individualized local reports for internal evaluation for preparation of grant proposals for person-related questions

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DiscussionUser Empowerment

Participation in data import and use improved coverage increased level of detail user participation improves data quality

Automation of data import supports multiple trusted sources increases data quality

Instant feedback on analysis results allows immediate correction of errors

User-driven development features, Wiki-based documentation

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DiscussionInteroperability for Data Re-use

Syntactic interoperability RSS-Feeds for general purpose redistribution XML-based interfaces for individual requirements

Semantic interoperability data model supports CERIF core entities no XML-based export yet

Data warehouse integration allows additional, more powerful analyses

Benefits beyond administrative use for internal users as well as the general public

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Outlook

New generic data model support CERIF level 2 entities semantic relations

New Interfaces SAP funding and HR infos multi-tier, service-oriented architecture

Integrated Reporting Combined Research reports

...Knowledge management?

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Thank you for your Attention!

ganslandt t 1,2 , williamson e 3 , schnetz e 1 1 university of erlangen-nürnberg, germany

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