CVN project: format for the exchange and running of the research staff curriculums José Navarrete Cortés, Phd

Project Origin Starting Point Meeting November 8, 2005 at Anep (Prospective and Assessment National Agency) Objective: Setting up of an Information Exchange Format.  1st Stage of an Ambitious Project  Identification of one of the Critical Factors leading to Success - Do not insert information already stored in any database or digital file - Take advantage of the Existing SIC in the Autonomous Regions –Andalusia more than 14% % –Cataluña more than 22% –Madrid more than 22% % –Etc..

CVN Project Definition  CVN attempts to solve one of the obstacles which hinder researcher integral development within the Spanish Science- Technology-Enterprise System.  Currently, information about researchers in Spain shows a scattered view. Data records are neither standardised nor they can be exported. Despite this, they bear a high management cost.

R&D&I Curricular Information  The researcher is continuously requested a new curriculum and not and updated one  A lot of unexploited information is created  Information is scattered throughout different systems of different entities  Scattering produces: duplicities, inaccuracy, etc.  Its format is difficult to be exported (doc, pdf, …)  The different curricular “models” register a non-standardised information (despite the advance produced by IV standardised model proposed by CYCIT)

Guidelines for its development As for curricular information: - It must be the result of an agreement among entities - It must allow for one single curricular “language” - It must facilitate the updating, communication and or spread of information in one single exchange format and with a minimum participation on the part of the researcher - It must be capable of synchronizing the existing information systems of the Spanish Science-Technology-Enterprise System (SECTE) - It must enable the flow and use of information - It must reduce management costs

Guidelines for its development On the part of the researcher: - To preserve the existing contents and so, initial work is minimized - Once the researcher is registered, he will be only requested to update data - Data disclosure among entities must be carried out under the researcher’s authorization - The researcher must let anyone know his/her area of expertise so that new opportunities may arise

Data of the work done

Stage I: Year Objetives accomplished in 2006:  Analysis and modelling of curricular items  Definition of CVN structured format (CVN-XML)

Stage II: Year 2007 Objectives:  Creation of a Support Unit for CVN: - Service for the support and Quality Control both of the Process and the CVN Standard - Creation of the R&D&I Directory - Creation of value-added services for the flow and use (R&D&I Directory)  Changes in the computer systems of SECTE entities for their adjustment  Creation of a “consortium for the management of the curricular standard system”

R&D&I Directory Objectives: 1.To channel the scientific production spread through the different commercial databases in one single data file. 2.To create a platform to which local SIC can consult to increase their databases with institutional or regional production. 1.Development of a unit aimed at the identification and standardisation of both authors and institutions 2.By means of the creation of monitoring systems 3.To provide an homogeneous format suitable for being exported. 4.To create basic functions for CV exploitation addressed to both the researcher and the institution.

Consortium model for the management of the curricular standard system

1.Methodological Principles 2.Syntax of XML CVN. Definition of XSD 3.Structure of the Information in the XML

Methodological Principle for the XML development. A well-formed transport layer. Synthetic Model Do not require analysis Rapoid Implementation Very Intuitive Analytical Model Complex maintenance Rigid Model Not oriented to SIC administrators AdvantagesDisadvantages Long term vision Flexible Model Oriented to already existing Phisical Data Model Sintetic Model Complex analysis required More development time Abstract Model DisadvantagesAdvantages

Methodological Principle for the XML development.A well-formed transport layer. Exhaustive, Flexible and Adaptable Model CV 1CV 1.1CV 3CV 4CV n ……………. XML Opción 2 Opción 1

Syntax of XML CVN. XSD Structure. Nodes CVN Control for the management and uses of the CV Identification of the CV owner Results and Experience Colection

1.Whatever result of Any experience (research, professional, teaching and academic experience) share the same series of similar characteristics for their description. 2.These characteristics or attributes have a descriptive function which is different among them but common to every type of result. Code Descriptive Functional Area Type of Attribute 0Area of type of result3 1Area of description content8 2Area of responsibility6 3Area of space-time location8 4Area of physical description10 5Area of normalized identification5 6Area of scope7 7Area of quality index7 8Area of location5 9Area of notes4 Methodological Principle

Area 0: Type of result Cod.AttributeDataRepeatInput 0.1 TiponumNClosed List 0.2 Sub-type-1numNClosed List 0.3 Sub-type-2numNClosed List Area 1: Content description Cod. Attribute DatoRepeat Input 1.1Title Text NFree 1.2Short-Title Text NFree 1.3Source-Title Text NFree 1.4Entity Text SFree 1.5DescriptionMemoSFree 1.6Theme Text NFree 1.7Class Text NClosed list 1.8Language Text NClosed list

= Curricular Items Stage of Synthesis. Experts detect more than 70 different curricular items. After the synthesis stage they are reduced to 24 Methodological Principle

XML CVN Syntax. A well-formed transport layer: Properties =

Property Indicator 1 Indicator 2 Indicator 3 Indicator n DATA Metainformation Information Entrada Controlada Free entrance Entrada Controlada XSD / XML Valores Codificados Externos XML CVN Syntax. A well-formed transport layer: Indicators

Node Version  Auditory Node Agent  Owner of the CV Node CVnItem  Result or Experience 1  Result or Experience 2  ….  Result or Experience n XML Structure. Information stored in the XML. Set of tight data which are also interrelated Property 1 Property 2 Property n Property 1 Property 2 Property n Property 1 Property2 Property n Property 1 Property2 Property n Property 1 Property 2 Property n

Methodological Principle for the XML development. A well-formed transport layer. Independence in the use of the information Transport of Structured Information PresentationExploitationFeed Digital files Aplication Layer Transport Layer

Syntax of XML CVN. A well-formed transport layer: Properties =

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