1. Expertise/Knowledge Tools: Exploring Options Council of Research Associate Deans April 2006

2. Goals Expressions of need: Current information about the research interests (and methods, materials, expertise…) of faculty that can be exploited to: facilitate collaboration identify expertise aid external partnerships

3. Requirements/Strategies Reflect current interests (up to date) Minimize faculty effort Recognize multiple purposes Develop systems that can be extended and integrated with other relevant systems Strategies Self-description & reporting Utilize intellectual output as representation of interest

4. Options/Opportunities Institutional repositories Citations: “Minn-ventory” Integrated systems

5. Repositories: a brief history 1991, pre-web, Paul Ginsparg creates the e- prints archive at LANL 1999: Universal preprint services (Santa Fe convention) MIT launches DSpace

11. University Digital Conservancy Conserving the intellectual and institutional output of the University. –Capturing research output –Providing persistent access for the long-term –Keeping objects safe and secure –Providing for the preservation of digital objects

13. Citations as Representation Exploit significant body of licensed content (journals, reports) Develop protocols to extract UMN publications (“Minn-ventory”) Develop systems and tools to search and use citation data

14. Data Sources Providing Input to OSU:pro Sponsored research data, total award $, project sponsors, PI/CPI, project title, start and end dates. Course data, course calendar, descriptions. Degree information, research interest areas, lectures, prior experience, other CV information. Journal publications OSU Registrar OSU HR OSURF Faculty & Staff Input OhioLink Operational Data Store OSU:pro Identifying information, current university positions, demographics, contact information.

15. Possible Outputs of Data from OSU:pro OSU:pro faculty profile information, can auto-update your departmental webpage. Data can be utilized in the tenure and promotion process. Data from OSU:pro information can generate a clean, printable curriculum vitae… on demand. Administrative reporting for annual reports and custom queries. Project data in faculty profiles can be tagged as Outreach and then exported.

16. Benefits to: Administrators Streamlining data collection and management of faculty activities. Generating reports more easily to showcase University strengths and areas of innovation. Facilitating departmental and college tracking of faculty achievements.

17. Benefits to: Faculty Managing and reporting research, teaching and service activities using a one-stop access point. Identifying potential collaborators across traditional disciplines. Generating curriculum vitae and other administrative materials through the use an easy-to-use Web portal.

18. Benefits to: Graduate & Undergraduate Students Finding faculty advisors and mentors in student areas of interest. Advertising faculty scholarship to prospective graduate students. Creating opportunities for greater interaction between faculty and undergraduate students including research experiences and seminars. Facilitating student recruitment.

19. Benefits to: Public & Private-sector Partners Identifying academic collaborators in areas of interest and industry. Finding university professionals who specialize in a particular field. Facilitate outreach and engagement activities in surrounding community.

20. Issues Identifying purpose(s) Assessing potential for adoption Evaluate contractual limitations on data Central vs. collegiate systems