c e r i f t u t o r i a l cerif 1.3 release

© Brigitte Jörg euroCRIS Membership Meeting November 2nd, 2011, Université de Lille 3 – Charles de Gaulle

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Brigitte Jörg, M.A. (Information Science)

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI),Language Technology Lab

Berlin, Germany

C E R I F T U T O R I A L

CERIF 1.3 Release


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Introduction of Speaker

Brigitte Jörg M.A. Information ScienceInformation Systems, Economics

Researcher, Project Manager DFKI GmbH, Language Technology Lab,Manager Virtual Information Center, Berlin

CERIF TG Leader, Board Member euroCRIS

Contact: brigitte.joerg @ dfki.de http://www.dfki.de/~brigitte/


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Outline

Grounding Explanations

The CERIF Model Entities Model Structure Model Components Semantic Layer

CERIF Semantics

Use and Implementations

Ongoing and Next Steps

Discussion


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Equipment

ProjectProject OrganisationOrganisation

Service

Funding

Patent

Skills

CV

Product

Event

PersonPerson

Classification(Semantics)


Publication

The C E R I F Model

Common European Research Information Format


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What is a model ?

… is a simplified view to describe a particular area of interest

… allows for a better communication between parties (mutual understanding)

… supports (re-)design decisions

… supports workflow identification

… supports documentation

… supports formalization

… can be exchanged, re-used, iterated, extended

A Bis member of

C Dis part of

X Z supports

F Gco-ordinates


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„Metadata is structured data which describes the characteristics of a resource.”

An Introduction to Metadata by Chris Taylor, University of Queensland

“Metadata is sometimes defined literally as 'data about data,' but the term is normally understood to mean structured data about resources that can be used to help support a wide range of operations. These might include, for example, resource description and discovery, the management of information resources and their long-term preservation.”

Metadata in a Nutshell by Michael Day, UKOLN

What is Metadata ?


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What is Metadata ?

Book: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyDate of Publication: 1979

Game Cover Image: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy Source: http://egotron.com/Retrieved: May 30, 2008

Radio Series: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyDescription: is a science fiction comedy series created by Douglas Adams. Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978, […] Source: WikipediaDate of Query: May 30, 2008

Series of five Books: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy.Between: 1979 - 1982

TV Series: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyScreened: 1981

Computer Game: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyReleased: 1984

Comic Book Adaptions: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyBetween: 1993 – 1996

Links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/HTML-Title: Cult – The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_GalaxyHTML-Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Data about Data

Structure: • Type of Resource• Title• Description• Source• Date• Author, Creator, …

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

http://egotron.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy



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What is formal, semantic Metadata ?

Book: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyDate of Publication: 1979

Game Cover Image: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy Source: http://egotron.com/Retrieved: May 30, 2008

Radio Series: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyDescription: is a science fiction comedy series created by Douglas Adams. Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978, […] Source: WikipediaDate of Query: May 30, 2008

Series of five Books: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy.Between: 1979 - 1982

TV Series: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyScreened: 1981

Computer Game: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyReleased: 1984

Comic Book Adaptions: Title: The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyBetween: 1993 – 1996

Links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/HTML-Title: Cult – The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_GalaxyHTML-Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Data about Data

Structure: • Type of Resource• Title• Description• Source• Date• Author, Creator, …

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

Metadata

http://egotron.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/




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Metadata Categories

– Descriptive Metadata [intellectual contents]

– Administrative Metadata• Technical [file formats ...]• Rights Management [permissions ...]• Provenance [creation, subsequent treatment, ...]• ...

– Structural Metadata [internal structure of items: page order ...]

– Contextual Metadata• Project Context [funding programme, participating organisations …] • Publication Context [number of authors, external authors, first …]• Usage Context [downloads, requests, …] • ...

What is formal, semantic Metadata ?

Formalization, Semantcis

= based on a Model

Form

aliza

tion,

Seman

tics

= bas

ed on

a Mod

el


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What is Research Information ?

Data/Metadata or Information about

• Scientists• Project Managers• Ongoing and Completed Projects• Research Departments• Funding Organisations and Programmes• Research Results• Publications• Equipment• Facilities• their timely Relationships (Semantics) ...


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What is a CRIS ?

Current Research Information System = CRIS

… information about

• People +• Organisations +• Projects +• Funding Programmes +• Research Results +• …

… that means

• Timeliness• Vitality

… driven by

• A Concept• A Model … incorporated as a

• Implementation (ICT)

an integrated approach towards managing research information


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What is a CRIS ?

Current Research Information System = CRIS

… information about

• People +• Organisations +• Projects +• Funding Programmes +• Research Results +• …

… that means

• Timeliness• Vitality

… driven by

• A Concept• A Model

… incorporated as a

• Implementation (ICT)

an integrated approach towards managing research information

heterogenous entities

changing

relationships

CERIF

Metadata

Integration


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What CRISs aim at ?

Data Silos

People

Organisations

Patents

Projects

Publications

FundingProgrammes

HumanResource

ManagementFinance

ProjectManagement

CRISs to enable

Integration and Interchange

Metadata Host & Carrier

Terminologies


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What CRISs aim at ?

Data Silos

People

Organisations

Patents

Projects

Publications

FundingProgrammes

HumanResource

ManagementFinance

ProjectManagement

CRISs to enable

Integration and Interchange

Metadata Host & Carrier

Terminologies


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What CRISs aim at ?

Data Silos

People

Organisations

Patents

Projects

Publications

FundingProgrammes

HumanResource

ManagementFinance

ProjectManagement

Terminologies


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What CRISs aim at ?

Data Silos

People

Organisations

Patents

Projects

Publications

FundingProgrammes

HumanResource

ManagementFinance

ProjectManagement

Terminologies

CERIFas a

Middle-Layer


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CRIS and Repositories at 1 institution (Slide by Keith Jeffery)

CRISResearch Context

[projects, persons, organisational unitsfunding, products, patents, publications

facilities, equipment, events]

OA Repository(hypermedia) Documents

e-Research repositoryDatasets and Software

OAI-PMH

Various

protocols

End-User

CERIFCERIF


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Who is in need of Research Information?

ResearchInformation

Funding Organisations

Researchers

Research Organisations

Decision Makers

Project Managers

Publishers

SMEs

Intermediaries / Brokers

Media

Education

General Public

StakeholdersFind partners, track competitors, form collaborations

to assess performance, assess output, find proposal reviewers

to decide on priorities and resourcing, compare with other countries

to find potential authors, find paper reviewersto find research products,

identify ideas to be carried forward

to communicate resultfor interest


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Who is in need of Research Information?

ResearchInformation

Funding Organisations

Researchers

Research Organisations

Decision Makers

Project Managers

Publishers

SMEs

Intermediaries / Brokers

Media

Education

General Public

StakeholdersFind partners, track competitors, form collaborations

to assess performance, assess output, find proposal reviewers

to decide on priorities and resourcing, compare with other countries

to find potential authors, find paper reviewersto find research products,

identify ideas to be carried forward

to communicate resultfor interest

Research is International

Research Information involvesvarious Entities


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What kind of Questions do we want to answer?

How many articles has author X published in 2007 as a first author?

How often have articles by author X been cited?

Did author X publish with institutionally external authors?

In how many FP7 projects does organisation Z participate?

How many publications have resulted from project Y?

How many people have been employed in the course of FP6 projects from the 1st call in the NMS?

How many PhD students have participated in FP6 projects?

How many women have been involved in FP6 projects?

How often have articles in journal A been requested in 2007?

How many articles have been published in the field of B?


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Equipment


Service

Funding

Patent

Skills

CV

Product

Event

PersonPerson



Publication

C E R I F



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What is CERIF ?

the Common European Research Information Format

– Conceptual Level (Specification) A description of the concepts of research involved entities and their relationships

– Logical Level (Conceptual Model)A formal description of the research involvedentities and their relationships according to a concept

– Physical Level (Database Scripts)A formal machine readable description of the entities and their relationships according to a concept

– Semantic Layer (current Formal Semantics)A formalized controlled vocabulary describing ageneral contextual semantics of the research domaininline with the conceptual, logical and machine description

SQL Script-----------------------CREATE Table PersonCREATE Table ProjectCREATE Table OrgUnit

is author (numbered)

of

is author

of

isreviewer

of

is author (percentage)

of

is editor (numbered)

of

is editor

of

is subject

of

is translator

of

is publisher

of

Person_PublicationScheme


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The CERIF Evolution

EU Working Group

on Research DatabasesWorkshop

1987 1991

CERIF 91

PROJECT

Similar IdeasUN/UNESCOOECDCODATA

Acronym: ERGOParticipant: Keith Jeffery, Anne Asser son, many moreOrganisations: Rutherford Appleton, Uni- versity of Bergen, …

2000

CLASSIFICATION

RESULTS EQUIPMENT

PROJECT

OrgUnit PERSON

EXPERTISERoles

CERIF 2000 Model

- Networking of DBs- Exchange of Records

- EC Recommendation to Member States

- Data Model - Multilinguality- Controlled Vocabulary- Roles / Types- User-driven

- EC Recommendation to Member States


Service

Funding Programme

Patent

Skills

CV

Product

Event

PersonPerson



PublicationEquipment

2ndLevel

Base

LanguageSemantics

Link

CERIF 2006 / 2008 Model

- Data Model- Model Normalization - Robust/Consistent Structure - Extensible Structure - Semantic Layer - XML Exchange Specification

- Elaboration on Publication- CERIF Core Semantics (2008 1.2)

2006 2008

FOR MA L

SEMANT ICS

+ CERIF Ontology

+ Linked Data

2011/2012

CERIF 1.3


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What is CERIF ?


CERIF is an EU Recommendation to Member States

http://cordis.europa.eu/cerif/

The European Commission (EC) has authorised euroCRIS to maintain and develop CERIF and its usage

http://www.eurocris.org/cerif/cerif-releases/

http://cordis.europa.eu/cerif/



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Equipment


Service

Funding

Patent

Skills

CV

Product

Event

PersonPerson



Publication

C E R I F



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One View of the CERIF Model Structure

CERIF Entity Types

Base Entities Result Entities Infrastructure Entities 2nd Level Entities Link Entities

CERIF Features

Multiple Language Semantics Measure & Indicator Geographic Bounding

new

new

new


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CERIF Base Entities

Person OrganisationUnit

Project

PersonPerson OrganisationUnitOrganisationUnit

ProjectProject


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CERIF Base Entities in Detail

PersonIDURIGenderFirstNamesOtherNamesFamilyNamesNameVariantsResearchInterestKeywords

ProjectIDURIAcronymStartDateEndDateTitleAbstractKeywords

OrganisationUnitIDURIAcronymNameHeadCountCurrencyCodeTurnoverResearchActivityKeywords


Project


ProjectProject


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CERIF Result Entities

ResultProduct

ResultPublication

ResultPatent ResultProduct

ResultPublicationResultPublication

ResultPatent


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CERIF Result Entities in Detail

ResultProductIDURIInternationalID

ResultPublicationIDURITitleSubtitleAbstractBibl. NotePublicationDateTotalPagesStartPageEndPageKeywords

ResultPatentIDURIPatentNumberTitleCountryCodeRegistrationDateApprovalDateDescriptionKeywords

ResultProduct

ResultPublication



ResultPatent


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CERIF Infrastructure Entities

Equipment

Facility

Service


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CERIF Infrastructure Entities in Detail

FacilityIDAcronymURITitleDescriptionKeywords

ServiceIDAcronymURITitleDescriptionKeywords

EquipmentIDAcronymURITitleDescriptionKeywords

Equipment

Facility

Service


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Research Infrastructures (Definitions)

FacilityIDAcronymURITitleDescriptionKeywords

ServiceIDAcronymURITitleDescriptionKeywords

EquipmentIDAcronymURITitleDescriptionKeywords

• A distributed RI is constituted by geographically distributed implementations / facilities but managed by a single body. Thus, a distributed RI is thus considered as a single RI, modelled in CERIF as a tree of facilities connected to the Facility entity representing the entire RI via recursive cfFacility_Facility relationships with appropriate semantics (e.g. isPartOf) while the RI is connected with its managing body through the cfOrgUnit_Facil link entity.

• A network of RIs comprise several Ris connected in some respect, but each one with its own governance / management body. The relationships between Ris in a network are modelled in CERIF using the CERIF Semantic Layer, using the cfFacil_Class entity (Class: Network class, Role expression: isANetwork) and the cfFacil_Facil entity (Class: Network class, Role expression: belongsTo).

• A virtual RI is defined as e‐infrastructure, either a distributed e-infrastructure that connects several Ris (databases, HP computers, facilities, etc) or a single‐sited electronic RI (e-library, e‐archive, data repository, etc).

• A Cluster is a grouping of Ris based on certain similarities (scientific domain, geographical region). A cluster of RIs may be supported in some way or funded, e.g. by industry entities. A cluster is modelled in CERIF as a virtual organisation through the cfOrgUnit entity connected with the individual RIs belonging to the cluster with a cfOrgUnit_Facil link entity.


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CERIF 2008 1.2 Entities (Types in Colors)

Citation

CV

Prize

Qualification

ExpertiseAndSkills

Equipment Facility

Funding

Service

ElectronicAddresse

PostalAddress

Country

Currency

LanguageEventMetrics

ResultProduct

ResultPublication



ResultPatent


Project


ProjectProject


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CERIF 1.3 Entities (Types in Colors)

Citation

CV

Prize

Qualification

ExpertiseAndSkills

EquipmentFacility

Funding

Service

ElectronicAddresse

PostalAddress

Country

CurrencyLanguageEvent

Metrics

ResultProduct

ResultPublication



ResultPatent


Project


ProjectProject

Indicator Measurement

Geographic Bounding Box


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CERIF Second Level Entities

Citation

CV

Prize

Qualification

ExpertiseAndSkills

EquipmentFacility

Funding

Service

ElectronicAddresse

PostalAddress

Country


Metrics Indicator Measurement


Infrastructure Entities

Measurement & Indicator

Geographic


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Measuring Impact in CERIF (MICE)

MICE, a JISC-funded Project coordinated by Richard Gartner, Kings College, London, UK


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CERIF Measurement & Indicator (inspired by MICE; further developed within CERIFy)

Facility

Equipment

Service

PAddr

Country

Geo Boundin Box

PAddr

Country

Geo Boundin Box

Facility

Equipment

Service

Person

Project

Organisation

Publication

Patent

Product

Publication

Patent

Product

Person

Project

Organisation

Indicator

Measurement

ClassificationClassification

CERIFy, a JISC-funded Project managed by Mahendra Mahey, University of UKOLN, Bath, UK


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Facility

Equipment

Service

PAddr

Country

Geo Boundin Box

PAddr

Country

Geo Boundin Box

Facility

Equipment

Service

Person

Project

Organisation

Publication

Patent

Product

Publication

Patent

Product

Person

Project

Organisation

Indicator

Measurement


Impact

Esteem

CERIFy, a JISC-funded Project managed by Mahendra Mahey, University of UKOLN, Bath, UK


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Facility

Equipment

Service

PAddr

Country

Geo Boundin Box

PAddr

Country

Geo Boundin Box

Facility

Equipment

Service

Person

Project

Organisation

Publication

Patent

Product

Publication

Patent

Product

Person

Project

Organisation

Indicator

Measurement


Impact

Impact indicators are categories that include such concepts as 'improving performance of existing businesses', 'improved health outcomes' and 'cultural enrichment'.

Number of Patents 2007-2008; Number of Staff employed; Number of cancer patients 2008-2010; Theater performances 2005-2010;


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Measurement & Indicator

cfMeasureIdentifiercfCountIntegercfCountIntegerChangecfValueFloatingPointcfCountFloatingPointChangecfValueJudgementalNumericcfValueJudgementalNumericChangecfValueJudgementalTextcfValueJudgementalTextChangecfURI


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CERIF Entities (Types in Colors)

Citation

CV

Prize

Qualification

ExpertiseAndSkills

EquipmentFacility

Funding

Service

ElectronicAddresse

PostalAddress

Country


Metrics

ResultProduct

ResultPublication



ResultPatent


Project


ProjectProject

Indicator Measurement



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CERIF Entity Structure

Generic

IdentifierURIAttributesMultilingual Attributes

Relationships (Links)


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CERIF Link Entity Structure

Generic Applied

Contextual RolesSemantic Layer Time Stamps

Vocabulary

Triple Structure


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Some CERIF Link Entities

Person

OrganisationUnit

Project

ResultPublication

Person_ResultPublication

Person_Project

OrganisationUnit_ResultPublication

Project_ResultPublication

Project_OrganisationUnit

Person_OrganisationUnitPersonPerson

OrganisationUnitOrganisationUnit

ProjectProject



Person_Project




Person_OrganisationUnit


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Some CERIF Semantic Features

Person

OrganisationUnit

Project

ResultPublication


Person_Project






ProjectProject



Person_Project





role=author

role=coordinator

role=CEO

role=deliverable1.2

role=author1 institute

role=funder

Semantic Features associated with Link Entities


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More CERIF Semantic Features

Person

OrganisationUnit

Project

ResultPublication


Person_Project






ProjectProject



Person_Project





role=authorrole=author1role=reviewerrole=... ?

role=coordinatorrole=manager

role=CEOrole=researcherrole=project-manager

role=deliverable1.2role=journal articlerole=public report

role=author1-instituterole=editorrole=... ?

role=funderrole=investigatorrole=member



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More CERIF Semantic Features

Person

OrganisationUnit

Project

ResultPublication


Person_Project






ProjectProject



Person_Project





role=authorrole=author1role=reviewerrole=... ?

role=coordinatorrole=manager

role=CEOrole=researcherrole=project-manager

role=deliverable1.2role=journal articlerole=public report

role=author1-instituterole=editorrole=... ?

role=funderrole=investigatorrole=member



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CERIF Semantics

• cfPerson_Person• cfPerson_Classification• cfPerson_OrgansiationUnit• cfPerson_Project• cfPerson_ResultPublication• cfPerson_Funding• cfOrgansationUnit_OrganisationUnit• cOrganisationUnit_Classification• cfOrganisationUnit_Project• cfOrganisationUnit_ResultPublication• cfOrganisation_Funding• cfProject_Project• cfProject_Classification• cfProject_ResultPublication• cfProject_Funding• cfResultPublication_ResultPublication• cfResultPublication_Classification• cfResultPublication_Funding• cfFunding_Funding• cfFunding_Classification

CERIF - 1.3 Semanticsmaintained within the Semantic Layer

cfPerson_Person: ManagercfPerson_Person: MentorcfPerson_Person: Supervisor

ResultPublication

OrganisationUnit

Project

Funding

Classification

Manager

Supervisor

Mentor

Author

FirstAuthor

Person


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CERIF - 1.3 Semantics

cfPerson_Person-Roles- Manager- Mentor- SupervisorcfPerson_OrganisationUnit-Roles- Affiliation- Subaffiliation- Head- Employee- Member- Director- Deputy Director- Dean - Principle- Head of Department - Group Leader- Manager- Associate- Fellow- …

cfPerson_OrganisationUnit-Roles- Administrator- Secretary- Researcher- Junior Researcher- Senior Researcher- Consultant- Junior Consultant- Senior Consultant- Lecturer- Junior Lecturer - Senior Lecturer- Guest Lecturer- Professor- Assistant Professor- Honorary Professor- Visiting Professor- Doctor (med) - …


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CERIF Semantics [Publication Types]

BookReview

BookChapter

BookChapter Abstract Inbook

BookChapter Review

Anthology Monograph ReferenceBook

Textbook

Encyclopedia

Otherbook

Journal

JournalArticle

JournalArticle Abstract

JournalArticle Review

ConferenceProceedings Article

Letter toEditor

PhD Thesis

Doctoral Thesis

Poster Presentation

BookManual

ConferenceProceedings Letter

Report

ShortCommunication

Commentary

Annotation

NewsClippingPublication

Types


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CERIF Semantics [Person-Publication Roles]


of

is author

of

isreviewer

of


of


of

is editor

of

is subject

of

is translator

of

is publisher

of



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CERIF Semantics [Some more examples]

number ofauthors

number ofincomingcitations

number of requests

number ofexternal institutes

number ofdownloads

number ofaccess

is ofpublication type

ISIImpact Factor

claimsIPRof

Publication_MetricsRoles

receivedBest Paper

Award

number ofself

citations

area/typeof research

number ofcitations


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CERIF Modularisation

OrganisationUnit

Project FundingResultPublication

SCHEMA 1

Role X Role

YRole Z

SCHEMA 3

Role A Role

CRole BSemantic Layer

SCHEMA 2

Role A Role

CRole B

Citation

CV

Prize

Qualification

ExpertiseAndSkills

Equipment

Facility

Funding

Service

ElectronicAddresse

PostalAddress

Country

CurrencyLanguage

Event

Metrics

ResultProduct

ResultPublication



ResultPatent


Project


ProjectProject

IndicatorMeasurement



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Result_Publication Instance Diagram(Slide partly by Keith Jeffery)

Person A

Publication X

OrgUnit O

OrgUnit M

OrgUnit N

Project P

member

member

employee

Part of

Part of

owns IPRauthor

Project leader


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CERIF Semantic Layer

Allows to capture any Schema or Structure• Flat Lists• Classification Systems (i.e. SKOS, FOAF, ...)• Taxonomies• Ontologies

Open / Extensible in all directions• New Schemas• New Concepts / Terms• New Relationships

Enables to manage• Roles / Types Semantics• Subject Headings • Archiving (Time component)

Allows for simple Mappings between Schemas


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CERIF Semantic Layer (Declared Semantics)


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CERIF Semantic Layer (Declared Semantics)

Recursion is-amaps-to

is-partIs-broader-term

Scheme-Assignment

Multiple schemes

Time-based


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The CERIF Model and Semantics

CERIFFormal Syntax

CERIFDeclared Semantics

CERIF Semantic Layer

Brigitte Jörg, Keith Jeffery, Geert van GrootelTowards a Sharable Research Vocabulary – A Model-driven Approach. InProceedings: MTSR 2011, Izmir, Turkey


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CERIF Strength

A generic Research Domain Model

Generic (binary) Relationships

Scalability

Sustainability


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CERIF Assets / Components

Conceptual Descriptions (Research Domain)

Relational Model (SQL)

Formal (Semantic) Descriptions (SBVR)

Exchange Format (XML, XML Schema)


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CERIF XML Interchange Format

Based on W3C Standards

Refers to XML Schema for Validation

XML files corresponding to CERIF Structure-> Entities / Separation of Relationships

CERIF XML Specification Document

http://www.euroCris.org/cerif/cerif-releases/

Will be conceptualised / ontologised

next CERIF Release



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CERIF Interchange Format: CERIF XML

According to the CERIF Model Structure

Base Entities Result Entities Infrastructure Entities 2nd Level Entities Link Entities Multilingual Features Semantic Features Measurement Features Geographic Features

Entity

PersonPersonEntity

Interchange Entity

Interchange Entity1:1

1:1


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CERIF Interchange Format

<XML><PERSON> <ID>1</ID> <URI>http://www.linkedin.com1</URI> <Gender>female</Gender></PERSON><PERSON> <ID>2</ID> <URI>http://www.linkedin.com2</URI> <Gender>male</Gender></PERSON>---</XML>

Person

PersonIDURIGender


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<XML><ResultPublication> <ID>1</ID> <PublicationDate>2006</PublicationDate> <URI>http://www.epubs.org/ID1</URI></ResultPublication><ResultPublication> <ID>2</ID> <PublicationDate>2005</PublicationDate> <URI>http://www.greynet.org/thegrey journal.html?ID2</URI></ResultPublication>---</XML>

ResultPublicationIDURIPublicationDateNumVolEditionSeriesIssueTotalPagesStartPageEndPageISBNISSN

ResultPublication


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<XML><Person_ResultPublication> <personID>1</personID> <publicationID>1</publicationID> <ClassID>1</ClassID> <ClassSchemeID>1</ClassSchemeID> <Fraction>0.3</Fraction> <StartDate>2010-01-01</StartDate> <EndDate>2010-12-31</StartDate></Person_ResultPublication><Person_ResultPublication> <personID>2</personID> <publicationID>1</publicationID> <ClassID>1</ClassID> <ClassSchemeID>1</ClassSchemeID> <Fraction>0.3</Fraction> <StartDate>2010-01-01</StartDate> <EndDate>2010-12-31</StartDate></Person_ResultPublication>---</XML>

Person_PublicationpersonIDpublicationIDClassIDClassSchemeIDFractionStartDateEndDate

Person_Publication


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CERIF Example (Integrated Person)Citation

CV

Prize

Qualification

ExpertiseAndSkills

Equipment Facility

Service

ElectronicAddresse

PostalAddress

Country


Metrics

ResultProduct

ResultPublication

Re sultPatent ResultProduct


Re sultPatent


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CERIF XML Example (Person)<cfPers> <cfPersId>BrigitteJoerg</cfPersId> <cfGender>f</Gender> <cfURI>http://www.dfki.de/~brigitte</URI></cfPers>

<cfPersName> <cfPersId>BrigitteJoerg</cfPersId> <cfFamilyName>Joerg</FamilyName> <cfFirstNames>Brigitte</FirstNames></cfPersName>

<cfPers_ResPubl> <cfPersId>BrigitteJoerg</cfPersId> <cfResPublId>DataScienceJournalArticle</cfResPublId> <cfClassId>Article</cfClassId> <cfClassSchemeId>REF2010-Evaluation</FirstNames> <cfFraction>1.0</cfFraction> <cfStartDate>2010-01-01</cfStartDate> <cfEndDate>2010-12-31</EndDate></cfPers_ResPubl><cfPers_OrgUnit> <cfPersId>BrigitteJoerg</cfPersId> <cfOrgUnitId>DFKI</cfOrgUnitId> <cfClassId>Affilation</cfClassId> <cfClassSchemeId>REF2010-Evaluation</cfClassSchemeId> <cfFraction>1.0</cfFraction> <cfStartDate>2010-01-01</cfStartDate> <cfEndDate>2010-12-31</EndDate></cfPers_OrgUnit>


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CERIF Example (Integrated Project)Citation

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CERIF XML Example (Project)<cfProj> <cfProjId>LT-World</cfProjId> <cfAcro>LT World</Acro> <cfURI>http://www.lt-world.org</URI></cfProj>

<cfProjTitle> <cfProjId>LT-World</cfProjId> <cfTitle lang=“EN”>Language Technology World</Title></cfProjTitle>

<cfProj_OrgUnit> <cfProjId>LT-World</cfProjId> <cfOrgUnitId>DFKI</cfOrgUnitId> <cfClassId>Coordinator</cfClassId> <cfClassSchemeId>Project-OrgUnit-Roles</cfClassSchemeId> <cfFraction>1.0</cfFraction> <cfStartDate>2001-01-01</cfStartDate> <cfEndDate>2099-12-31</EndDate></cfProj_OrgUnit>

<cfProj_Class> <cfProjId>LT-World</cfProjId> <cfClassId>National</cfClassId> <cfClassSchemeId>Project-Types</cfClassSchemeId> <cfFraction>1.0</cfFraction> <cfStartDate>2001-01-01</cfStartDate> <cfEndDate>2009-12-31</EndDate></cfProj_Class>


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CERIF XML Example (Organisation)

<cfOrgUnit> <cfOrgUnitId>DFKI</cfOrgUnitId> <cfCurrencyCode>EURO</cfCurrencyCode> <cfURI>http://www.dfki.de</URI></cfOrgUnit>

<cfOrgUnitName> <cfOrgUnitId>DFKI</cfOrgUnitId> <cfName lang=“EN”>German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence</cfName></cfOrgUnitName>

<cfOrgUnit_Class> <cfOrgUnitId>DFKI</cfOrgUnitId> <cfClassId>PrivateNotForProfit</cfClassId> <cfClassSchemeId>OrganisationTypes</cfClassSchemeId> <cfFraction>1.0</cfFraction> <cfStartDate>2007-01-01</cfStartDate> <cfEndDate>2099-12-31</EndDate></cfOrgUnit_Class>

<cfOrgUnit_Class> <cfOrgUnitId>DFKI</cfOrgUnitId> <cfClassId>Artificial-Intelligence</cfClassId> <cfClassSchemeId>Research-Fields</cfClassSchemeId> <cfFraction>0.1</cfFraction> <cfStartDate>2007-01-01</cfStartDate> <cfEndDate>2009-12-31</EndDate></cfOrgUnit_Class>


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CERIF XML Example (Publication)<cfResPubl> <cfResPublId>JoergEtAl2008</cfResPublId> <cfResPublDate>2008-01-01</ResPublDate> <cfStartPage>107</cfStartPage> <cfEndPage>123</cfEndPage> <cfISBN>978-961-6133-38-8</cfISBN> <cfURI>http://www2.dfki.de/lt/publications.php?author=brjo01</URI></cfResPubl> <cfResPublTitle>

<cfResPublId>JoergEtAl2008</cfResPubljId> <cfTitle lang=“EN”>Analyzing European Research Competencies</Title></cfResPublTitle>

<cfResPubl_Class> <cfResPublId>JoergEtAl2008</cfResPublId> <cfClassId>Conference-Article</cfClassId> <cfClassSchemeId>REF-PublicationTypes-2010</cfClassSchemeId> <cfFraction>1.0</cfFraction> <cfStartDate>2010-01-01</cfStartDate> <cfEndDate>2010-12-31</EndDate></cfResPubl_Class>

<cfPers_ResPubl> <cfPersId>Brigitte-Joerg</cfPersId> <cfResPublId>JoergEtAl2008</cfResPublId> <cfClassId>FirstAuthor</cfClassId> <cfClassSchemeId>REF-AuthorScheme-2010</cfClassSchemeId> <cfFraction>0.5</cfFraction> <cfStartDate>2010-01-01</cfStartDate> <cfEndDate>2010-12-31</EndDate></cfPers_ResPubl><cfPers_ResPubl> <cfPersId>Keith-Jeffery</cfPersId> <cfResPublId>JoergEtAl2008</cfResPublId> <cfClassId>2ndAuthor</cfClassId> <cfClassSchemeId>REF-AuthorScheme-2010</cfClassSchemeId> <cfFraction>0.5</cfFraction> <cfStartDate>2010-01-01</cfStartDate> <cfEndDate>2010-12-31</EndDate></cfPers_ResPubl>


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Towards a CERIF Ontology

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CERIF Base Entities in Detail (ERM View)Person OrganisationUnit

Project


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CERIF 2nd Level Entities (ERM View)Citation

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Some CERIF Link Entities (ERM View)Person

OrganisationUnit

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CERIF Semantic Layer (ERM View)Person

OrganisationUnit

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Some CERIF Multiple Language Features (ERM View)Person OrganisationUnit

Project

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Title Subtitle Abstract Keywords

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NameResearchActivity

ResearchInterest

Name

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Changes with CERIF 1.3

• New EntitiescfClassificationSchemeDescription; cfClassificationSchemeName; cfClassificationExample; cfClassificationDefinition

• cfMedium; cfMediumTitle; cfMediumDescription; cfMediumKeywords; cfMedium_Medium; cfMedium_Classification; cfResultPublication_Medium; cfResultProduct_Medium; cfFacility_Medium; cfService_Medium; cfProject_Medium; cfPerson_Medium; cfOrganisationUnit_Medium; cfEvent_Medium; cfFunding_Medium; cfCitation_Medium; cfMetrics_Medium;

• cfEquipment_Equipment; cfService_Service; cfFacility_Facility; cfFacility_Equipment; cfFacility_Service; cfEquipment_Service; cfFacility_Event; cfEquipment_Event; cfResultPublication_Service; cfResultPatent_Facility; cfResultPatent_Service; cfResultPatent_Equipment; cfResultProduct_Facility; cfResultProduct_Service; cfResultProduct_Equipment;

• cfGeographicBoundingBox; cfGeographicBoundingBoxName; cfGeographicBoundingBoxDescription; cfGeographicBoundingBoxKeywords; cfGeographicBoundingBox_Classification; cfPostAddress_GeographicBoundingBox; cfEquipment_PostAddress; cfFacility_PostAddress; cfService_PostAddress;


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• New EntitiescfMeasurement; cfIndicator; cfIndicator_Measurement; cfMeasurement_Classification; cfIndicator_Classification; cfIndicatorName; cfIndicatorDescription; cfIndicatorKeywords; cfMeasurementName; cfMeasurementDescription; cfMeasurementKeywords; cfPerson_Measurement; cfOrganisationUnit_Measurement; cfProject_Measurement; cfResultPublication_Measurement; cfResultPatent_Measurement; cfResultProduct_Measurement; cfFacility_Measurement; cfService_Measurement; cfEquipment_Measurement; cfPerson_Indicator; cfOrganisationUnit_Indicator; cfProject_Indicator; cfResultPublication_Indicator; cfResultPatent_Indicator; cfResultProduct_Indicator; cfFacility_Indicator; cfService_Indicator; cfEquipment_Indicator; cfEvent_Measurement; cfEvent_Indicator; cfMedium_Indicator; cfMedium_Measurement; cfIndicator_Indicator; cfMeasurement_Measurement;

• New AttributescfRoleExpression; cfRoleExpressionOpposite with cfClassificationTerm entitycfMediumIdentifier; cfMediumCreationDate; cfSize; cfMimeType; cfUniformResourceIdentifier with cfMedium entitycfAcronym with cfEquipment; cfFacility; cfService entitiescfMiddleNames with cfPersonName entitycfSource with cfClassificationSchemeDescription; cfClassificationDescription; cfClassificationTerm; cfClassificationDefinition; cfClassificationSchemeName; cfClassificationExample entitiescfStartDate/cfEndDate with cfResultPublication_Metrics entity

• Removed AttributescfEquipmentOwnerIdentifier; cfOriginalEquipmentManufacturerIdentifier with cfEquipment entity


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CERIF – 1.3 (Preview partly available; Release in December 2011)

CERIF Model Introduction and Specification - in preparation

CERIF XML Data Exchange Format Specification- in preparation

CERIF Formal Semantics (Model-driven Vocabulary)- in preparation

CERIF SQL Scripts ✓ CERIF XML Schemas ✓ CERIF XML Examples ✓

Jan Dvorak (InfoScience Prague) implemented a Skript to transform CERIF XML into SQL commands usable within the CERIF taskgroup


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Ongoing: Semantics to be prepared for TG distribution and improvement CERIF XML Grouping / XML Schemas (via Ontology) Towards a CERIF Ontology Multiple Identifiers CERIF Interoperation Compatibility Model Infrastructure (Equipment / Facilities) ✓ Impact / Research Output ✓

New Taskgroup: LODGenerate RDF Triples from CERIF Link Entities -> Linked Data


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Active CERIF TG-involved People

Brigitte Jörg, DFKI GmbH, Berlin, Germany (TG Leader) Keith Jeffery, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Didcot, UK Geert van Grootel, Flemish Government, Brussels, Belgium Jan Dvorák, InfoScience, Praha, Czech Republic Anne Asserson, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Henrik Rasmussen, atira, Aalborg, Denmark Thomas Vestdam, atira, Aalborg, Denmark Luc Strijbosch, avedas, Karlsruhe, Germany Nikos Houssos National Documentation Center, Athens, Greece Valérie Brasse, European Science Foundation, Strasbourg, France Danica Zendulova, SC STI, Bratislava, Slovakia Thorsten Höllrigl, avedas, Karlsruhe, Germany Ladislav Valkovic, InterWay, Bratislave, Slovakia Andreas Engfer, avedas, Karlsruhe, Germany Martin Jägerhorn, avedas, Karlsruhe, Germany MiguelAngel Sicilia, UAH, Alcala, Spain Iván Ruiz-Rube, UCA, Madrid, Spain David Baker, CASRAI, Ottawa, Canada Adrian Price, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Manfred Zielinski, School of Management, Rotterdam, Netherlands Ken Evans , ORM Foundation, United Kingdom


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C E R I F Use and Implementation

– Increased International Membership

– Increased Consultation

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Upcoming Events

– ENGAGE, EURORIS-Net, OpenAire+ project Activities

– JISC-Funded Project-related WorkshopsDecember 2011, Sunderland, UK

– CERIF TG Meeting alonglide Board MeetingFebruary 2012 (Date to be confirmed)

– CRIS Conference in Prague, June 2012

– euroCRIS Seminar, BrusselsSeptember 2012


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Projects / Activities / Implementations

• UK Projects

– CERIFY, BRUCE, MICE, IRIOS– Research Councils: Research outcomes project (ROP)– HEFCE: Research Excellence Framework (REF)– JISC:

• Commissioned study (EXRI): recommended CERIF• Convened experts from stakeholders: accepted• Supporting several projects to demonstrate:

– Business case for using CERIF– Feasibility of interoperation universities-universities

and universities-funders using CERIF

• EU FP7-Infrastructures-2011-2

– ENGAGE– OpenAirPlus– EuroRIs-Net+


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Projects / Activities / Implementations

• Norway: FRIDA -> CRIStin• Belgium: FRIS• Denmark: PURE• Sweden: Converis• Netherlands: NARCIS / METIS

-> Tender (CERIF-based system)• Plans in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Greece,

Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Austria, Slovenia• euroHORCS recommended convergence to CERIF• CERIF Requirement in recent Tender (ERC)• ESF; MERIL project• Reference by OpenAIRE

• Collaboration with VOA3R• PURE, atira• Converis, avedas• Symplectic, UK• uniCRIS, US• Research in View (a CRIS), Thomson Reuters• Contact with Elsevier


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euroCRIS

– non-for-profit organisation, legally registered in The Netherlands– promotion and improvement of communication and interaction

between global CRISs– work together to create value for members / the community– Task Groups: Projects, CERIF, CRIS-IR, Best Practise, CRIS Architecture– Strategic seminars from 2003 onwards – maintain and publish the CERIF recommendation

(Common European Research Information Format) and any standards endorsed by euroCRIS

– strategic partners: EC, ESF, EARMA, ALLEA, ICSU/CODATA, ERCIM, JISC, APA– organize and run the CRIS series of conferences with associated workshops and

other events; – organize bi-annual Membership Meetings

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/


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