C E R I F The Common European Research Information Format

© Brigitte Jörg euroCRIS Membership Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, November 7th, 2010

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CERIF – The Common European Research Information Format

Brigitte Jörg, M.A. (Information Science)Brigitte Jörg, M.A. (Information Science)

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

Berlin, GermanyBerlin, Germany

C E R I F C E R I F

The Common European Research The Common European Research Information Format Information Format


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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 CenterBerlin

CERIF TG Leader, Board Member euroCRIS

Contact: brigitte.joerg @ dfki.de

http://www.dfki.de/~brigitte/


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CERIF TG Report

CERIF 2008 – 1.2 Release

CERIF activities since Aalborg Conference in June, 2010

CERIF Mid-Term Steps

CERIF Long-Term Steps


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Equipment

ProjectProject OrganisationOrganisation

Service

FundingProgramme

Patent

Skills

CV

Product

Event

PersonPerson

Classification(Semantics)


Publication

CERIF

Common European Research Information Format


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What is CERIF ?

Common European Research Information Format

– Conceptual Level (Specification) A concept about research entitiesand their relationships

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

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

– Semantic Layer (current Formal Semantics)A formalized controlled vocabulary describing ageneral contextual semantics of the research domain

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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CERIF Base, Result and 2nd Level Entities

Citation

CV

Prize

Qualification

ExpertiseAndSkills

Equipment Facility

Funding

Service

ElectronicAddresse

PostalAddress

Country

Currency

LanguageEventMetrics

ResultProduct

ResultPublication

ResultPatent ResultProduct

ResultPublicationResultPublication

ResultPatent

Person OrganisationUnit

Project

PersonPerson OrganisationUnitOrganisationUnit

ProjectProject


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The CERIF Evolution

EU Working Group

on Research DatabasesWorkshop

1987 1991

CERIF 91CERIF 91

PROJECT

Similar IdeasUN/UNESCOOECDCODATA

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

2000

CLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATION

RESULTSRESULTS EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

PROJECTPROJECTOrgUnitOrgUnit PERSONPERSON

EXPERTISERoles Roles

CERIF 2000 CERIF 2000 ModelModel

- 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

ProjectProject OrganisationOrganisation

Service

Funding Programme

Patent

Skills

CV

Product

Event

PersonPerson



PublicationEquipment

2ndLevel

Base

LanguageSemantics

Link

CERIF 2006 / 2008 ModelCERIF 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 2011/2012

FOR MA L

SEMANT ICS

+ CERIF Ontology


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CURRENT CERIF Release and Future Plans

CERIF 2008 – 1.2 (http://www.eurocris.org/) CERIF Model Intruduction and Specification CERIF XML Data Exchange Format Specification CERIF Formal Semantics CERIF SQL Scripts CERIF XML Schemas CERIF XML Examples

Mid-term Plan: Current Core Semantics to be setup and improved within collibra CERIF Semantics to be further developed Funding-related Semantics / Abstraction / Generity

Long-term Plan: 2011 Model with extended Semantics CERIF Ontology More CERIF XML Examples CERIF XML Efficiency CERIF XML Use cases (DC Mapping)

available

before

December 2010

http://www.eurocris.org/


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CERIF 2008 – 1.2 Upgrades

• Pending Entities have been discussed with the following results:No cfCall and no cfGrant entity and related entities will be added. Instead, the Funding entity will be renamed and via the cfClass pluscfClassScheme entities, a typification for FundingProgramme, Call, Tender, etc. can be realized.

• Deletion of Entities in the Context of Funding:cfCall (so far pending, now removed)cfCall_FundingProgramme (so far pending, now removed)cfCallDescription (so far pending, now removed)cfCallKeywords (so far pending, now removed)cfCallName (so far pending, now removed)cfGrant (so far pending, now removed)cfGrant_FundingProgramme (so far pending, now removed)cfGrantDescription (so far pending, now removed)cfGrantKeywords (so far pending, now removed)cfGrantName (so far pending, now removed)


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• Renaming of Funding Programme entity and its related entities:cfFundingProgramme -> cfFundingcfFundingProgramme_Classification -> cfFunding_ClassificationcfFundingProgramme_FundingProgramme -> cfFunding_FundingcfFundingProgrammeDescription -> cfFundingDescriptioncfFundingProgrammeKeywords -> cfFundingKeywordscfFundingProgrammeName -> cfFundingNamecfFundingProgramme_Equipment -> cfFunding_EquipmentcfEvent_FundingProgramme -> cfEvent_FundingcfFacility_FundingProgramme -> cfFacility_FundingcfService_FundingProgramme -> cfService_FundingcfOrganisationUnit_FundingProgramme -> cfOrganisationUnit_FundingcfPerson_FundingProgramme -> cfPerson_FundingcfProject_FundingProgramme -> cfProject_FundingcfResultPatent_FundingProgramme -> cfPatent_FundingcfResultProduct_FundingProgramme -> cfProduct_FundingcfResultPublication_FundingProgramme -> cfResultPublication_Funding


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• Renaming of Attributes:cfSex -> cfGendercfFundProgId -> cfFundIdcfFundProgId -> cfFundIdcfFundProgId1 -> cfFundId1cfFundProgId2 -> cfFundId2

• Renaming of Relationships:"(...)FProg" -> "(...)Fund" // for all

• CERIF Semantics (not physically a part of the model):The terms for relationships between CORE CERIF entities have been collected and definitions provided for a better understanding

• The CERIF 2008 - 1.2 release is the last version in the 2008 series.


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Citation

CV

Prize

Qualification

ExpertiseAndSkills

EquipmentFacility

Funding

Service

ElectronicAddresse

PostalAddress

Country

Currency

LanguageEventMetrics

ResultProduct

ResultPublication

ResultPatent ResultProduct

ResultPublicationResultPublication

ResultPatent

Person OrganisationUnit

Project

PersonPerson OrganisationUnitOrganisationUnit

ProjectProject

CERIF Entities

CERIF Relationships

Current CERIF CORE

CERIF Semantics

Manager

Manager


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Current CORE Entities

• 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 2008 – 1.2 Semanticsmaintained within the Semantic Layer

cfPerson_Person: ManagercfPerson_Person: MentorcfPerson_Person: Supervisor

ResultPublication

OrganisationUnit

Project

Funding

Current CERIF CORE

Classification

Manager

Supervisor

Mentor

Author

FirstAuthor

Person


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Maintaining the CERIF Semantics

Consider an elaboration of the CERIF Semantic Layer by attribute extension

– SBVR Vocabulary Term (Concept)– SBVR Description – SBVR Definition– SBVR Example– SBVR Synonym– SBVR Source

CERIF 2008 – 1.2 Person-Person Roles


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Situation in UK (by Keith Jeffery)

• Research Councils– ROP: Research outcomes project

• HEFCE– REF: Research Excellence Framework

• 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


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Situation elsewhere

• Norway: CRISTIN• Belgium: FRIS• Denmark: PURE• Sweden: Converis• Netherlands: METIS, NARCIS• euroHORCS recommended convergence to CERIF• ESF specified CERIF for new system• Plans in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Greece,

Czech Republic?, Slovakia, Russia, Austria, Slovenia• ERC: tender for a CERIF-based System• EC: intension to move to a CERIF-based system• OpenAIRE: declared to move to CERIF• interest expressed by VOA3R project

• emerging market of commercial solutions


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Activities since Aaalborg, June 2010

• Tutorial @ Imperial College, July 2010

• CERIF 2 R4R Mapping @ Kings College, July 2010

• Setup of the collibra tool @ DFKI-> to manage/maintain/improve/develop CERIF SemanticsAugust 2010

• Keynote at Int. Conference for Metadata & Semantics (MTSR 2010), October 2010


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Participation / Contribution / Membership

Interested in Participation / Contribution / Becoming a Member ?

Upcoming Events:

• euroCRIS Members Meeting in Prague November 7th-9th, 2010http://eurocris.infoscience.cz/

• CERIF TG Meeting December 8th + 9th, 2010

• euroCRIS Members Meeting in BolognaMay 25th – 27th, 2011

• euroCRIS 2012 Conference in Prague

http://eurocris.infoscience.cz/

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