The MERIDIÀ web portal.

Observatory for Research.

Institute for Catalan Studies.

Llorenç Arguimbau Vivó**, Aldara Cervera Pérez*, Robert Latorre Soto*, Mercè Martí Bassols* and Ricard Guerrero Moreno*** (*Institute for Catalan Studies; **Autonomous University of Barcelona and Institute for Catalan Studies; ***University of Barcelona and Institute for

Catalan Studies)

“VI Foro sobre la Evaluación de la Calidad de la Educación Superior y de la Investigación (Vigo, septiembre de 2009)”

MERIDIÀ [http://meridia.iec.cat] Measurement of Research, Development and Innovation.

Observatory for Research (OR-IEC)

Web portal of the Observatory for Research (OR-IEC). Specialized information service of R&D&I. Rigorous, central and independent perspective. Collaborative initiative whose goal is to integrate and

share information with the other agents, thus making available an exhaustive body of knowledge regarding their scientific and technological environment.

MERIDIÀ: Strategic goals

Observatory for Research (OR-IEC)

To evaluate developments in different science and technology areas on an ongoing basis using indicative quantitative data.

To place at the disposal of the scientific community and society in general a system of tools as well as up-to-date and retrospective information on the state of research.

MERIDIÀ: Field of action

Observatory for Research (OR-IEC)

Overviewed and detailed perspective of the science fields.

Chronological scope: begins in 2000. Geographical scope: Catalonia, the Valencian

Community, the Balearic Islands and Andorra, with comparisons made at national and international levels.

Classifications: scientific and technical areas based on the Catalan Research Reports, equivalent with the main taxonomies.

It avoids making systematic analyses or comparative evaluations between institutions, groups or individuals.

MERIDIÀ: Information resources

Observatory for Research (OR-IEC)

Agreements for the transfer of information with the Government of Catalonia, universities, and other public and private organizations linked to research.

Systematic processing of primary (conclusions of official bulletins, statistics, administrative records, etc.) and secondary (memoranda of national research plans, reports, etc.) information sources.

MERIDIÀ: Definition of standards

Observatory for Researh (OR-IEC)

- Multiple and heterogeneous.- Non-standard and complex structure- Huge quantities of data: need of revision and manual depuration.

Internal standards definition of R&D&I data information.

Gen

era

tion

of

stan

dard

s

OBSERVATORY FOR RESEARCH (OR-IEC)

Information resources:

Solution:

institutional users

standard users

public usersinternal users

INF

OR

MA

TIO

N R

ES

OU

RC

ES

MERIDIÀ: The research cycle

Observatory for Research (OR-IEC)

Entities: 12.000 agents, including university departments, research institutes, research groups, companies, etc.

Socioeconomic context: statistical of internal expenditure on R&D, total staff, researchers.

Human resources: university teaching staff, researchers, calls for applications for funding.

Financial resources: 70.000 files of R&D&I activities, publicly or privately funded.

Material resources: infrastructure, libraries. Results: 1.000 scientific and cultural journals, 12.000

doctoral theses, 9.000 patents.

MERIDIÀ: Users

Observatory for Research (OR-IEC)

It is necessary to be registered to access most of the information.Group of potential users: Public administration personnel holding political posts. Chancellors and vice-chancellors of public and private

universities. Directors and senior managers in research bodies, research

centers, and institutions. Science and technology policy planners (management and

technical staff). Members, staff, and affiliates of IEC affiliate bodies. Research staff specialized in R&D&I. General and specialist press. The scientific community and society in general.

MERIDIÀ: Technological components

Observatory forResearch (OR-IEC)

DATA LEVEL - ORACLE

DATABASE DATABASE DATAWAREHOUSE

DATABASE DISPLAY DATAWAREHOUSE

LUCENE

DATA MANAGEMENTMICROSTRATEGY IEPORTAL

AGREGADOS

APLICATION LEVEL

PORTAL

AGREGGATED DATA

MERIDIÀ: Information organization

Observatory for Research (OR-IEC)

Consultation modalities: Dynamic reports about structured data. Documents (research body memoranda, reports,

etc.). Textual search.

Each modality and report presents a detailed explanation of methodology, content, scope, information sources, etc.

Other services: selected website links and up-to-date news.

Possibility of making consultations in Catalan, English and Spanish.

MERIDIÀ: Conclusions

Observatory for Research (OR-IEC)

Contribution to the promotion and dissemination of the science.

Information’s reliability and information’s neutrality. Pioneering initiative. Strong growth potential. Intensive use of the information and

communications technologies (ICT). Cooperation with the rest of scientific and

technological agents.

CONTACT

Observatory for Research (OR-IEC)

Observatory for ResearchInstitute for Catalan StudiesCarrer del Carme, 4708001 Barcelona, SpainTel.: +34 932 701 620Fax: +34 932 701 180A/e: or@iec.catA/I: http://meridia.iec.cat

Thank you very much for your attention!