Presentation for staff exchange week at Ghent University with theme 'ICT in internationalisation'.
Glimpse behind the scenes of three digital projects at the Research Department: GISMO (research information system), Altmetric (digital attention tracking) and Twitter @ResearchUGent
2. THREE HIGHLIGHTS
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GISMO – digital workspace for
researchers & research admin
ALTMETRIC – tracking
online attention for
research
TWITTER – fostering a research
community through research
communication
3. 1. GISMO
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GISMO = CRIS – Current Research Information
System
“A CRIS is a database or other information system to store and manage data
about research conducted at an institution.”Aim: making life easier for researchers and research admin by
streamlining most common work processes
collecting, linking, re-using and making available data collected as part of research life cycle
providing a single, user-centered platform
Context:
Information management at Flemish level
Institutional research at university level
Time management at researcher/resadmin level
4. 1. GISMO
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Basic entities
Person
Project
OrgUnit
Output entities
Publication
Patent
Product
Funding
Ext. org
Ext. person
Publishers
Journals
Secondary
entities
Activities
Events
Awards
Career
Lifecycle
Infrastructure
Classifications
Research groups
9. 3. @RESEARCHUGENT
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Extra channel: internally/externally
• Fill the gap
• Real life at a research university
• More than strategic comms
• Background info
Give a voice to research policy
and administration
• Insight into policy work
• Appreciation &
understanding in good times
and bad
Connect with daily life of
researchers & stakeholders:
• Digital presence
• Counterbalance
• Stimulating collaboration &
sharing of knowledge
• #RIUGent #wecom
• Online community > offline
community beyond usual suspects
• Instant gratification
10. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
Esther De Smet
Senior Research Policy Advisor
http://www.ugent.be/en/research
Twitter: @ResearchUGent
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