The EVIE Project Derek Sergeant Leeds University Library
Request: We need a quick overview of the EVIE project to communicate to new researchers Provide one example of where the library is taking initiative in moving towards the University strategy
Presentation overview Project introduction Overview of the 10 WPs User requirements analysis Systems scoping The next 12 months Round up (WP4, 6, 10, 5)
EVIE Project overview ‘Embedding a Virtual Research Environment in an Institutional Environment’ Funded by JISC under their Virtual Research Environments programme Runs from Nov 04 – Nov 06 Partners: University of Leeds, The British Library
EVIE Project overview Researchers expect to go online to perform research-associated tasks Tools to enable these are available, but via widely varied systems
Typical campus research systems landscape
EVIE brings order to this chaos
Key benefits Easier authentication and authorisation across a range of different systems Easier navigation of the local research environment Tailored content ‘pushed’ at the user Increased data integration Improved awareness of tools
The components Built using Luminis portal framework Based on open standards, content and services can be ‘plugged-in’ to the environment Enables single-sign-on, secure access, customisation and tailoring of content
The 10 work-packages WP1 Ensure the project runs smoothly WP2 User requirements analysis WP3 Systems scoping/design WP4 Digital preservation requirements WP5 Resource discovery and document visualisation WP6 Taxonomy WP7 Simplified-sign-on, channel development WP8 Implementation and deployment WP9 Evaluation and dissemination WP10 Collaborative tools
The 10 work-packages WP2 User Req WP8 Implement WP7 SSO Dev (WP5) Res Disc (Doc Viz) WP3 Sys Req (WP10) Collab
User Requirements Analysis 1 – 1 interviews Focus groups Online questionnaire
Research Lifecycle Resource Discovery Peer activities (publishing) Research-Teaching Links Consultancy Collaboration with Partners Research Outputs Obtain Funding Project Management
User Requirements - Results Arts Business Biological Sciences Education, Social Science and Law Environment Engineering Mathematical & Physical Sciences Medicine and Health Performance, Visual Arts and Communications Joint Honours Other Faculty not stated
User Requirements - Results Professor, Reader, Senior Lecturer, Senior Research Fellow Lecturer, Research Fellow Graduate Student, Post-doctoral Researcher Other Research role not stated
User Requirements - Results aspect ID number of times rated essential very important important somewhat important not important 1: Resource Discovery 3: Collaboration with Partners 4: Research Outputs 2: Obtain Funding 5: Other
User Requirements - Results Presented to the Faculty research committees Research Systems Steering Group Available online ( )
Library Resources Web of Science 39 Google 29 Medline 14 pubmed 6 Cinahl Embase 4 Cochrane Library Google Scholar sosig 3 Amed arXiv Biosis JStor Psychinfo Psychlit Science Direct 2
Systems Scoping Produced a mockup of component systems
Systems Scoping High level system scoping document Investigation of component systems within the stages of the lifecycle Prioritisation for populating Luminis with tools to support researchers
The next 12 months Phased development of portal channels Implementation of authentication mechanisms Testing
WP4, WP6, WP10, WP5 WP4 : Preservation requirements WP6 : Taxonomy WP10: Collaborative tools WP5 : Resource discovery and document visualisation
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