Research Information Systems euroCRIS Membership Meeting – CASRAI Data Profiles in CERIF CERIF

2© AVEDAS AG Agenda CASRAI & Data Profiles - An Introduction Why do we need a mapping or how do the puzzles fit together? Exemplary use case Introduction of general concepts Example Use Case Implemented in CERIF Q&A

3© AVEDAS AG Agenda CASRAI & Data Profiles - An Introduction Why do we need a mapping or how do the puzzles fit together? Exemplary use case Introduction of general concepts Example Use Case Implemented in CERIF Q&A

4© AVEDAS AG CASRAI & Data Profiles – An Introduction Non-profit consortia of funders, institutions and suppliers Mission is to advance interoperability via common meaning International registry of exchangeable objects based on a common dictionary Partnering with euroCRIS and VIVO for technology implementation of the common meaning

5© AVEDAS AG Agenda CASRAI & Data Profiles - An Introduction Why do we need a mapping or how do the puzzles fit together? Exemplary use case Introduction of general concepts Example Use Case Implemented in CERIF Q&A

6© AVEDAS AG CASRAI - Concepts Use case driven Example: “A researcher that applies for funding attaches a CV to a funding application” Semantic “settings” through profiles CV profiles Academic funding CV profile A standard template for a CV to be attached by a researcher to a funding application. Non-academic funding CV profile A CV intended to by attached to a funding application but from a non- academic participant in the proposed research. Student CV profile A CV maintained by a student and used for submission to applicable funding applications....

7© AVEDAS AG Introduction to CASRAI – Concepts ConceptDescriptionExample Profilea pre-defined subset of data that satisfies the information requirements of a specific work process Funding CV Profile GroupA collection of related Records to aid human readability Identification Record Type A single and complete set of related fields Language Competencies Field A single piece of information. Language List An authoritative collection of coded terms that constrains a field Salutation, Country, …

8© AVEDAS AG Introduction to CERIF – Concepts Formal, scalable domain ontology Data exchange Generic  usable for heterogeneous environments extensible without prejudicing the core data model guaranteed interoperability at least at the core level

9© AVEDAS AG Introduction to CERIF – Concepts ConceptDescriptionExample EntityGeneral concept of CERIFPerson Relationsincl. roles and timePerson_Organization Attributeboth Entity and relationFirstname, fraction SemanticsCERIF FeatureRoles, types MultilanguageCERIF FeatureProject Description

10© AVEDAS AG Mapping CASRAI to CERIF CASRAICERIF Module- Profile- GroupEntity, Relations, Attributes, Semantics, Multilanguage Record typeEntity, Relations, Attributes, Semantics, Multilanguage FieldEntity, Relations, Attributes, Semantics, Multilanguage ListSemantics

11© AVEDAS AG Why do we need a mapping or how do the puzzles fit together General goal: Better understanding of the areas where the two approaches can complement each other Combining the strong points of each approach Exemplary results: Widely adopted CERIF XML can be used to exchange information CASRAI when it comes to the vocabulary/dictionary; i.e. understanding Benefit of concepts from CASRAI in CERIF, for example, when it comes to definition of compliance  Concept of profiles allows a very clear definition of compliance  Definition of

12© AVEDAS AG Agenda CASRAI & Data Profiles - An Introduction Why do we need a mapping or how do the puzzles fit together? Exemplary use case Introduction of general concepts Example Use Case Implemented in CERIF Q&A

13© AVEDAS AG CASRAI ElementCERIF IdentificationcfFedId.cfFedId Person InfocfPers SalutationcfPers.cfPers_PersName.cfClassId=salutation First namecfPersName.cfFirstNames Family NamecfPersName.cfFamilyNames Presented NamecfPers.cfPers_PersName.cfClassId=presentedName Previous Family NamecfPers.cfPers_PersName.cfClassId=previousFamilyName Correspondance LanguagecfPers_Lang.cfClassId=correspondanceLanguage GendercfPers.cfGender Designated GroupcfPers.cfPers_Class.cfClassId=designatedGroup... EducationcfPers.cfPers_Qual.cfClassId=education CASRAI Abridged CV 2 CERIF Mapping

14© AVEDAS AG cfExpertise AndSkills cfEquipment cfFunding cfFacility cfCitation cfEvent cfLanguagecfCurrency cfCountry cfCurriculum Vitae cfQualificatio n cfGeographic BoundingBox cfPostalAddres s cfElectronicAddress cfPerson cfProject cfOrganisation Unit cfResult Publication cfResultProduc t cfFederated Identifier CERIF cfIndicator cfMeasurement cfService cfResultPatent cfPrize

15© AVEDAS AG cfExpertise AndSkills cfFunding cfLanguagecfCurrency cfCountry cfCurriculum Vitae cfQualificatio n cfGeographic BoundingBox cfPostalAddres s cfElectronicAddress cfPerson cfProject cfOrganisation Unit cfFederated Identifier CERIF cfClassificatio n Scheme CASRAI Abridged CV cfClassificatio n Term Correspondanc e Language Degree Institution cfMeasurement Degree Major Degree Type Education Degree Status supervises Supervisor Employment Educational Institution Department Institution Type Contact Grant Partici- pant Programme

16© AVEDAS AG Questions? Contact David BakerBrigitte Joerg Executive DirectorNational Co-ordinator Phone: Phone: +44 (0) Mobile: Mail: Mail: Skype: dbakerskype Dr. Thorsten Hoellrigl Phone: +49 (0) Mobile: +49 (0) Mail: Skype: t.hoellrigl