The Engage Project JISC Business Intelligence Start-Up Meeting March 31 st 2011

Aims and Objectives Explore definitions of research clustering and the data requirements of research clusters Develop novel means for classifying research activities in a flexible and unrestrictive way Create visualisation applications for exploiting clustering of research interests and activities Share our ideas for wider disciplinary, institutional and third party adoption

Partners University of Glasgow –Valerie McCutcheon (Research and Enterprise) –Craig Easton (Corporate Communications) –Andrew McHugh (School of Humanities) –Andrew Prescott (School of Humanities) –Matthew Barr (School of Humanities) Aberystwyth University –Rebecca Davies (Director of Information Services) Glasgow Life –Martin Bellamy (Research Manager) You!

Focus Areas Facilitating flexible interdisciplinarity, emphasising usability Establishing agreed terminological bases for research themes (with future potential for wider standardisation) Addressing inefficiencies in gathering, storing, and utilising information about research themes Complementing traditional organisational classifications Evaluating and responding to researcher attitudes to research theme knowledge engineering and exploitation

Project Methodology Analysis of research and administration –Establish core focus group –Themes that should be defined –Mechanics of their construction –Granularity/customisability –Anticipated applications Develop ontology for research theme clustering Embed ontology in central research administration and dissemination systems Conceive visualisers/applications for data exploitation Evaluate in association with focus group

Project Outcomes Research Cluster definitions and data requirements A set of research themes detailing scope and examples Research Cluster prototype allowing modelling and drill down Proposal for sustainability within University Feedback on the JISC InfoNet BI Tool Shared journey with the sector

Plan WPWorkpackage TitleKey Activities Includes… 1Project Management Coordination of work packages Maintain communications 2 Definitions and Data Modelling Workshops (explore definitions and issues) Review of existing classification approaches (e.g, museum/HEBCIS; Establish focus group 3 Visualisation Functionality Review existing system functionality Build and test prototype Integrate with legacy infrastructure 4Community Engagement Blog on project development Present efforts/results at conferences (e.g. ARMA)

Status Workplan finalised Virtual kickoff meeting with project partners (April, via VC) Website: – Project Blog: – Workshops being planned for researcher and administrators’ perspectives Existing research theme/knowledge clustering being evaluated and documented

Other Planned Dissemination ARMA Conference Poster (June 11/12) ARMA Conference Paper (June 12) Internal and external University of Glasgow workshops Publication of case study report from focus group activity with ontology/visualisers

Discussion Questions? Andrew McHugh Valerie McCutcheon