Research Information Centre Framework Alex D Wade Director – Scholarly Communication Microsoft External Research Microsoft Corporation
Collection of tools and services for research project management and scientific collaboration.
Federated search, tags, annotations, ratings, etc. Personal site for each researcher and project site for each project Project site navigation and tool based on project lifecycle Collaborative environment for researchers Social networking, real-time communication, blogs, wikis Version 1.0 (Open Source under Ms-PL):
Version 1.0 (Open Source under Ms-PL):
Managing a project’s life cycle. Managing research-related information. Facilitating Collaboration between team members and other colleagues. Managing ongoing experiments. Disseminating results.
Plan Studies – Investigate new ideas – Search literature – Background research – Research plan Obtain Funding – Funding sources – Application information Conduct Research – Centralized storage – Information sharing – Project tracking Disseminate Results – Project publications management
Personal Information – User Portal Project Information – Project Portal
Project LibraryBookmarksReferencesProject ProposalsRSS FeedsSaved QueriesSlide Library
Just getting started! Goals: – More lightweight & modular – Concurrent community development – Support for Cloud deployment scenarios First features – SharePoint/RIC Respository deposit via SWORD – Trident Scientific Workflow Engine integration
Share workflows via Author, Execute and Monitor Workflows Version 1.2 (Open Source under Apache 2.0 License): Compose and modify workflows via drag & drop canvas View data products, performance metrics, and provenance data
RIC 1.0RIC 2.0 SharePointMOSS 2007MOSS 2010 Release DateDec 2009TBD (Dec 2010) LicenseMs-PL On Premise Cloud
ASP.NET Web Parts Controls – Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Do Less, Get More, Develop on SharePoint – Forms Authentication in SharePoint Products –
Alex Wade Microsoft External Research URL –