1. Derek Sergeant Leeds University Library
The EVIE Project
Derek Sergeant
Leeds University Library

2. 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

3. Presentation overview
Project introduction
Overview of the 10 WPs
User requirements analysis
Systems scoping
The next 12 months
Round up (WP4, 6, 10, 5)

4. 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

5. EVIE Project overview
Researchers expect to go online to perform research-associated tasks
Tools to enable these are available, but via widely varied systems

6. Typical campus research systems landscape
Costing system
Campus intranet
Grid tools
Finance system
Grants management system
HR Systems
Collaborative working environment
Typical researcher will be managing a number of different roles and projects, supported by an increasingly complex systems landscape. May be required to use a number of tools to obtain the information required to support their research and to manage the research project. At Leeds we identified at least 25 different systems which researchers might need to use in the course of their research.
Publications database
Library resources
e-submission form

7. EVIE brings order to this chaos
The portal framework brings all of these systems together within a single environment. It can provide a number of channels to present content from these systems within a single page, or can provide authentication into these systems. The systems landscape is organised for the user, and the most relevant content for their needs is tailored and ‘pushed’ to them.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. The 10 work-packages WP2 User Req WP3 Sys Req (WP5) Res Disc (Doc Viz)
SSO Dev
WP8
Implement
(WP10)
Collab

12. User Requirements Analysis
1 – 1 interviews
Focus groups
Online questionnaire

13. Collaboration with Partners
Peer activities (publishing)
Research-Teaching Links
Consultancy
Research Lifecycle
Resource Discovery
Research Outputs
Project Management
Obtain Funding
Collaboration with Partners

14. 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

15. User Requirements - Results
Professor, Reader, Senior Lecturer,
Senior Research Fellow
Lecturer, Research Fellow
Graduate Student, Post-doctoral
Researcher
Other
Research role not stated

16. User Requirements - Results
essential 1
very important 2
aspect ID
important 3
somewhat important 4 5
not important 20 40 60 80
100
120
140
number of times rated
1: Resource Discovery
2: Obtain Funding
3: Collaboration with Partners
4: Research Outputs
5: Other

17. User Requirements - Results
Presented to the Faculty research committees
Research Systems Steering Group
Available online
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18. Web of Science Library Resources Google Medline pubmed 39 29 14 6
Cinahl Embase 4
Cochrane Library Google Scholar sosig 3
Amed arXiv Biosis JStor Psychinfo Psychlit Science Direct 2

19. Systems Scoping Produced a mockup of component systems

20. 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

21. The next 12 months Phased development of portal channels
Implementation of authentication mechanisms
Testing

22. WP4, WP6, WP10, WP5 WP4 : Preservation requirements WP6 : Taxonomy
WP10: Collaborative tools
WP5 : Resource discovery and document visualisation

23. Library Staff Presentation
Friday, November 4th