1. SICRIS ( SlovenIan Current Research Information System ) dr. Dejan Dinevski, IZUM

2. 2 SICRIS - basic information -The SICRIS information system is being developed by the Institute of Information Science under the authority of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. -The databases (RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS, RESEARCHERS, PROJECTS) are linked and most of the data is presented in the Slovene and English. -In the databases structure EU recommendations for research monitoring (CERIF 2000), internationally- approved classification schemes (CERIF 91), and legal regulations in force in Slovenia have been considered.

3. 3 The data in SICRIS Databases (Oct. 2001): -Research projects (1945) -Research programs (334) -Research organisations (350) -Research groups (820) -Researchers (8440) Financial data – details about public financing of the research projects. SICRIS has a link to the COBISS system and its bibliographic database, which allows the users a direct insight into researchers' bibliographies. ONLINE updating!

4. 4 DATA COLLECTION

5. 5 SICRIS application Three – tier object oriented web application User interface (HTML/web browser, ASP) Bussiness logic Database access Microsoft IIS web server SQL Server 7 database Running on separate system Stored procedures for flexibility and speed

6. 6 CERIF 2000 in SICRIS Proposed implementation utilities were not used General data structure (three main entities: org., res., proj.), data types and relations from CERIF 2000 were considered Complete implementation of CERIF 2000 was not possible due to specific demands