Influence of Information Quality via Implemented German RCD Standard in Research Information Systems

Abstract

With the steady increase in the number of data sources to be stored and processed by higher education and research institutions, it has become necessary to develop Research Information Systems, which will store this research information in the long term and make it accessible for further use, such as reporting and evaluation processes, institutional decision making and the presentation of research performance. In order to retain control while integrating research information from heterogeneous internal and external data sources and disparate interfaces into RIS and to maximize the benefits of the research information, ensuring data quality in RIS is critical. To facilitate a common understanding of the research information collected and to harmonize data collection processes, various standardization initiatives have emerged in recent decades. These standards support the use of research information in RIS and enable compatibility and interoperability between different information systems. This paper examines the process of securing data quality in RIS and the impact of research information standards on data quality in RIS. We focus on the recently developed German Research Core Dataset standard as a case of application.

Mapping and semantic interoperability of the German RCD data model with the Europe-wide accepted CERIF

“…The framework presented in this paper provides institutions with the means to improve the quality of research information before integration into RIS. We report positive results of the application of our framework for sample publication data (detailed information can be found in the work of [2]).…”

Evaluating the scientific impact of research infrastructures: The role of current research information systems

“…More recently, the German Council of Science and Humanities has funded the development and promotion of the Research Core Dataset (KDSF/RCD) 16 , which describes information on research activities in a standardized form (Azeroual, Saake et al, 2019a;Biesenbender, 2019;Biesenbender & Herwig, 2019). This should enable quality-assured research activities for research reports to be compared with little effort and be used multiple times (Azeroual, Schöpfel, & Ivanovic, 2020). The goal is to provide a standard for Germany; the target groups for this are universities and nonuniversity research institutions.…”