Research Grants and Projects Discovery Service
ANDS Webinar 12th August 2015Monica Omodei, ANDS
Where did all the grants go ?
● research grants and projects are no longer in the default RDA search
● a separate ‘Explore’ service just for research activity has been part of RDA since April
● this is a pilot service needing your feedback so we can meet different communities’ needs
What’s in it and how did it get there?
● Research Data Australia aggregates: o research grant information supplied by funderso research project information supplied by research
institutions● Funders via offline supply of spreadsheets
o NHMRCo ARC o Others
● Data Contributors via an ANDS feed of Activity Records
Why do we bother ?● project descriptions provide extra context for the
published datasets ● most past research projects have no ‘published’
datasets but may have produced data that can be re-used
● the grant identifier can pull together related datasets and publications
● funders want to see research outputs from their funding programs reported
● one-stop shop for oz research which can be aggregated into global research discovery portals
Why is the grant identifier important?● To connect all published research outputs from the
same grant ● Funders’ grant ID’s are only unique for that funder● Research sector needs persistent, resolvable and
globally unique grant identifier ● PURL identification system chosen with format:
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/funder/grantID
e.g. http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE130100250currently resolves to the view page in RDA but could resolve to
the ARC page
Why is the Grants API important?
● enables institutional systems to include grant look-up selection in their data entry forms
● enables inclusion of Australian research grants in other discovery services (discipline, institutional and global)
● enables analysis of research funding across multiple funders and institutions
Connecting data collection to grant(s)
● Add grant identifier(s) to metadata about the data collection in repository
Alternatively Connect data collections to projects and add
grant identifier(s) to project metadataIf no grant identifier Add funder Add funder’s grant ID Add title/description if possible
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The following screenshot is from the University of South Australia’s DMPS (Data Management Planning System)
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Connecting a publication to a grant
● Add grant identifier to the metadata about publication in the institutional repository
● IR publications are harvested by Trove● ANDS harvests this connection from Trove● See Trove guide
Tagging publications with ARC and NHMRC grants
QUT IR example screenshot
Example grant views in RDA
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/630571
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP1093143
More grant details from more funders
Ongoing engagement with ARC and NHMRC to obtain public identifiers for investigators obtain all institutions (not just administering organisation) improve automation so grant data always current
Working with Federal Department of the Environment to obtain descriptions of grants
Approaching funding bodies on National Competitive Grants Register to request grant descriptions
Current Status
● Most data collection descriptions do not contain the related grant identifier(s)
● Most research project descriptions do not contain the purl grant identifier, their start and end dates or the managing institution
● Limited coverage in RDA of research grants from funders other than ARC and NHMRC
● Limited coverage in RDA of research projects (past and present) undertaken at Australian research institutions
Our Message
● research institutions can now provide descriptions of all their research projects to RDA
● more funders will be supplying grant information to RDA
● institutional systems have look-up ‘widget’ for quick selection of grants (rather than free text input)
● please give us feedback on how to improve this service
References
ANDS Guide to Research Grants and ProjectsResearch Grants API DocumentationGrant Lookup Demo WidgetARDC Activity InfrastructureContent Providers Guide - Activity Best PracticeFundRefTagging Publications with NHMRC and ARC grants
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
ANDS is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
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