expertise and resource portals for university-industry engagement - jeff horon
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University systems, state governments, and economic development organizations are developing new expertise and resource portals to foster university-industry engagement. These portals expose subject matter experts conducting research and university resources like core facilities willing to engage with industry, making experts and resources discoverable by search and easier to connect with.TRANSCRIPT
David Knowles | RENCI
George Raudenbush | Arizona State University
Jeff Horon (moderator) | Elsevier Research Intelligence
Expertise and Resource Portals for University-Industry Engagement
UEDA Annual Summit 2014
Abstract
University systems, state governments, and economic development organizations are developing new expertise and resource portals to foster university-industry engagement. These portals expose subject matter experts conducting research and university resources like core facilities willing to engage with industry, making experts and resources discoverable by search and easier to connect with.
Trends
For external audiences-Technologies available for license
-Patents
-Grants
-Publication repositories
-Media relations
-Websites (university, school/college, departmental, lab, individual)
For internal audiences-HR
-Grant proposals
-Finance
-[Faculty] activity reporting
-Surveys
Increasingly interconnected data resources (‘micro’ level)
The problem of fragmentation
Evidence-based business decision making requires trusted information about research affairs but research information is often fragmented. Researchers must interact with and report information to a variety of systems.
Researchers
HR
Awarded Grants
Finance
Other systems
Document Repository
Research administrators and managers have to search multiple systems to find the information they need.
Administrator
HR
Awarded Grants
Finance
Document Repository
Other systems
This leads to inconsistent and incomplete data, multiple requests for the same information and the extra effort of working across multiple systems.
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HR
Awarded Grants
Finance
Other systems
Administrator
HR
Awarded Grants
Finance
Document Repository
Other systems
Researchers
Developing interconnectedness…
HR
Awarded Grants
Finance
Data enteredby researchers, administrators, librarians, etc.
Legacy data
Document Repository
External databases, including: publications, patents, benchmarking data, etc.
Paid DataEntry
Data Warehouse,In-house System,Purchased System
HR
Awarded Grants
Finance
Data enteredby researchers, administrators, librarians, etc.
Legacy data
Document Repository
External databases, including: publications, patents, benchmarking data, etc.
Paid DataEntry
Data Warehouse,In-house System,Purchased System
…. allows for repurposing:
New methods for obtaining data:
-Enable better coverage of resources (particularly publications, grants, and patents)
-Do not require faculty data entry compliance
-Synchronize with other systems to minimize data fragmentation
Increasing automation
VIVO – http://vivoweb.org – ‘Linked open data’
Direct2Experts – http://direct2experts.org – Federated searching
Increasing interconnectedness (‘macro’ level)
Increasing interconnectedness (‘meso’ level)
State-wide, regional, and multi-university portals, e.g.:
Costs of not playing
Zero sum game (“my win is your loss”) for research funding
We are spending a smaller percentage of GDP on research:
NIH Research Project Grants – Competing applications, awards, and success rates
NIH Data Book – (http://report.nih.gov/ndb/index.aspx) Data provided by the Division of Statistical Analysis and Reporting Branch
Costs of not playing
Numbers of applications remain high; success rates low
Costs of not playing
Federal R&D Budgets are not improving (anytime soon)
Jeff Horon | Consultant
Expertise and Resource Portals for University-Industry Engagement
UEDA Annual Summit 2014
Michigan Corporate Relations Network
What is the Michigan Corporate Relations Network (MCRN)?
http://michigancrn.org/
What is the University Experts Portal?
Where does the data come from?
Where does the data come from?
Where does the data come from?
Where does the data come from?
How to use the University Expertise Portal
How to use the University Expertise Portal
How to use the University Expertise Portal
How to use the University Expertise Portal
How to use the University Expertise Portal
How to use the University Expertise Portal
How to use the University Expertise Portal
How to use the University Expertise Portal
How to use the University Expertise Portal
How to use the University Expertise Portal
Search Widget
Advanced Concept Search
Copy/Paste Text Search
Florida ExpertNet
Technologies available for license
Instructional programs
Challenges
ROI can be difficult to track and claim
Users can often circumvent the desired workflow, undermining tracking
Large-scale partnerships have other factors, such as geography, labor force, tax incentives, etc.
End-users can be difficult to reach
Very large potential user base; what makes your meso-level portal stand out?
Search engine traffic; how do you drive traffic? how do you encourage users to self-screen?
www.elsevier.com/research-intelligence
Contact: j.horon @ elsevier.com
Materials posted at: http://jeffhoron.com
Panel Q&A
