Purification
Introduction to the research
information platform PURE
Ann Verlinden, Dirk Schoonbaert, Nico Van Aerde
11 June 2014
Introduction
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The concept and importance of PURE
Features
Roles and responsibilities
Personal overview
Research output (publications)
Projects
Process flow
Poll
Preliminary activities by Library
Implementation plan
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Concept and importance of PURE
• Pure = research information platform system
• Pure helps researchers
– Enhancing the visibility of researcher profiles and research
expertise to the research community and the general public
• Pure helps administrators
– In creating reports on any desired level
• Additional asset: User-friendly!
• Part of the Agreement with the Ministry of Research
(cf. FRIS portal)
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Features
• Login to PURE: pure.itg.be/admin
– Pure content can be managed via management tool
– Selected content of Pure is published on external ITM
website
• Pure has different sections:
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Personal overview (includes cv and profile)
Research output (publications)
Projects
More…
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Roles and responsibilities
• Researchers: responsible for correct information
about themselves (both metadata and publications)
• Supporting Services assist:
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Research coordinator: owner
PURE administrator: system management (access rights,…)
IT: technical support (version updates – database linking)
HR: management of persons
Dept. administrators: completing project information
Project Management: validation of projects
Library: approval and validation of publications
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Personal overview (including profile)
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Research output (publications)
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Projects
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Process flow – Personal information
Pure: researcher
alters personal
profile.
Website: alterations
are visible on
researcher personal
page.
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Process flow – Research output (publications)
Pure: researcher
adds bibliographic
data of new
publication (PubMed
import).
Pure: Library
approves and
validates new
publication.
Website: new
publication is added
to researcher
personal profile.
Library may request
additional information.
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Process flow – Project information
Researcher reacts to
Call.
IBS: departmental
administrator enters
budget information.
Basic information is harvested from IBS daily.
Pure: researcher or
departmental
administrator
completes project
file.
Pure: Project
Management
validates.
Website: Selected
project information is
published
instantaneously on
ITM website.
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Poll
Which Pure feature do you think will benefit you the
most?
A. The ability to instantaneously edit your personal
profile on the website.
B. The ability to generate customised CV’s in Word or
PDF format.
C. The ability to generate detailed reports about ITM
research.
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PURE – a timeline
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PURE – Research outputs = Publications
• TropMed Central Antwerp:
– 30% full-text PDFs
– update: waiting for PURE
• PURE:
– Validated: 0 records (process will start 2014)
– Approved: 2315 records (2008-2013)
– For approval: 9131 records (1900-2007)
• PURE (2014-…)
– imported by authors (‘created’)
– ‘approved’ (bibliographic) and ‘validated’ (open access policy) by the
library staff
• Tools: import from PubMed & ISI Web of Knowledge
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Implementation plan
• 11 June: Introduction to Pure – ITM Seminar
• Training “Pure for Researchers” (1 ½ hour) in
Computer Room:
– 2 in June (tbd)
– 1 in August/September (tbd)
Individual sessions on request
• Training “Pure as Reporting Tool”:
September (tbd)
• Other training needs?
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Q&A
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