The EVIE Project

Derek SergeantLeeds University Library

Request: We need a quick overview of the EVIE project to communicate to new researchers

Provide one example of where the library is taking initiative in moving towards the University strategy

Presentation overview

Project introduction Overview of the 10 WPs User requirements analysis Systems scoping The next 12 months Round up (WP4, 6, 10, 5)

EVIE Project overview

‘Embedding a Virtual Research Environment in an Institutional Environment’

Funded by JISC under their Virtual Research Environments programme

Runs from Nov 04 – Nov 06 Partners: University of Leeds, The

British Library

EVIE Project overview

Researchers expect to go online to perform research-associated tasks

Tools to enable these are available, but via widely varied systems

Typical campus research systems landscape

EVIE brings order to this chaos

Key benefits

Easier authentication and authorisation across a range of different systems

Easier navigation of the local research environment

Tailored content ‘pushed’ at the user

Increased data integration Improved awareness of tools

The components

Built using Luminis portal framework

Based on open standards, content and services can be ‘plugged-in’ to the environment

Enables single-sign-on, secure access, customisation and tailoring of content

The 10 work-packages WP1 Ensure the project runs smoothly WP2 User requirements analysis WP3 Systems scoping/design WP4 Digital preservation requirements WP5 Resource discovery and document

visualisation WP6 Taxonomy WP7 Simplified-sign-on, channel development WP8 Implementation and deployment WP9 Evaluation and dissemination WP10 Collaborative tools

The 10 work-packages

WP2User Req

WP8Implement

WP7SSO Dev

(WP5)Res Disc(Doc Viz)

WP3Sys Req

(WP10)Collab

User Requirements Analysis

1 – 1 interviews

Focus groups

Online questionnaire

Research Lifecycle

Resource Discovery

Peer activities (publishing)

Research-Teaching Links

Consultancy

Collaboration with Partners

Research Outputs

Obtain Funding

Project Management

User Requirements - Results

Arts

Business

Biological Sciences

Education, Social Science and Law

Environment

Engineering

Mathematical & Physical Sciences

Medicine and Health

Performance, Visual Arts and Communications

Joint Honours

Other

Faculty not stated

User Requirements - Results

Professor, Reader, Senior Lecturer,Senior Research Fellow

Lecturer, Research Fellow

Graduate Student, Post-doctoralResearcher

Other

Research role not stated

User Requirements - Results

aspect ID

number of times rated0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

1

2

3

4

5

essential

very important

important

somewhat important

not important

1: Resource Discovery

3: Collaboration with Partners

4: Research Outputs

2: Obtain Funding

5: Other

User Requirements - Results

Presented to the Faculty research committees

Research Systems Steering Group

Available online ( www.leeds.ac.uk/evie )

Library Resources

Web of Science39

Google 29

Medline 14

pubmed 6

Cinahl Embase 4

Cochrane Library Google Scholar sosig

3

Amed arXiv Biosis JStor Psychinfo Psychlit Science Direct

2

Systems Scoping

Produced a mockup of component systems

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/evie/click_through

Systems Scoping

High level system scoping document

Investigation of component systems within the stages of the lifecycle

Prioritisation for populating Luminis with tools to support researchers

The next 12 months

Phased development of portal channels

Implementation of authentication mechanisms

Testing

WP4, WP6, WP10, WP5

WP4 : Preservation requirements WP6 : Taxonomy WP10: Collaborative tools WP5 : Resource discovery and

document visualisation

Library Staff Presentation

Friday, November 4th