Ludzie Nauki ('People of Science'): A new CRIS for Poland

Abstract

The National Information Processing Institute (OPI PIB) has launched a new project using a national CRIS called Ludzie Nauki (‘People of Science’), financed by the Ministry of Education and Science of Poland. The project has been running since September 2023 and the first phase will conclude at the end of 2024.

Ludzie Nauki is intended to constitute a central and reliable source of data on Polish scientists, which will be updated and verified continuously. The system will make available the public profiles of scientists and serve as a reliable source of information. Ludzie Nauki will integrate data from multiple existing science and higher education systems, including POL-on, PBN, and Nauka Polska. Ludzie Nauki will allow scientists to edit and extend data on themselves. The data will be made available through APIs, which enables its further processing and the provision of new services. The system will implement the principles of FAIR (findable, available, interoperable and reusable) data and the concept of Open Government Data.