Keep the Best – Forget the Rest? Towards Models for CRISs Integrating Heterogeneous Information

Abstract

Standards have so far been the primary means to ensure a minimum level of quality and common metadata structures across current research information systems (CRISs) and to support data exchange. The users’ perspective is currently covered by suggestions for standard features a CRIS should offer at the user interface level, like free text search. But is this a sufficient precondition or a viable way for building information services that suit the whole targeted audience without neglecting special requirements of individuals?