FRIS R3 - CERIF XML in large scale exchange of research information

Abstract

The ambition of FRIS R3 is to take responsibility for a broader regional research information infrastructure that enables the participating Flemish research institutions, and other service users like funders and assessment entities, to uniquely identify and reuse relevant “research entities” such as researchers, organisations, projects, research output as well as other research related aspects – as well as showcasing Flemish Research. In this paper we present the motivation, development processes, technical architecture and implementation behind the new Flemish infrastructure for research information called FRIS R3. FRIS R3 also serves as an example of a real world implementation of CERIF XML that uncovers challenges that must be addressed if CERIF XML is intended to stay relevant in commercial and large scale contexts.