Influence of Information Quality via Implemented German RCD Standard in Research Information Systems

Otmane Azeroual, Joachim Schöpfel and Dragan Ivanovic
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Otmane Azeroual: German Center for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), 10117 Berlin, Germany
Joachim Schöpfel: GERiiCO-Labor, University of Lille, 59650 Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France
Dragan Ivanovic: University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia

Data, 2020, vol. 5, issue 2, 1-10

Abstract: With the steady increase in the number of data sources to be stored and processed by higher education and research institutions, it has become necessary to develop Research Information Systems, which will store this research information in the long term and make it accessible for further use, such as reporting and evaluation processes, institutional decision making and the presentation of research performance. In order to retain control while integrating research information from heterogeneous internal and external data sources and disparate interfaces into RIS and to maximize the benefits of the research information, ensuring data quality in RIS is critical. To facilitate a common understanding of the research information collected and to harmonize data collection processes, various standardization initiatives have emerged in recent decades. These standards support the use of research information in RIS and enable compatibility and interoperability between different information systems. This paper examines the process of securing data quality in RIS and the impact of research information standards on data quality in RIS. We focus on the recently developed German Research Core Dataset standard as a case of application.

Keywords: research information systems (RIS); research information; research information integration; heterogeneous information sources; research core dataset (RCD); standardization; interoperability; data quality management concept (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C8 C80 C81 C82 C83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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