Business Intelligence Systems for Research Management
BI for research management is becoming an increasingly import issue for institutions as the ability to assess research performance from different perspectives, across different dimensions and in relation to other key functions (eg in relation to teaching load) are of interest to institutional planners. The Australasian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR) 2008 annual forum "Enhancing Quality Research: A Global Perspective
" had a particular focus on research management and the use of BI and Data Warehouse solutions to facilitate better management level information on research assessment. See, for example:
'Integrated Research Reporting - Getting off the Ground into ORBIT
' by Rod Jewell from the University of Adelaide
'[Developing a framework for tracking and benchmarking research performance at UTS]' by Michael Rothery and Robyn Peutherer which describes the use of a corporate business intelligence tool to measure research activity.
Also of interest was a paper by Natalie Mast, David Glance and Robyn Owens from UWA 'The Evolution of UWA's Research Management Tool, Socrates' that deserves mention if no other reason than the system is called Socrates.