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Information Management in the United States  \nResearch Information Management in the United States: Part 1—Findings and Recommendations  \nRebecca Bryant  \nOCLC Research  \nJan Fransen  \nUniversity of Minnesota  \nPablo de Castro  \nStrathclyde University and euroCRIS  \nBrenna Helmstutler  \nSyracuse University  \nDavid Scherer  \nCarnegie Mellon University  \n© 2021 OCLC.  \nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nOctober 2021  \nOCLC Research  \nDublin, Ohio 43017 USA  \n[www.oclc.org](www.oclc.org)  \nISBN: 978-1-55653-224-5  \nDOI: 10.25333/8hgy-s428  \nOCLC Control Number: 1281710894  \nORCID iDs  \nRebecca Bryant, OCLC Research [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2753-3881](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2753-3881)  \nJan Fransen, University of Minnesota  [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0302-2761](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0302-2761)  \nPablo de Castro, Strathclyde University and euroCRIS  [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6300-1033](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6300-1033)  \nBrenna Helmstutler, Syracuse University  [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5549-9935](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5549-9935)  \nDavid Scherer, Carnegie Mellon University  [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6244-4331](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6244-4331)  \nPlease direct correspondence to:  \nOCLC Research  \n[oclcresearch@oclc.org](oclcresearch@oclc.org)  \n[Suggested citation:](Suggested citation:)  \nBryant, Rebecca, Jan Fransen, Pablo de Castro. Brenna Helmstutler, and David Scherer. 2021. Research Information Management in the United States: Part 1—Findings and Recommendations. Dublin, OH: OCLC  \nResearch. [https://doi.org/10.25333/8hgy-s428](https://doi.org/10.25333/8hgy-s428).  \nCONTENTS  \nIntroduction ......................................................................................... 1  \nWho should read this report? ..................................................................................3  \nScope and methods.................................................................................................3  \nLimitations ................................................................................................................5  \nThe RIM landscape in the United States ............................................. 5  \nUS RIM systems occur at many scales ....................................................................5  \nDefining RIM systems: What do we call this thing? ...............................................6  \nToward a unified definition of RIM........................................................................... 7  \nRIM systems support multiple use cases ...............................................................8  \nData must be fit for purpose....................................................................................9  \nResearch information management is an enterprise effort.................................. 10  \nRIM Use Cases in the United States ................................................... 11  \nFaculty activity reporting ....................................................................................... 12  \nPublic portal ........................................................................................................... 12  \nPublic portal—research showcase ................................................................... 12  \nPublic portal—expertise discovery................................................................... 13  \nMetadata reuse....................................................................................................... 14  \nStrategic reporting and decision support............................................................. 14  \nOpen access workflow........................................................................................... 15  \nCompliance monitoring ....","cbCaitXrgkKN22iq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitXrgkKN22iq","pdf",5065957,42,"English","# Introduction\n## Who should read this report?\n## Scope and methods\n## Limitations\n# The RIM landscape in the United States\n## US RIM systems occur at many scales\n## Defining RIM systems\n## Toward a unified definition of RIM\n## RIM systems support multiple use cases\n## Data must be fit for purpose\n# RIM Use Cases in the United States\n## Faculty activity reporting\n## Public portal\n## Metadata reuse\n## Strategic reporting and decision support\n## Open access workflow\n## Compliance monitoring\n# RIM System Framework\n## Data Sources\n## Data processing\n## Data consumers\n# Recommendations for Institutional Leaders\n## Invest in institutional data curation\n## Support adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs)\n## Don’t expect a turn-key system\n## Support cross-functional teams","[{\"question\":\"Who is the report intended for?\",\"answer\":\"The report includes a section specifically asking who should read it, aligning the guidance with institutional stakeholders involved in RIM planning and implementation.\"},{\"question\":\"What approach does the report use to examine the RIM landscape?\",\"answer\":\"It presents the scope and methods used, followed by limitations, and then structures findings around how RIM systems operate across multiple scales in the United States.\"},{\"question\":\"What recommendations does the report give to institutional leaders?\",\"answer\":\"Recommendations focus on investing in institutional data curation, supporting adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs), avoiding expectations of a turnkey system, and building cross-functional teams.\"}]","Research Information Management in the United States - Part 1 - Findings and Recommendations | PDF",1792055656,106]