No data submissions to CORD, our research data system, from 21 February

Following the successful launch of a new CRIS, a related project is now being undertaken to develop a new joint platform for our CERES and CORD systems. The new platform will enable us to manage and share Cranfield’s research outputs and research data in one place and will also integrate with the new CRIS.

How will this affect me?

You will be unable to access CORD to store any new research data from Wednesday 21 February. Content will be migrated to the new shared system and our aim is that you will be able to submit your data again as soon as possible.

We request that, if you have any unpublished draft items in CORD, please publish them before 21 February. Doing so will ensure that these items are migrated to the new system as efficiently and quickly as possible.

The new system does not allow us to host Projects as the previous system, Figshare, did. All owners on existing Project areas should have been contacted by email to suggest alternative hosting options. Please contact researchsupport@cranfield.ac.uk if you have not received this email and think you will be affected. This does NOT affect any research data you may have stored on the existing system, only the Projects area.

You should not be affected by our work on CERES and public access to the new system should be uninterrupted when the systems are switched over.

Why is this work being carried out?

This project forms a significant part of Phase 2 of the new CRIS implementation.

Our current CERES system needs to be replaced as it is based on the same platform as the previous version of our CRIS. This means it is running on out-of-date software which impacts our ability to develop it further and integrate it with the new CRIS system. Concurrently Figshare (our current CORD supplier) announced that it would be increasing the cost of our subscription and as the new platform also has the capability to store research data it made sense to combine the two into one system. We are therefore taking the opportunity to move to a new simplified, hosted and upgraded platform whilst taking advantage of new Open Access deposit, compliance and reporting capabilities at the same time.

Questions?

If you have any questions about this phase of the CRIS project or would like to talk to someone about how your research outputs or data might be affected, please email researchsupport@cranfield.ac.uk and a member of the Library Research Support Team will be happy to speak to you.