INFoS: F I S 3 +
The new BOKU Research information system went online on March 4, 2024.
The new FIS is characterised by a sustainable responsive design as well as complete accessibility both in the external appearance and in data collection. Search engine optimization (SEO), integration into social media, an integrated expert search, a print view as well as first export functions for researchers increase the benefits of FIS3+ for BOKU and external users.
FIS3+ currently comprises the areas of personal profiles with publications, lectures and community services. Publications are imported from Web of Science, Pubmed and, since March 2024, from Scopus. Media contributions have also been added: Thanks to a strategic collaboration with Observer GmbH, which screens national print media and web portals in Austria, Germany and Switzerland on behalf of BOKU University and imports media contributions into FIS3+ via an interface, as well as the collaboration with the Association of Austrian Private Broadcasters, which provides radio contributions with a BOKU research reference "open", it was possible to develop data entry forms for media contributions in print and online media as well as radio and television for BOKU researchers.
On the technical side, the modular structure of FIS3+ optimized rights and role management, the use of API interfaces, login via Shibboleth and improved integration into the BOKU IT landscape should be mentioned. Test automation software ("Ranorex") has also been implemented for the first time, which represents a quantum leap in the verification of data entry forms (negative/positive testing etc.). FIS3+ is to be certified in the near future (WACA, Web Accessibility Certificate).
The FIS is the data basis for statutory reports and surveys related to research (e. g. intellectual capital statement, performance and target agreements, research and development (R&D) survey), the starting point for the statutory financial statements, provides key research figures for the strategic and validated sustainability report and for quality assurance procedures (e. g. evaluation of professorships and departments). Recently, validated data extracts from the FIS can also be used for habilitation and tenure track procedures.