Figshare and Symplectic Elements
A complete research management solution.
Create a comprehensive research management workflow
Symplectic Elements is a Research Information Management (RIM) system. It is a powerful scholarly information software solution which empowers organizations to collect, analyze, showcase and report on all of their scholarly activities.
When integrated with Figshare, organizations can benefit from the seamless, bi-directional integration between the two platforms; streamlining workflows, relieving administrative burden and driving open access engagement and compliance, as well as opening up deposit pathways most suited to output type and your organizational culture.
Seamless and bi-directional integration
Using a Figshare repository and Symplectic Elements, you can streamline your publication deposit and open access workflows, provide unparalleled access to your institution’s research outputs and data and gain a comprehensive view of your entire scholarly activity.
In addition to making open access papers discoverable, the Figshare repository becomes a unique data source for Symplectic Elements storing work such as datasets, media, and creative works that would otherwise not be available for reporting.
What is a research information management system?
Research information management (RIM) is defined by the independent bodies OCLC Research and euroCRIS as 'the aggregation, curation, and utilization of information and research.'
RIM Systems – also known as Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) in Europe, or sometimes as Faculty Information Systems (FIS) in North America – are playing an increasingly critical role in supporting institutional and organizational processes.
" The deeply integrated environment we now have will greatly enhance our ability to manage the range of repository activities and strengthen our position in preparing for any future research assessment exercises."
How Figshare integrates with and augments research information management systems
In this webinar, we demonstrate why a Figshare repository multiplies the effectiveness of a CRIS/RIMS and provide examples of integrations.
We also cover how the openly documented Figshare API enables integration with almost any research information reporting workflow or system.
Take the complexity out of compliance
With the growing tide of open research policies and mandates globally, researchers need support from their institutions to comply. Researchers need practical guidance but also the proficient infrastructure to enable open research best practices and ensure compliance.
Using Symplectic Elements and Figshare, organizations can define open access policy parameters and automate which publications are targeted for deposit, define exceptions and create reports on compliance at a researcher, department or group level while also guiding academics through deposit in Figshare, simplifying the process, increasing deposit rates and removing the need for duplicate data entry.
