The CERIF Model as the core of a research organization

Keith G Jeffery ¹

¹ STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK

e-mail: kgj@rl.ac.uk

A CERIF-CRIS consists of entities with records describing components of the research and relationships between them such as that between a person in role author and a publication and that same person in role project leader for a project. This powerful inter-relating capability includes temporal and role aspects and inter-relates dynamically and flexibly all the components of R&D. The CERIF model can be extended to inter-relate appropriate information from legacy information systems in an organisation such as those covering accounting, human resources, project management, assets, stock control etc. A CERIF-CRIS can thus provide a flexible low-cost integration comparable with an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) System.