RIMSの購入または構築

Prioritize a flexible data model covering all research content types — outputs, projects, funding, people, and impact. Look for strong integrations with institutional systems (HR, finance) and external databases (Scopus, Web of Science, ORCID). Open access compliance tools, a public-facing research portal and built-in reporting and analytics are equally important. National assessment support, a clear implementation methodology and a strong post-go-live support model will determine long-term success. Finally, consider scalability — the right RIMS should grow and adapt alongside your institution's evolving research strategy.

Institutions with distinctive requirements may favor building a RIMS over more standardized commercial offerings, although they should be aware that the true cost of such a system extends well beyond development. Ongoing maintenance, security, and regulatory compliance — including evolving national assessment requirements such as REF and Plan S — demand sustained investment. A purpose-built commercial solution like Elsevier's Pure is continuously developed, updated to meet new requirements automatically and supported by a global team. Buying can also mean faster time to value, a proven implementation methodology, and access to a community of peer institutions sharing real-world best practices. The University of Vienna ran an in-house CRIS for six years before the cost of maintaining compliance with evolving government reporting mandates became prohibitive. As Michael Greil, Head of Research Information System at Vienna: ‘You can’t develop this in-house with normal IT services — this is an expert system.’

Watermark Faculty Success (formerly Digital Measures Activity Insight) is primarily a faculty activity reporting tool — focused on collecting and reporting individual faculty activities including teaching, service and scholarship, mainly for internal HR and accreditation purposes. Pure is a comprehensive, institution-wide research information management platform covering the full research lifecycle: outputs, funding, impact, compliance, and national assessment. Pure also offers a public-facing research portal, advanced analytics and deep integrations with the global research ecosystem. For institutions requiring a research-first, internationally oriented platform, Pure provides significantly broader capability and scope.

Data privacy and security protections vary across different Research Information Management Systems (RIMS), but most major commercial platforms offer role-based access controls and anonymization protocols for human subjects or proprietary data. Customers typically retain ownership and control of the data they upload to Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions like Elsevier's Pure, while the vendor maintains and secures the product infrastructure. Pure is ISO 27001:2013 certified (March 2025), with data hosted in institutional regions to support data sovereignty requirements. On-premise deployment is also available.

Researcher resistance to a new CRIS typically comes from two places: perceived complexity and time burden. Researchers often feel the system serves institutional leadership rather than their own work, and worry it adds to already stretched workdays. Institutions that lead with researcher-facing benefits — automatic publication harvesting, ORCID sync, public profiles, funding discovery — and minimize manual input see significantly higher adoption. Rīga Stradiņš University achieved 95% researcher uptake in year one with a structured communication and onboarding program.