Research Activity Identifiers (RaiDs): Opening the 'black box' of project information

This workshop introduces the Research Activity Identifier (RAiD) and explores applications of RAiD for repository managers, data producers, research managers, and librarians. RAiD is a persistent identifier for research projects, which links a project's organisations, people, inputs and outputs and provides key information not found elsewhere. RAiDs reduce the administrative burden of research project management, facilitate reporting of research outputs and impacts, and make research more transparent by exposing a project's make-up and how it changes over time. The workshop consists of four parts. First, we will provide a brief introduction to RAiD and answer questions about the system. Next, we give participants the opportunity to create and edit RAiDs in a demonstration environment (including a web application and API). Then, we will split participants into user types and explore use-cases for each group. Finally, we will reconvene to discuss the potential of the system and gather feedback that can inform future RAiD development. By the end of the workshop, participants will understand the capabilities of the RAiD system, be able to use the web application (and potentially the API) to manipulate RAiDs, and evaluate how RAiDs might be applied in particular contexts.