The University of Auckland was formally opened on 23 May 1883 as Auckland University College, part of the University of New Zealand. Today, The University of Auckland is the largest university in New Zealand, hosting over 40,000 students on five Auckland campuses.
Subscribed packages
The University of Auckland implemented the following Elements packages:
Publications Package: To manage the publications and professional activities for all University staff and doctoral students.
PBRF: To comply with the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) evaluation exercise required by the New Zealand Government.
Repository Tools: To store full text copies of publications. Fully integrated with the institution's DSpace repository, ResearchSpace.
Reporting Tools: To provide enterprise level access to support decision making.
Before Elements was implemented
The University of Auckland used a combination of a vendor system with custom built interfaces and manual processes. The institutional repository was well established with a large collection of PhD theses and technical reports.
Staff did not have access to an enterprise directory containing web profiles.
The implementation involved migrating over 100,000 publication records; during the migration the matching process with external data sources resulted in a significant improvement in data quality.
Key Benefits that Elements brought
Elements integrated HR information, subscription data sources like Scopus and Web of Science, along with functionality to locate and store full text copies of research outputs.
A single interface with citation information, journal impact rankings, alternative metrics and links to full text improved the experience of evaluating and ranking impact.
Benefits for the researchers
Most of the 2,000 active researchers at the University use the automated search features to automatically pre-populate their profiles, minimising manual data entry and managing co-authored relationships.
Implementing Elements was completed on-time and under budget and academic staff were pleased when their profiles were pre-populated with records saving them time and providing quality data.
Janet Copsey
Director, Libraries and Learning services
Benefits for planning and strategic development
The University gained instant access to a range of institutional statistics for strategic planning.
Citations across multiple sources were available and updated regularly.
Research impact measures include citation metrics along with alternative metrics for disciplines not well covered by the traditional measures.
A single source of data can be used to populate many down-stream systems.
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