Cristin

Cristin (Current Research Information System in Norway) is a system for research documentation within Norwegian higher education, research institutes and the regional health trusts.

The individual researchers register their publications in Cristin. Publications at level 1 or 2 qualify for publications points. From 2015 onwards, collaborations – especially internationally – are rewarded extra.

Read more about Cristin:

• Search Cristin
• To register publications in Cristin, you need to be an academic or administrative staff member in a Norwegian research institution, and be a registered user.
• Cristin’s project catalogue

Norwegian Publication Indicator (NPI) aims to promote excellent research and provide overview of and insight into research activities.

Norwegian Centre for Research Data is responsible for the Norwegian register for scientific journals, series and publishers. The register shows which scientific publications that are recognized in the weighted funding model.

Contact us at cristin@vid.no for further information.

ORCID iD

ORCID iD is an identity service for academic staff and researchers. It provides a unique, persistent identifier that distinguishes researchers from one another, and which connects the researcher's research activities. The service is free to use, and researchers can create their identifiers themselves. The ID follows the researcher throughout his or hers academic career.

ORCID iD is used by an increasing number of publishers, funders and and in scientific databases. The service ensures that publications are attributed to the correct person, and simplifies registration and apllication processes.

ORCID is a global, not-for-profit organization, funded by publishers, universities and other member institutions.

Publishing and Open Access

VID aims to give free access to research results, for individuals, the public sector, business and industry, nationally and internationally. According to principles for academic freedom, the employees themselves choose where and how they want to publish their scientific work.

Open Access entails that scientific publications are accessible online without restrictions, either through Open Access journals, or through digital institutional archives. With Open Access, the author retains copyright of the publication, but gives users access to read, download, distribute, print or link to the full text document without cost. More information can be found on the pages Open Access to research and Affiliation.

The Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers allows you to search the register for approved publication channels (journals and publishers).

The Norwegian publication indicator aims to promote research and provide insight into research activity.

VID:Open

VID:Open – our digital Open Access archive in full text. The Open Access system is highly recommended by authorities in Norway and worldwide. The Norwegian authorities support the EU goal of Open Access to all publicly funded research by 2020.

Bibliometrics

Bibliometrics is a method for statistically measuring a researcher’s impact, based on citation analysis. NTNU blogs about bibliometrics (in Norwegian): Alle siteringer er like, men noen siteringer er likere enn andre and Hva er publiseringspoeng? For information in English, we refer to the Nordic Institute for studies in Innovation, Research and Education

National Center for Systems and Services for Research and Studies (CERES), now a part of The Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research (Unit), is currently working on a project (in Norwegian) to establish an infrastructure for bibliometrics on a national level in Norway. The aim is to offer research institutions bibliometric data from, and benchmarking and analyses of, Norwegian research compared to global research.

Contact us at cristin@vid.no for more information.

Research ethics

VID’s resource page on research ethics is only partly translated to English. We also recommend The Research Ethics Library for more information on the topic.

Reference tools

EndNote is a tool that helps you to find, save and organize your references. EndNote makes it easier to manage references, and to create bibliographies in Word. VID provides a shared licence for all employees. More about EndNote and other reference management tools.

NVivo and SPSS

NVivo and SPSS are software programs used for analyzing research data. Please visit the page NVivo and SPSS, for information about access and use.

Databases and online resources

If you are looking for databases and online resources, there is an alphabetic overview over those you can access through VID’s library service, available on the page Databases and online resources. Contact your campus library if you need guidance.

Searching for literature

The Library provides help with your literature search when writing a scientific article, a systematic review, or an application for funding. This is a service provided for staff and Ph.D. candidates at VID and Diakonhjemmet Hospital. The Library needs a minimum of information in order to provide the best service as quickly as possible, but there may still be some waiting time due to the total number of requests. Please click the button below to fill in the details of your request.

Request literature search

PhD on Track

PhD on Track is a quality resource for PhD students who are beginning their research career. PhD on track provides information on searching for information and literature, and on how to publish research. The different topics within each module are made based on a study performed at several university libraries, and presented in PhD candidates and the research process: The library’s contribution. PhD on Track is a collaborative project with partners for the library at NHH – The Norwegian School of Economics and the university libraries in Oslo, Bergen and Aalborg.

Library services

The library offers guidance to information and literature searching and reference management. The library can also give you advice on questions related to publishing, Open Access, and Cristin.

There are libraries on all campuses, and you are welcome to contact your local library if you have any questions.