Test your knowledge of Unitec’s research systems

Unitec has a variety of systems and services that we use to manage and communicate Unitec’s Research outputs. Some have restricted access via a login e.g. ROMS, but most are available publicly online e.g. Unitec Research Bank. It’s not always easy to tell them apart. So to help you understand the purpose of each system or service we’ve designed the short quiz below. If you get stuck, see the links at the end of the quiz for some help.

Quiz
What system does Unitec use to manage its research outputs?

1. ROMS (Research Outputs Management System)
2. Advance
3. ePress

Where can the public find out about Unitec research online?

1. Unitec website
2. Advance magazine online
3. Unitec Research Bank
4. Unitec ePress
5. Annual Report of Unitec Research Outputs
6. nzresearch.org.nz
7. All of the above

What is the name of our Institutional Research Repository (IRR)?

1. Unitec Research Outputs
2. Unitec Research Bank
3. Research Commons

Check out the answers below.

Links

See these links to help you decide the right answers:

• Advance Magazine
• Unitec ePress
• Unitec website > About us > Research
• Unitec Research Bank
• Annual Research Outputs Report
• nzresearch.org.nz

Research repositories at other institutions:

• Waikato University’s Research Commons
• AUT Scholarly Commons
• Otago University Research Archive
• More NZ institutions

Definitions

Here are a few definitions to clarify the differences and integrations between the systems we use.

nzresearch.org.nz – This is an online harvester powered by DigitalNZ that gathers records from all the research repositories in New Zealand including the Unitec Research Bank. Records on nzresearch include the brief details of the item, together with a link to the item on its native repository. nzresearch is administered by the National Library of NZ.

ROMS – the Research Outputs Management System – is the research management system used to record Unitec’s research outputs. It is an internal system used only within Unitec. Unitec Research Office staff administer ROMs.

Research Bank - Unitec’s Research Bank is an open repository used to expose Unitec’s research to the world. Data from ROMS is used to identify suitable items for addition to the Research Bank. Unitec Library staff administer the Unitec Research Bank.

More about Research Bank

• Did you know the top Research Bank item has been accessed over 5000 times. For more about user activity check out the Research Bank usage statistics.
• If you wish to contribute to our Research Bank see: How to contribute to Research Bank
• For more info about Research Bank contact researchbank@unitec.ac.nz.   

More about ROMS:

• For more info about ROMs see the Staff Intranet or contact Katie Jones, Research Advisor

Answers to Quiz

Q: What system does Unitec use to manage its research outputs?
A: ROMs (1)

Q: Where can the public find out about Unitec research online?
A: All of the above (7)

Q: What is the name of our Institutional Research Repository (IRR)?
A: Unitec Research Bank (2)