[All-extension] FW: Important Information: Research in View

[Smith, Keith]

Colleagues

Earlier today, Mike Hoffher, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Office of Distance Education and eLearning (ODEE), sent out the email below pertaining to Research in View (RiV).  Since his email this morning, we have had further communications with members of the ODEE team.  Our contacts in the ODEE office have confirmed with us that we will continue to use RiV as our reporting system until a replacement system has been identified.   As noted by Mike Hoffher, we are at the very beginning of this transition period, which may take a year or longer.  As RiV stakeholders and users of the reporting system, we felt it was important to share this information with you immediately.

Please remember that Debby Lewis (lewis.205 at osu.edu<mailto:lewis.205 at osu.edu>) and Kim Showalter (showalter.56 at osu.edu<mailto:showalter.56 at osu.edu>) will continue to provide training and support as you continue to use RiV.

Regards,

Ken Martin and

Keith Smith


[The Ohio State University]
Keith L. Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Agricultural Administration
Associate Dean FAES, Director, Ohio State University Extension and Gist Chair in Extension Education and Leadership
College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Extension Administration
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From: Hofherr, Michael B.
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 9:46 AM
To: Lewis, Deborah K. (Debby)
Subject: Important Information: Research in View

Office of
Distance Education
and eLearning

[The Ohio State University]




University Leaders and RiV Stakeholders,

Thompson-Reuters recently informed me that they would be immediately discontinuing their development and support of the Research in View (RiV) platform. These announcements will require the Office of Distance Education and eLearning in conjunction with University stakeholders, faculty, and staff to work toward a new solution over the course of the upcoming fiscal year.

Much like you, I am not thrilled with the prospect of transitioning to a new tool just a few years after the move to RiV but this decision was not within our control.  The good news is we have been engaging and listening to faculty and that many faculty members have expressed a desire for features and capabilities that were not available through RiV.  Moving forward, we will look to select a replacement tool that addresses many of the points of feedback that we have received.

We will form a committee chaired by myself and Vice Provost for Academic Policy and Faculty Resources Susan Williams that will begin developing the criteria for a prospective new scholarly activity tool.  We will engage faculty and staff in all aspects of this process, understanding how very critical  data migration will be to the faculty of this university in the selection process.

I recognize that there was a great deal of time spent during the RiV transition on data entry and that our faculty should be focused on teaching and research, not data transfer.  Therefore, we are committed to finding a great resource for tenure and promotion that addresses faculty needs and minimizes the need for data entry.

As we learn more we will share it and provide opportunity for you to contribute your feedback to the selection process. If you have immediate questions, please contact Travis Ritter<mailto:ritter.18 at osu.edu>, director of learning environments and infrastructure.

Regards,

Mike

Michael B. Hofherr
Vice President and Chief Information Officer






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