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This related item is used to add a contributor to a research output and view details about them. Contributor details usually include the person's name and role, their organisational affiliation associations, and the percentage of time spent on the research output.

Most of the contributor details come from the data in the Personnel module, however the fields can be modified to reflect the person's details at the time of the publication.  Modifying the details in the Contributors related item does not affect this person's personal details anywhere else in the system.

Menu path: RME > Research Outputs > Research Outputs (Search) > Research Outputs > Contributors

 

Add a contributor

1.     In the Research Output record, go to the Contributors related item.

2.     At the far right of the related item, click Add.

3.     In the Person Code field, search for and select the person you want to add. For an existing person, some fields will be populated based on the Personnel record. If you can't find the person and the Create link is available in the lookup, you can create a new record.

4.     Complete the fields, using the table below as a guide.

5.     Click Save. Add information in the additional tabs, if needed. See: Contributor Org. Unit and Contributor Contact Details

Contributors: Fields

Default Field Label

Description

Active Contributor?

Indicates whether the contributor is an author of the output

If this is Yes and the output category has Government Weighting, the record will be included in the weighting calculations.

Campus

Campus location for the person

Source

Current?

Yes by default

Indicates if the contributor is currently involved with the research output

If the contributor is no longer involved with the research output, slide this to No.

Days on this Output

Number of days the contributor is/was involved with the output per month  

Days on other Outputs

Number of days the contributor is/was involved with other outputs per month  

Ext. Organisation

Only editable once the Person Code is selected and saved; use either this field or the Ext. Organisation Name field

Lookup to search for and select an external organisation from the list of existing organisations if the person is external

For an existing external person, this is populated with data from the Personnel module. These details can be changed.

Once you select an organisation from the lookup, the Ext. Organisation Name field will become read only.

Ext. Organisation Name

Only editable once the Person Code is selected and saved; use either this field or the Ext. Organisation field

External organisation name (text entry), if the organisation is not available from the Ext. Organisation lookup

First Name

Read only for an existing person; editable for a new person

Person's given name

FTE/EFTS on this Output

Time spent on this research output

The value in this field and the below FTE/EFTS on other Outputs field must total 1.0.

Example: If the person will spend one day a week on the output, enter 0.2.

FTE/EFTS on other Outputs

Time spent on other research output

The value in this field and the above FTE/EFTS on this Output field must total 1.0.

Example: If the person will spend four days a week on other outputs, enter 0.8

Full Name *

Mandatory; read only for an existing person; editable for a new person

Person's entire name

When entering a new person's details, it automatically defaults to values in the Title, First Name, Middle Name and Last Name fields.

Gender

Read only for an existing person; editable for a new person

Gender the person identifies with, from a defined list

Source

Internal Weighting

Weighting for the person, as required by your institution

Involved From

Date from which the person is involved in the research output

Involved To

Date to which the person is involved in the research output

Last Name

Read only for an existing person; editable for a new person

Person's surname

Middle Name

Read only for an existing person; editable for a new person

Person's middle name

Order *

Mandatory

Determines the order of this person in the list of contributors

Change this number to change the position in the list. The default order is the order in which contributors were added.

Person Code *

Mandatory

Lookup to search for and add a contributor

If you can't find the contributor and the Create option is available in the lookup, use this to create a new person record.

Position

Contributor's position in the research output, from a defined list

Source

Role

Person's role as contributor of the research output

Title

Read only for an existing person; editable for a new person

Person's title, such as Mr, Ms, or Dr, from a defined list

Source

Type

Person type, from a defined list

If the new person is External, enter organisational affiliation details in either the Ext. Organisation field or Ext. Organisation Name field after saving at least the Person Code.

If Internal, enter details in the Contributor Org. Unit related item after saving.

Source

Undergraduate Contrib.?

Indicates if the contributor is an undergraduate contributor

If this is Yes and the output category has Government Weighting, the record will not be included in the weighting calculations.

 

Manage Contributor records

You manage core records from the module search page, Results tab. Select records in the grid and use the New, Delete or Export buttons on the toolbar in  Research Output.

    

Related topics

        Research Output search

        Contributor Org. Units

        Contributor Contact Details

   

Product Key: Modules - Research Outputs

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