New blog post from Rebecca Bryant of OCLC, with key takeaways from the recent International Forum on Expert Finder Systems webinar https://hangingtogether.org/supporting-institutional-reporting-needs-with-rim-systems/ 

**Excerpt**

At Carnegie Mellon, the library manages the Symplectic Elements RIM system. On a decentralized campus, the library is seen as a central, agnostic campus unit that can provide sustained leadership for long term projects. Library experience with publications metadata and system administration also make it a logical project home. Like many RIM system implementations, the CMU Elements project has taken a phased approach, implementing one college at a time. Jason described how this process has exposed reporting needs as new audiences realize that a centralized registry of campus research outputs can answer questions that couldn’t previously be addressed and to simplify campus processes. In response, the library has established a reporting & visualization team to create standard reports from Elements data. For example,

- Elements data can now be used by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development to support students as they compete for prestigious national and international fellowships. How? By more quickly identifying faculty experts who can serve as committee members or proposal reviewers.

- The library is also developing a Tableau dashboard to support the Sustainability Initiative at CMU, which will facilitate understanding of CMU’s research contributions and progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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