{"id":670,"date":"2025-10-14T18:52:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/iris\/?p=670"},"modified":"2025-10-14T18:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:52:18","slug":"les-bonnes-pratiques-iris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/iris\/en\/les-bonnes-pratiques-iris\/","title":{"rendered":"IRIS best practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\">It has already been <strong>two months since the switch from Serval to IRIS<\/strong> at UNIL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Based on the requests we have received, the project team's use of the tool, and suggestions from the faculties, we have compiled a list of best practices to help you submit and manage your notices so that they are promoted and visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">We have also opened registration for new IRIS sessions in the spring semester. <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.unil.ch\/servicerecherche\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/courses.unil.ch\/servicerecherche\" target=\"_self\">Register now<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check before creating a new record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Before submitting anything new, take a moment to check whether the notice already exists. This avoids duplicates, which complicate the search and tracking of publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.unil.ch\/recherche\/books\/user-guide\/page\/searching-iris\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wiki.unil.ch\/recherche\/books\/aide-utilisateurrice\/page\/effectuer-une-recherche-dans-iris\">Tutorial on how to search IRIS.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use import by DOI or PMID when possible.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">If your publication has a DOI or PMID, use them to complete the metadata. This will save you time and reduce data entry errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/iris\/en\/Entering a publication by DOI\/PMID\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wiki.unil.ch\/recherche\/books\/aide-utilisateurrice\/page\/saisie-dune-publication-par-doipmid\">Tutorial for entering a publication by DOI\/PMID<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Field verification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">After importing, <strong>check each field<\/strong>: journal title, volume, pages, authors, etc., to ensure the completeness and quality of the metadata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resolve suggested duplicates during submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">If IRIS alerts you to a <strong>potential duplicate<\/strong>, do not ignore it. Check whether it is indeed the same publication. If so, stop entering it and contact iris@unil.ch if you cannot modify it so that we can link it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A clean database without duplicates benefits the entire community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Link notices to the right people and units<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Ensure that the notice is correctly linked to the correct authors and their units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This step is essential for your publications to appear correctly in researcher profiles and unit lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also ensures that you can modify the notice at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.unil.ch\/recherche\/books\/user-guide\/page\/adding-andor-correcting-links-in-a-record\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wiki.unil.ch\/recherche\/books\/aide-utilisateurrice\/page\/ajouter-etou-corriger-des-liens-dans-une-notice\">Adding and\/or correcting links in a record<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submit the full text and share it as openly as possible.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Submitting the full text allows you to <strong>disseminate your work more widely<\/strong> and increase its visibility. It also enables you to meet the open access requirements of various funding bodies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/unil\/fr\/home\/menuinst\/recherche\/open-science\/open-access\/cadre-strategique-et-institutionnel\/directive-open-access-unil-serval.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/unil\/fr\/home\/menuinst\/recherche\/open-science\/open-access\/cadre-strategique-et-institutionnel\/directive-open-access-unil-serval.html\" target=\"_self\">and UNIL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open Access and visibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Ticking the <strong>Open Access<\/strong> box in IRIS <strong>does not automatically make the document accessible in OA<\/strong>. This box only indicates whether <strong>the publication itself is Open Access or not<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">To set the <strong>actual visibility of the document<\/strong>, you must access the document's <strong>editing window<\/strong> and correctly configure the visibility and embargo options.<br>Also enter the applicable <strong>licence<\/strong>, if applicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.unil.ch\/recherche\/books\/user-guide\/page\/adding-full-text-andor-secondary-documents\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wiki.unil.ch\/recherche\/books\/aide-utilisateurrice\/page\/ajout-dun-texte-integral-etou-de-documents-secondaires\">Adding full text and\/or secondary documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Automatic thumbnail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">If the document is freely accessible, <strong>the thumbnail of the first page is generated automatically within 24 hours of submission<\/strong>. You do not need to do anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Provide as much metadata as possible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Les champs obligatoires ne sont qu\u2019un point de d\u00e9part.<br>Plus vous ajoutez de m\u00e9tadonn\u00e9es (r\u00e9sum\u00e9, mots-cl\u00e9s, DOI, financement, etc.), plus votre publication sera\u00a0<strong>visible dans les moteurs de recherche<\/strong>\u00a0comme Google Scholar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also a means of ensuring better interoperability with other search systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cela fait d\u00e9j\u00e0\u00a0deux mois depuis la bascule de Serval vers IRIS\u00a0\u00e0 l\u2019UNIL. 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