<s>
CRIStin	B-Library
(	O
Current	B-Library
Research	I-Library
Information	I-Library
System	I-Library
in	I-Library
Norway	I-Library
)	O
is	O
the	O
national	O
research	O
information	O
system	O
of	O
Norway	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Royal	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Education	O
and	O
Research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CRIStin	B-Library
documents	O
all	O
scholarly	O
publications	O
by	O
Norwegian	O
researchers	O
,	O
and	O
complements	O
the	O
BIBSYS	O
database	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
storage	O
and	O
retrieval	O
of	O
data	O
pertaining	O
to	O
research	O
,	O
teaching	O
and	O
learning	O
–	O
historically	O
metadata	O
related	O
to	O
library	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CRIStin	B-Library
is	O
the	O
first	O
database	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CRIStin	B-Library
system	O
includes	O
the	O
Norwegian	B-Library
Scientific	I-Library
Index	I-Library
,	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
government-owned	O
bibliographic	O
database	O
aimed	O
at	O
covering	O
and	O
rating	O
all	O
serious	O
academic	O
publication	O
channels	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
academic	O
journals	O
and	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
largest	O
database	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
,	O
the	O
Norwegian	B-Library
Scientific	I-Library
Index	I-Library
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
than	O
Norway	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
database	O
ERIH	B-Library
PLUS	I-Library
is	O
now	O
a	O
sister	O
project	O
of	O
the	O
Norwegian	B-Library
Scientific	I-Library
Index	I-Library
,	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
transferred	O
from	O
the	O
European	O
Science	O
Foundation	O
to	O
the	O
Norwegian	O
Centre	O
for	O
Research	O
Data	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CRIStin	B-Library
system	O
traces	O
its	O
roots	O
to	O
the	O
research	O
documentation	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Oslo	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
during	O
the	O
1990s	O
and	O
known	O
as	O
Forskningsdokumentasjon	O
ved	O
Universitetet	O
i	O
Oslo	O
(	O
"	O
Research	O
Documentation	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Oslo	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
abbreviated	O
ForskDok	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Frida	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
government	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
national	O
research	O
documentation	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
renamed	O
CRIStin	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
CRIStin	B-Library
is	O
being	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
National	O
Science	O
Archive	O
(	O
Nasjonalt	O
vitenarkiv	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Ratings	O
in	O
the	O
Norwegian	B-Library
Scientific	I-Library
Index	I-Library
Rating	O
Explanation	O
Level	O
2The	O
highest	O
rating	O
,	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
internationally	O
most	O
prestigious	O
publication	O
channels	O
(	O
journals	O
and	O
publishers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level	O
XLevel	O
x	O
are	O
publication	O
channels	O
where	O
CRIStin	B-Library
are	O
in	O
doubt	O
whether	O
the	O
publication	O
channel	O
should	O
be	O
approved	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
current	O
criteria	O
and	O
available	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Norwegian	B-Library
Scientific	I-Library
Index	I-Library
(	O
Norwegian	O
:	O
Norsk	O
vitenskapsindeks	O
,	O
NVI	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
Norwegian	O
bibliographic	O
database	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
Norwegian	O
government	O
,	O
aimed	O
at	O
covering	O
all	O
academic	O
publication	O
channels	O
worldwide	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
operated	O
by	O
the	O
government-owned	O
company	O
Norwegian	O
Centre	O
for	O
Research	O
Data	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
Royal	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Education	O
and	O
Research	O
,	O
and	O
forms	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
parts	O
that	O
together	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
CRIStin	B-Library
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funding	O
of	O
research	O
institutions	O
in	O
Norway	O
is	O
partially	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
Norwegian	B-Library
Scientific	I-Library
Index	I-Library
,	O
and	O
only	O
recognised	O
"	O
level	O
1	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
level	O
2	O
"	O
publications	O
generate	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Norwegian	B-Library
Scientific	I-Library
Index	I-Library
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
than	O
Norway	O
,	O
both	O
formally	O
and	O
informally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Norwegian	B-Library
Scientific	I-Library
Index	I-Library
also	O
forms	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
Nordic	O
List	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
Nordic	O
bibliographic	O
database	O
that	O
is	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
auspices	O
of	O
the	O
Nordic	O
Council	O
and	O
the	O
governments	O
of	O
the	O
Nordic	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
responsibility	O
for	O
the	O
European	B-Library
Reference	I-Library
Index	I-Library
for	I-Library
the	I-Library
Humanities	I-Library
and	O
the	O
Social	O
Sciences	O
,	O
now	O
called	O
ERIH	B-Library
PLUS	I-Library
,	O
was	O
transferred	O
from	O
the	O
European	O
Science	O
Foundation	O
to	O
the	O
Norwegian	O
Centre	O
for	O
Research	O
Data	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
as	O
the	O
Norwegian	B-Library
Scientific	I-Library
Index	I-Library
.	O
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