2. Ringgold’s Identify Database
Over 354,000 institutional entities uniquely identified
Publisher view of the market
Critical mass of subscribing institutions
Shows hierarchy of institutions
Supplied directly as a data feed for internal systems
Can be accessed through Ringgold’s web interface by IP or
login
3. Database Currency
Change rate of approx 25% per annum
Data from publishers and customers
New organizations and hierarchies
Consortia membership
Local knowledge – over 40 researchers world-wide
Specific market research, newsletters and databases
Carnegie classification, Athens codes, JISC bands etc
New metadata and initiatives, e.g. ISNI, types project
4. Metadata
Unique Identifier Size
Staff and Student FTEs
Name & alternative names
Employees
Location Data (City, State, Professionals
Zip/Country) (lawyers, doctors, teachers)
URL and Email Domains Faculty
Beds
Type Classification
Members in
Tiers consortia, societies and
Alternate Identifiers (IPEDS, associations
NACS/ODS) Consortium membership
Authentication methods
5. Types and Tiers
Types Tiers
Academic Ringgold (worldwide)
Universities JISC Bands (UK)
Teaching hospitals Carnegie Classifications (USA)
Research institutes Other (Publisher’s own)
Colleges
Schools
Corporate
Consortia
Health and hospitals
Government
Central government
Public
Local or state government
Public Libraries
Not-for-profit
Distributor
6. Database file structure
Ringgold Institutional Identifier Ringgold assigned number (Ringgold ID)
Institution Name Legal name in native language (where appropriate)
Alternative Names Commonly used names, English language name, name of library
Location City, State, ZIP/Postcode, Country
URL Domain, sub-domain or specific department URL
Alternative URL Email or alternative domain names (where available)
Classification, or category, e.g. academic, corporate, health,
Type
government, and subset usually subject related, e.g. medical
Free text notes including estimated size, e.g. number of members of a
Notes
society
Each organization is assigned a Ringgold Tier. As appropriate, other tiers
Institutional Tiers
are also included: Carnegie (2010), JISC band
Number of staff, students, employees
Size (definition depends on category)
number of beds, professional staff (as appropriate)
Linked Institutions (e.g., consortial
Name and Nature of Link
relationship)
Hierarchical Relationship Links to parent or owning institution(s) and to subordinate institutions
IP addresses, Athens Organization Codes, Federations IDs (where
Authentication
available)
8. Records by Region
Region Total database
North America 176,517
Europe 87,780
Asia 51,830
Australasia 14,339
South America and Caribbean 10,489
Africa 8,149
Middle East 5,138
Unassigned (Multi) 125
TOTAL 354,367
9. Records by Sector
Type Group Total database
Academic 153,243
Corporate 71,322
Government (National) 13,970
Hospitals 26,701
Public (Local Government) 51,953
Other (Non-profit) 33,338
Consortia 1,071
Distributors 1,597
Healthcare 1,118
Unclassified (In checking process) 4
TOTAL 354,367
13. Academic Hierarchy
Campuses
Department or Division or
School Department
College, Faculty
or School
Academic system
Academic Institute within a
or Educational
institution faculty
Grouping
College, Faculty
or School
Multi-disciplinary
Institute
14. Corporate Hierarchy
Corporate Site or
Office
Subsidiary R&D
Organization (if
not global)
Corporate Site or
Country HQ
Office
Regional HQ
Corporate Site or
Subsidiary HQ Country HQ
Office
Country HQ
Corporate HQ Regional HQ
Country HQ
Regional R&D
Organization
Global R&D
Organization
Regional R&D
Organization
15. Health Hierarchy
Medical
Department
University University
Hospital
Research Centre
Healthcare
System
(National) Medical
Department
City Hospital
District Hospital
Group
Regional Health
Centre
16. Government Hierarchy
Government
Individual
Research
Institutes
Institute
Government Site
of Office
Government
Ministry
Central Government Government Site
Government Department of Office
Government
Ministry
Government Government Site
Department of Office
