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The Deadline for submissions: Feb 15th, 2022

Meeting Minutes

Announcements (0 mins)

•    An ambitious free index that pulls together databases of publication sources, author information and research topics has been launched. The index, called OpenAlex after the ancient Library of Alexandria, aims to chart connections between these data points to create a comprehensive, interlinked view of the global research system, say its founders. The database, which launched on 3 January, is a replacement for Microsoft Academic Graph (MAG), a free alternative to subscription-based platforms such as Scopus, Dimensions and Web of Science. MAG was discontinued at the end of 2021.

Everyone Please go look

•    The Officers are working on voting on Leadership Group motions

Anne and Christian presented the motions.  Due to holiday break Leadership group is experiencing a delay…

•    New OCLC reports on RIM systems: https://hangingtogether.org/what-is-rim/

Discussion (50 mins)

1.  Meeting with Berlin University Alliance (Bruce& Mic, 10 mins)
   1. https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/about/alliance/index.html
   2. Recruiting them for membership
   3. The Humboldt Universitaet/VIVO team was interested in Duke’s UI
   4. Get them involved: Info on membership and working groups, they ask that Bruce present
      Talking with them for past few years.  Excited to get them involved.
      Will participate in German user group / meetings
      Membership committee needs to reach out to them assisting getting involved.
      
2. VIVO testimonials (Julia, 10 mins)
   

   Communication and marketing group would like video testimonials from people / institutions. 
   Short 2 to 5-minute videos.  Leadership group will be getting emails about it.

3. VIVO track at euroCRIS Conference (Bruce for Anna, 10 mins)
   1. The CRIS2022 Conference, May 12-14, Croatia (https://eurocris.org/cris2016-delegates-0)
   2. The general theme of the conference is “Linking research information across data spaces”, emphasising the need for using the ever more widespread CRIS implementation to ensure smooth and effective mechanisms for research information exchange and aggregation. From Open  Science implementation to business intelligence through research assessment, such interoperability mechanisms offer opportunities to improve the research information management processes in many different domains.
   3. In this conference it will be a specific VIVO track where members of our community will be able to make presentations related to VIVO topics. That is why we invite you to send us your presentation proposals so that we can organize this space dedicated to VIVO within the euroCRIS conference.
   4. Submit proposals for the VIVO track at the euroCRIS conference: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePizwwoeOQdPjZuMcFNJOtaw84rk9ZrN4XrQII6IdWAgBiug/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
   5. Deadline for submissions: Feb 15th, 2022
      
      
4. Establish planning committee the 2022 VIVO Conference (Bruce, 10 mins)
   1. Identify volunteers for the planning committee.
   2. Other meetings: International Forum on Expert Finder Systems (https://expertfindersystems.org/), EuroCRIS
5. VIVO Development Plan (Dragan, 20 mins)
   1. I would like to briefly present technical plan for further VIVO development in 2022-2013, and to announce February VIVO sprint at the next Leadership group meeting. I have also prepared some slides for this purpose which you can share with LG members. Slides are available at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v6QGJSw7AO4uJFrR11IYVC5onbm7LNwuDE2LbBOC-1g/edit?usp=sharin
   2. Update on hiring VIVO Interoperability developer