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Type ontology into the text box and press Search.

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Doesn't look like much, but we're just getting started. we have a very simple "graph" – a network diagram. The diagram has a legend in the lower right. There are three kinds of things on the graph – graph: 1) terms or capabilities (orange squares), ; 2) groups of people (purple circles), and 3) edges (grey lines).

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Terms or capabilities are also called "research areas" or "research interests". They are concepts that are associated with individuals through works such as publications, grants, datasets and presentations, and through self-identification. People with VIVO profiles can select their research areas of interest using the profile editing features of VIVO. Each orange square represents a concept, and each is labeled. The purple dots represent groups of people. People are in the group if they have the research interests that connect to the group. In the figure above, there is just one concept – ontology – and just one group – the group of people with ontology as a research interest. Note the number of people in the group is shown (4). If there is just one person, the person's name will be shown. The edge indicates that the people in the group are "connected" to the term.

Click on the group of people. The right hand area indicates the people who are in the group. You can click on any of them to go to their VIVO page.

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Let's add to the network. Click on Search and Expand. We now see the concepts of each of the four original people, with people associated with those concepts, connected in a graph showing common interests.

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