Google Scholar. Occasionally we are asked about using Google Scholar and Google Scholar data to populate VIVO. Is there an API? Are there open source tools for harvesting Google Scholar data? Are there licensing restrictions? Google Scholar does a good job of scanning the web looking for authors' works and using uses sophisticated heuristics to assemble collections of works for authors. Many faculty curate their Google Scholar collection, thereby enriching the data. Google has a global Terms of Service document that covers all of its services. In that document it says "Do not misuse our services." The key questions then are what constitutes a service, and what constitutes misuse? We asked Google representatives specifically about the use of Google Scholar data in VIVO. Their answer was very clear. The Google Scholar service can only be used by an end user using a browser. Google Scholar data can not be harvested by software, or repurposed in VIVO or other systems. This is unfortunate, but at the present time, Google Scholar is not a source of data for VIVO.
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Last year, 94% of the VIVO project revenue came from its members and corporate sponsors. 6% came from other sources. The VIVO conference is an independent financial entity – it does not receive funds from the VIVO members and it does not provide funds to the VIVO project. Duraspace supports the VIVO project through its membership. It does not have other assets with which to support VIVO or its other projects. The projects exist in a sustainable way if the enough members financially support the project.
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VIVO needs your institution to become a member. If you are a member, we are most grateful for your continued support. If you are not a member, you will be hearing more about membership in the coming months, from additional material to be posted here, from direct mailings, and from personal contacts by members of the VIVO community. Please consider this information and consider how your institution may be able to financially support VIVO by becoming a Duraspace member. We need your support.
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