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VIVO uses the common shorthand prefix when referring to an ontology in the ontology editor, such as bibo: (short for Bibontology), foaf: (short for Friend of a Friend), or core: (short for VIVO core). The prefix stands for the fully qualified namespace for the ontology – http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ for the Bibontology, http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ for FOAF, and http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core# for VIVO core.
When an ontology namespace has not been added to this list, no prefix appears before a class or property name in the ontology editor. If then a class or property name happens to be duplicated from one ontology to another (e.g., bibo:Image and foaf:Image), it's not evident on the VIVO ontology editor's pick lists which name is which.
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- Choose a type of individual you want to create in the drop down menu
- Click on the Add individual of this class button > Individual Editing Form
- Enter data into the following fields: Individual Name, Specific Type [new moniker] and any others you wish.
For example: Add a Faculty Member
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- Choose the class "Faculty Member" and click the button Add Individual of this class > Individual Editing Form
- Individual Name=Jane Faculty
- Specific Type [new moniker]=Assistant Professor
NOTE: In Ontology terminology, an "individual" is equivalent to a node. A node is anything from a person to a conference.
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- Click on class to be edited > Class Control Panel
- Click on Add New Individual in This Class > Individual Editing Form
- Specify appropriate Individual name, choose Specific type from pick list or add new Specific type by choosing [new moniker] and typing it in the field provided, add URL and Anchor Text for URL associated with the URL if desired, add Blurb to describe individual being added if appropriate.
- If appropriate (e.g., if item being added is time-associated) add Sunrise (date item first becomes visible) and Sunset (date item stops being visible), add Timekey if item is to be sorted chronologically in a list of similar items.
- Create New Record > Class Control Panel - added item should be visible upon clicking Show All Individuals in This Class.
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