VIVO Documentation
Old Release
This documentation relates to an old version of VIVO, version 1.9.x. Looking for another version? See all documentation.
VIVO uses DateTimeValue and DateTimeInterval to model dates and datetimes. These are objects, not literal values. The object models are simple (see below). VIVO DateTimeValue supports the concept of a precision, which indicates whether a particular DateTimeValue is accurate to the day, or perhaps only to the month, or perhaps only to the year. Precision is an important idea – publication dates, for example, are often known only to year precision, and sometimes to year and month.
Concepts are used throughout VIVO to indicate research areas for people and other entities.
Ontology Diagram Legend
Dark blue – the entity being modeled
Light blue – entities dependent on the entity being modeled. These will typically be created along with the entity being modeled, and should be removed if the entity being modeled is removed.
Green – independent entities. These typically pre-exist in your VIVO when adding the entity being modeled. These should not be removed if the entity being modeled is removed.
Overview
Content Tools
All content on the LYRASIS Wiki is licensed under the CC BY (Attribution) license
, unless otherwise noted.