VIVO Documentation
Current Release
This documentation covers the latest release of VIVO, version 1.15.x.
If you are able to help contribute to this documentation, please contact vivo at lyrasis dot org
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VIVO itself is a customization of a more generic product called Vitro. Here is how VIVO has been customized from Vitro.
Vitro | VIVO | |
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Purpose | General-purpose tool for working with Semantic Data | Specialized tool for Research Networking |
Ontology | No ontology | Includes an ontology (VIVO-ISF) for Research Networking |
Theme | Minimal theme | Elaborate theme, display and editing are customized for the ontology |
Display Rules | Default display rules | Annotations are used to:
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Form editing | Default editing forms | Editing is customized to the ontology |
Search Index | Default search index | Search index contains additional fields specific to VIVO |
Functionality | Default functionality | Additional functionality: visualizations, interface to Harvester, QR codes, etc. |