Status
Context
VIVO has grown over the years as an open scholarly infrastructure and as a community. Last year we signed the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, which brings expectations around transparency, governance, and sustainability with it. This is a welcome reason to start a self‑assessment of our practices and values using the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI), as suggested by the Barcelona Declaration. They provide a structured way to document current practices, to identify gaps, and to emphasize our strengths. This suggested task force would build on current governance and community discussions.
Objectives
- Document current practices, open questions, and gaps across POSI categories.
- Conduct a structured POSI v2 self‑assessment for the VIVO project.
- Identify priority areas for improvement and potential follow‑up actions.
- Produce and publish the self-assessment to support transparency and institutional decision‑making.
Deliverables
- A completed self‑assessment document for VIVO in compliance with POSI v2.
- Documentation published on the VIVO wiki or the VIVO Website, shared with the community.
- Prepare a presentation in a public webinar of the outcomes. The presentation might be held after the closure of this task force.
Suggested schedule
Develop charter | 1 weeks | 2026-04-16 |
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Solicit members and schedule first meeting | 2 week | 2026-04-30 |
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Develop action items, assign to team members | 1 weeks | 2026-05-07 |
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Accomplish deliverables, preliminary review | 3 weeks | 2026-05-28 | |
Revise deliverables, final review | 2 weeks | 2026-06-11 |
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Members (please add yourself!)
- Christian Hauschke (TIB) - task force lead
- Bridget Almas (Lyrasis) - facilitator
- Brian Lowe (Ontocale) - member
- Robert Cartolano (Columbia) - member
Please feel free to add yourself or contact Brian Lowe or Christian Hauschke via mail or via Slack to be added.
Meeting Times
- Kick-off meeting April 29th at 10:00am EST/16:00 CEST https://lyrasis.zoom.us/j/84398930208?pwd=0Id8GHMLaT950QzC8vJ57BAUbxavMC.1&from=addon
Communication Channels
Proposed charter and participation solicitation will be communicated via VIVO mailing lists and VIVO Slack.
Task force creation and progress will be communicated in the same channels.
This wiki page and subpages will be used for documentation.
