*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
March 12, 2015
Read it online: http://bit.ly/1FbXegq
Contact: Dean B. Krafft, (dean dot krafft at cornell dot edu
<[email protected]>) or Jonathan Markow, (jjmarkow at duraspace dot
org <[email protected]>)
*VIVO Strategic Plan Lays Foundation for 2015-2016*
During the past two and a half months, the VIVO Strategic Planning Group
has developed a prioritized written strategy document for the VIVO project.
The plan highlights key goals and recommendations that specifically focus
on increasing the engagement of the VIVO community, hiring a full-time VIVO
Technical Lead to make the open source development process more inclusive
and transparent, and implementing a framework to increase productivity.
The Strategic Plan first defines a concise VIVO Value Proposition: “VIVO
provides an integrated view of the scholarly work of an organization”. Each
of the goals in the Strategic Plan is aligned with the value proposition
to ensure that the value of VIVO is enhanced to best meet the needs of the
VIVO community.
Two critical goals are included in the plan. The first of these is to
“Clarify and improve the VIVO value proposition” and calls for examination
of the value that VIVO provides to stakeholders and improving VIVO to best
meet the evolving needs of users.
The second high priority goal outlines actions to “Promote a more open and
networked research ecosystem”. Proposed actions include developing stronger
ties to initiatives in the networked research ecosystem and promoting
improved data sharing through the use of common, interoperable data
standards. Strengthening and formalizing VIVO’s relationships with ORCID,
CASRAI, euroCRIS and CERIF, and CRediT are specifically recommended.
The plan was presented to the VIVO Leadership Group on February 20. The
Leadership Group endorsed the value proposition, the hiring of a full-time
technical lead, and the goals that are outlined in the plan.
In order to successfully implement the Strategic Plan, it is important that
the wider VIVO community and its leaders engage and endorse the plan to
ensure that all work undertaken by the community aligns well with strategic
project goals and priorities.
As an open source project, the sustainability of VIVO depends on the active
participation of VIVO community members. The success of VIVO is the
responsibility of the community, and so it is important that the needs of
the community are effectively communicated to the Leadership Group and the
Steering Group.
The Strategic Plan can be accessed here: http://bit.ly/1BHT3rz. Questions
and comments about the plan may be directed to Dean B. Krafft, VIVO
Steering Group chair (dean dot krafft at cornell dot edu
<[email protected]>) or Jonathan Markow, DuraSpace CSO (jjmarkow at
duraspace dot org <[email protected]>).
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