profile locally network globally
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Presentation given at the 2014 UCCSC conferenceTRANSCRIPT
Clinical and TranslationalScience Institute / CTSIat the University of California, San Francisco
Profile Locally, Network GloballyEric Meeks and Brian Turner, CTSI at UCSF University of California Computing Services Conference, Aug 4, 2014
Research Networking
• VIVO, Profiles, SciVal Experts, many others
• Most universities have one (to several) in place
• LinkedIn for Researchers
LinkedIn for Researchers …
with some twists.
http://profiles.ucsf.edu
Why do institutions roll their own?
Credibility
• The home institutions know their researchers best.
• Prestigious publications look to institutional systems for reliable info.
Customization
Local engagement leads to richer profiles
… which leads to more page views
Users are happy with UCSF Profiles
• Helped me prepare lectures and work with students• I found a potential book contributor • It helps me find info about faculty • Identify potential mentors • Looking for research opportunities • Great resource for finding potential research
collaborators and for PhD dissertation committees• Helped prepare research critique• Helped find new nursing research problems• Found info about doctors
Networks however, are not local
• Researchers work with people across the country and world.
• Networks thrive when free and unfettered
The research environment has changed
• Funding agencies ask/require that researchers collaborate
• Harder problems require bigger and/or more selective teams
• Larger networks will have more specialized expertise– Get the best person, not the best one close by
Challenges for Cross-InstitutionalResearch Networking
• Users can’t be expected to manually connect to collaborators at other institutions.
• Data sources
• Disparate systems don’t share information
The Technologies to Connect Local Profiles in a Global Network
• Linked Open Data and a Common Ontology (VIVO) for data recognition
• Shibboleth/Incommon/OAuth for Authentication
• OpenSocial to connect different systems to common services
Linked Open Data and OpenSocial in Action
Live Demo:
http://stage-r2r.ucsf.edu/crosslinks/indexclick very slowly please….
http://stage-profiles.ucsf.edu/eric.meeks
Roadmap(in grid format)
LinksReal/Artifact
ActivitiesOnline
Activities
RealConnections X Coming soon! Coming soon!
Virtual Connections
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Linked Open Data, OpenSocial, OAuth and ActivityStreams in Action
http://activitystrea.ms/• Webfinger• Pump.io• Indie Web Camp
Live Demo:http://stage-profiles.ucsf.edu
http://stage-profiles.ucsd.edu
Roadmap(in grid format)
LinksReal/Artifact
ActivitiesOnline
Activities
RealConnections X Coming soon!
(best value)Coming soon!
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Next Steps
• Install our own ActivityStreams server
• Consume activities from UCSF/UCSD/USC/LBNL
• Consume activities from R2R/Crosslinks
• Build more gadgets for displaying and generating activities
• Share everything!
Thanks!
http://profiles.ucsf.edu/brian.turner
http://profiles.ucsf.edu/eric.meeks
Roadmap(in grid format)
LinksReal/Artifact
ActivitiesOnline
Activities
Public n/a Chatter->Activity Streams
Chatter->Activity Streams
RealConnections X Coming soon!
(best value)Coming soon!
Virtual Connections
Coming soon! Coming soon! X
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