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Context

Many institutions that have implemented VIVO have expressed the need for the development of new and improved visualization applications. The current visualization tools that are part of VIVO were created by Indiana University several years ago and have not been updated, include code that does not meet the requirements for moving VIVO from incubator to project status, and do not function correctly, thus misrepresenting data or unable to represent dataoriginated with VIVO are no longer being maintained and do not yield accurate results, and the code does not meet current standards. Since the initial visualization tool was developedtools were made available, other local, open source visualization tools have become availablebeen developed. For example, Northwestern University uses Lattice Grid to visualize VIVO data . A plethora of commercially available visualization tools are available, and the core VIVO code needs to be modified so that it is modular and capable of accommodating any number of visualization plug ins. This task force proposes to organize a suite of standard visualization tools for use in future releases of VIVO.with a suite of their own tools. University of Florida and Weill Cornell Medical Center are other examples.  A number of open source solutions adapted at local institutions may now be available as well. One set of these tools could be adapted to ship with VIVO "out of the box" with some modifications to the core VIVO code.

 Recently, a VIVO Registered Service Provider offered to support the identification and subsequent adaptation of visualization tools that will:

1. better showcase the linked data held in a populated VIVO installation; and 
2. appeal to organizations whose VIVO projects have either stalled for lack of adequate visualization tools or who have yet to join the VIVO community.

This task force proposes to identify an initial visualization toolset from a shortlist of potential candidates and to prepare a high level project plan for adapting/integrating the visualization tools into a future VIVO release. 

Objectives

• Identify existing open source and commercial visualization tools that could be used in VIVO
• Identify VIVO community members who are using or developing visualization tools
• etc.

Deliverables:

• adapted for general use with VIVO
• Evaluate the candidate tools and select one
• Outline a high level project plan for integrating the tools with VIVO
• Review the adaption and integration work as it progresses

Deliverables:

• List of candidate visualization tools
• Evaluation of tools and final selection
• Project plan for adapting, integrating tools
• Delivery of new standard visualization toolsProvide VIVO users with a suite of visualization tools that are compatible with VIVO.

Suggested schedule:

Members

Alex Viggio

Someone from Mike Winkler's staff at U Penn

Jonathan Breeze? or designees

Name and Affiliation - task force lead

Name and Affiliation - facilitator

Name and Affiliation - member

Task Force Members

Alex Viggio - Symplectic - Member

Name and Affiliation - memberPaul Friedman - Northwestern University - p-friedman@northwestern.edu - VIVO Community Member

others to be solicited from the VIVO Community

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• Distribute proposed charter and solicit participation from community via appropriate mailing listlists

• Announce task force creation and progress on relevant Working Group calls.

• Create a page in the VIVO wiki (wiki.duraspace.org)for the task force, with child pages for agendameeting agendas, notes, and additional information

Agendas and Notes

• Solicit agenda items from task force members 3 days before meeting

• Prepare agenda and distribute no less than 24 hours before meeting

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