Facilitate the Discovery and Connection of Research and Scholarship

VIVO creates an actionable map of the scholarly work of your organization.

CONNECT

VIVO creates a connected, integrated record of the scholarly work of your institution, ready for reporting, visualization, and analysis.

DISCOVER

VIVO is developing world standards for big data representation of scholarly work, providing a single shared vocabulary for data regarding scholarship.

SHARE

VIVO enables connections across many different data sources and systems through its use of semantic technologies and open global standards for the representation of scholarly work.

Why Choose Vivo?

Boost the worldwide visibility of your research expertise and outcomes

Uncover opportunities for research collaboration and mentorship across disciplines and organizations

Make data-informed strategic decisions to amplify your research expenDitures and societal impact.

Automatically connect data from your institution with external sources of data on researchers, scholarly activities, funding and impact

Participate in the Open Science ecosystem, retaining ownership of your data and avoiding the high fees of commercial providers and proprietary solutions

Request for Proposals: VIVO SWORD Deposit

Lyrasis seeks one or more proposals to implement interoperability features that have been specified in Phase I of the CST Interoperability Project.   This opportunity involves the development of new code for VIVO and is funded by Lyrasis through the CST Growth Fund....

VIVO Webinar #1: Videos Published!

The 1st VIVO Webinar took place on 7 October 2026 as a hybrid event during the 8th (German) VIVO Workshop, which was hosted by DINI AG FIS and the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology in Hanover. Three presentations provided an overview of the...

Announcing VIVO Release 1.16.0!

We are pleased to announce the release of VIVO 1.16.0! Thank you to the VIVO community for all of their contributions to make this milestone release possible. What's New in 1.16.0 Customizations & UI Enhancements WYSIWYG Editor for Custom Pages - A visual editor...

You’re invited to VIVO Webinar #1!

Join us for the first VIVO Webinar! This session will be streamed live to the 8. VIVO Workshop 2026, offering participants the opportunity to engage in a hybrid format, whether attending in person or online. Date: October 7, 2026 Time: 09:50 EDT / 15:50 CEST to 11:10...

Call for proposals: 8. VIVO-Workshop 2026

Following on from last year’s successful workshop, the DINI AG Research Information and Systems and the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology would like to cordially invite once again this year to the 8th VIVO Workshop 2026 at the TIB on October...

VIVO Completes POSI Self-Assessment

VIVO has grown over the years, as an open scholarly infrastructure and as a community. In signing the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, we reaffirmed our commitment to transparency, governance, and sustainability. Further leaning into this...

Highlights from the VIVO Panel at CRIS 2026

As with previous editions of the CRIS Conference organised by euroCRIS, we were once again able to host a VIVO panel at this year’s CRIS 2026. Around a third of the conference participants gathered in the lecture theatre to listen to and discuss the following...

MATCH OPPORTUNITY FOR VIVO!

Exciting News! A VIVO member institution has just pledged up to twenty-five thousand U.S. dollars for the VIVO Development Fund as a dollar-for-dollar match of new contributions made by other institutions. This pledge reflects a strong vote of confidence in VIVO’s...

VIVO POSI Task Force Is Starting!

We are happy to announce the start of the POSI Self-Assessment Task Force for the VIVO project. The task force will officially begin its work on the 29th of April and will focus on a structured self-assessment of VIVO using version 2 of the Principles of Open...

Request for Comments: Disambiguation/Deduplication Spec

Dear VIVO Community, We invite you to review and comment on the following proposal for implementation of deduplication and disambiguation functionality in VIVO. The specification and its implementation are part of the VIVO development project that has been funded by...

See the Magic of VIVO

Your VIVO can be automatically populated with information from many different verified sources, allowing you link a great variety of data and metadata and to transform them into meaningful information.

Create Word Visualizations

Quickly check how a particular research topic has been studied in your institution.

VIVO Word Chart

Water-Related Research at Texas A&M

This image represents water-related research at Texas A&M: water in Agriculture, Climate, Aquatic Systems, Energy, Materials and Drinking; what are the publications and researchers for each specific sub-topic and the relations among them.

Create Network Connections

You can see the work of your scholars and professors in supporting Master and Doctoral Thesis and the network that this activity generates.

VIVO Master and Doctoral Thesis Network Graphic

IBICT (Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia)

CREATE YOUR RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS PAGES

You can easily see the strengths of your scholars and researchers, looking at their research areas of expertise, the production and outcome.

 

TIB VIVO - Research and Scholar Page

TIB VIVO – Scholar page

Join Our Community

WHAT IS COMMUNITY-DEVELOPED SOFTWARE?

VIVO is an open source software platform developed and supported by our user community, with the help and support of LYRASIS. The community welcomes your interest and participation.

REGISTER

There are over 150 VIVO instances in more than 25 countries around the world. Please take the time to register your site so you are included in our growing list of “Who’s Using VIVO?”.

Mailing List

The primary way VIVO users discuss issues and communicate with one another is through the various mailing lists.

Become a Member

VIVO Members are leaders from university, research, library organizations, and others, who have made a financial commitment to our open source projects and participate in governance.

Monitor Development Work

The VIVO community uses GitHub to track, prioritize, and guide its work.

Or simply email us at vivoweb.org if you have any other questions about the Vivo community.

Want to support VIVO? Become a Member Today.

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WHY BECOME A MEMBER

Membership provides essential funding to advance VIVO’s program initiatives, continued development efforts and also provides critical support for staffing and operations. Your financial support is essential for the long-term sustainability of our community.

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What VIVO Members Receive

VIVO membership can take many forms and no contribution is too small. Member benefits include exclusive rewards such as discounts on events and trainings, opportunities to join program Governance and much more.

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HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER

Becoming a VIVO member is easy. Simply make your donation and show your support by clicking the button below or reaching out to us directly at vivoweb.org.

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