CollabVT is in development as a searchable researcher profile system that supports communities of discovery by enabling users to identify collaborators and connect with research across disciplines. CollabVT profiles increase the reach of Virginia Tech's research profile and support its global land-grant mission through public profiles of researcher expertise.
CollabVT is a service provided by the University Libraries and powered by a local implementation of VIVO [Pronunciation: /viːvəʊ/ or vee-voh], a member-supported, open source software and an ontology for representing scholarship.
Questions? Reach University Libraries contacts at: researchservices@vt.edu
The CollabVT Implementation Team is currently working towards launch of Phase 2, a VT-ONLY iterative release of faculty profiles on collab.vt.edu.
During Phase 2, faculty profiles will only be accessible to users with an IP in the VT IP range, and the Implementation Team will enact a communication strategy with the following objectives: