Enabling a Network of Scientists: 2010 VIVO Conference

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the 2010 VIVO Conference.Design/methodology/approach – Conference report.Findings – VIVO is an open source, semantic web discovery platform for hosting information about researchers, their interests, activities, and accomplishments. The first annual VIVO Conference brought together a diverse group of researchers, developers, publishers, information system vendors, government agencies, and librarians – all united by the common goal of enabling research discovery and supporting collaboration among researchers.Originality/value – This conference report is of interest to information professionals in academia, corporate, and governmental information centers and libraries.