Clinical and TranslationalScience Institute / CTSIat the University of California, San Francisco
UCSF Profiles Research Networking & Expertise Discovery
Leslie YuanOct 19, 2010
Topics
1. UCSF Profiles today, at a glance
2. Interoperability: Data Feeds and Mini-search
3. OpenSocial Apps and Gadgets
4. National Networking
http://profiles.ucsf.edu – Open source software developed by Harvard
Catalyst, Harvard’s CTSA-funded organization – Ongoing collaboration with Harvard to:
• develop and continually improve the product• ensure adaptable by other universities
– This work also part of a national effort, enabled by the NCRR-facilitated CTSA National Consortium
UCSF Profiles
UCSF Profiles Today• Use to Search, Discover, Network
• Customizable
• 2600 profiles– Includes primarily faculty as represented by Academic
Affairs – Also includes some non-faculty academics, senior
research administration leadership and staff
• Populated with publicly available data – Campus Locator System, approved for public display – PubMed
• Evolving rapidly
• Strive to ensure that UCSF faculty only need to edit publications in one place, regardless of where the information is used (i.e. Profiles, Advance or some other product)
• Data Feeds – CFAR
• Mini-search – SFGH
Interoperability
Demo CFAR and SFGH
http://cfar.ucsf.edu
http://medschool2.ucsf.edu/sfgh/research
• Extend functionality using gadget strategy – Write our own – Use what’s already out there
• Allows others to use and build gadgets
• Goal to create a library of gadgets for national use
OpenSocial Apps and Gadgets
Mentorship information is Our First App
SlideShare.net is Next
Eventually Building a National Library
• UCSF is leading the national project to enable national research networking
• 15-20 other institutions are participating– Using Profiles and other research networking
software products such as VIVO and Loki
• Anticipated pilot launch in Jan 2011 showing an aggregate federated search
National Networking
Contact CTSI to learn more, provide feedback & input We want to hear from you
• Use the CTSI “Open Forum” – http://ctsi.ucsf.edu/forums/ucsfprofiles
OR
• Leslie Yuan for product: [email protected]
• Eric Meeks for technical: [email protected]
• Mini Kahlon for national: [email protected]