profiles and repositories elsewhere

There's a terrific thread getting going on the JISC Repositories mailing list, where people are describing the repository use in their institutions. It has also diverged into discussion of how profiles and repositories interact. As well as local efforts, there is mention of some major players:

• Vivo - a "research-focussed discovery tool" from Cornell, which lets you browse or search for information about Cornell faculty and staff
• Catalyst - "brings together the intellectual force, technologies, and clinical expertise of Harvard University and its affiliates and partners to reduce the burden of human illness"
• BibApp - a "Campus Research Gateway and Expert Finder"
• OpenScholar -a "a paradigm shift in how the personal academic and research web sites are created and maintained"

I don't think our project would yet lay claim to any of these exotic descriptions, but it's great to know that other work is going on in this area - it's an exciting space!