People network visualization

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On 5/31/2012 3:58 PM, Kimberly Silk wrote:
>
> ** apologies for cross-posting **
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Here at our happy think tank we have an informal network of 
> researchers from around the world who collaborate from time-to-time on 
> various academic papers. Once a year, we bring together these 
> researchers here at our office for a few days so that they can 
> communicate and collaborate face-to-face. The rest of the year, their 
> communication is largely virtual. This network is always growing and 
> changing shape ---new researchers join, many change positions and 
> jobs, and we lose a few now and then.
>
> What I'd like to do is use an interactive visualization on our web 
> site that will allow researchers to find each other. I want to "tag" 
> the researchers according to their areas of study (I can develop a 
> taxonomy here), affiliated institution, what years they attended our 
> annual conference, etc.
>
> I am looking at TheBrain, which is neat, but I want to embed it in our 
> web site (wordpress). Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kim
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> *Data Librarian, Martin Prosperity Institute*
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> *Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto*
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