diff --git a/common/util.js b/common/util.js
index dc2d8eb445f4531ccd8f8b0d41c621d1485a21eb..cb1004eef1be8f19a56e9745911148ccaff0d9ba 100644
--- a/common/util.js
+++ b/common/util.js
@@ -13,6 +13,27 @@
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   *
+   * https://stackoverflow.com/a/16348977/6059235
+   */
+  exports.intToRgb = int => {
+    if (int >= 65500) {
+      return [255, 255, 255]
+    }
+    const str = String(int * 65535)
+    let hash = 0
+    for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+      hash = str.charCodeAt(i) + ((hash << 5) - hash);
+    }
+    const returnV = []
+    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      const value = (hash >> (i * 8)) & 0xFF;
+      returnV.push(value)
+    }
+    return returnV
+  }
+
   exports.getIdObj = getIdObj
 
   exports.getIdFromFullId = fullId => {
diff --git a/deploy/datasets/query.js b/deploy/datasets/query.js
index 11c800173765ae17512a13881d0e2d6c4d1b03bf..c1a11c28d29a617f4a99427c4c99191abbff39d5 100644
--- a/deploy/datasets/query.js
+++ b/deploy/datasets/query.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fs.readFile(CACHE_DATASET_FILENAME, 'utf-8', (err, data) => {
 
 const { KG_ROOT, KG_SEARCH_VOCAB } = constants
 
-const KG_DATASET_SEARCH_QUERY_NAME = process.env.KG_DATASET_SEARCH_QUERY_NAME || 'interactiveViewerKgQuery-v0_3'
+const KG_DATASET_SEARCH_QUERY_NAME = process.env.KG_DATASET_SEARCH_QUERY_NAME || 'interactiveViewerKgQuery-v1_0'
 const KG_DATASET_SEARCH_PATH = process.env.KG_DATASET_SEARCH_PATH || '/minds/core/dataset/v1.0.0'
 
 const kgDatasetSearchFullString = `${KG_DATASET_SEARCH_PATH}/${KG_DATASET_SEARCH_QUERY_NAME}`
diff --git a/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.component.ts b/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.component.ts
index 1b2a8c6005c7d5747a1ad6b288f59892501dd5e8..e77718d7a98f11501cd3e0f241faf7afe0f5a97e 100644
--- a/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.component.ts
+++ b/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.component.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const NEHUBA_CLICK_OVERRIDE: InjectionToken<(next: () => void) => void> =
 import { MIN_REQ_EXPLAINER } from 'src/util/constants'
 import { SlServiceService } from "src/spotlight/sl-service.service";
 import { PureContantService } from "src/util";
-import { viewerStateSetSelectedRegions, viewerStateRemoveAdditionalLayer, viewerStateSelectParcellation } from "src/services/state/viewerState.store.helper";
+import { viewerStateSetSelectedRegions, viewerStateRemoveAdditionalLayer, viewerStateHelperSelectParcellationWithId } from "src/services/state/viewerState.store.helper";
 import { viewerStateGetOverlayingAdditionalParcellations, viewerStateParcVersionSelector } from "src/services/state/viewerState/selectors";
 import { ngViewerSelectorClearViewEntries } from "src/services/state/ngViewerState/selectors";
 import { ngViewerActionClearView } from "src/services/state/ngViewerState/actions";
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ export class AtlasViewer implements OnDestroy, OnInit, AfterViewInit {
 
   public selectedLayerVersions$ = this.store.pipe(
     select(viewerStateParcVersionSelector),
+    map(arr => arr.map(item => {
+      const overwrittenName = item['@version'] && item['@version']['name']
+      return overwrittenName
+        ? { ...item, name: overwrittenName }
+        : item
+    }))
   )
 
   private selectedParcellation$: Observable<any>
@@ -389,8 +395,8 @@ export class AtlasViewer implements OnDestroy, OnInit, AfterViewInit {
 
   public selectParcellation(parc: any) {
     this.store.dispatch(
-      viewerStateSelectParcellation({
-        selectParcellation: parc
+      viewerStateHelperSelectParcellationWithId({
+        payload: parc
       })
     )
   }
diff --git a/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.constantService.service.ts b/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.constantService.service.ts
index c49765262f89ea15c05488414cdc66eccd2ecc5b..454a2c9338880b08da7262b4fa279d136bb637e4 100644
--- a/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.constantService.service.ts
+++ b/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.constantService.service.ts
@@ -237,14 +237,15 @@ Interactive atlas viewer requires **webgl2.0**, and the \`EXT_color_buffer_float
   ]
   public showHelpPerspectiveViewMap = this.showHelpPerspectiveDesktop
 
-  /**
-   * raise/track issues at github repo: <a target = "_blank" href = "${this.repoUrl}">${this.repoUrl}</a>
-   */
-
-  public supportEmailAddress = `inm1-bda@fz-juelich.de`
+  public repoUrl = `https://github.com/HumanBrainProject/interactive-viewer`
+  public supportEmailAddress = `support@ebrains.eu`
+  public docUrl = `https://interactive-viewer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/`
 
   public showHelpSupportText: string = `Did you encounter an issue?
-Send us an email: <a target = "_blank" href = "mailto:${this.supportEmailAddress}">${this.supportEmailAddress}</a>`
+Send us an email: <a target = "_blank" href = "mailto:${this.supportEmailAddress}">${this.supportEmailAddress}</a>
+
+Raise/track issues at github repo: <a target = "_blank" href = "${this.repoUrl}">${this.repoUrl}</a>
+`
 
   public incorrectParcellationNameSearchParam(title) {
     return `The selected parcellation - ${title} - is not available. The the first parcellation of the template is selected instead.`
@@ -254,8 +255,6 @@ Send us an email: <a target = "_blank" href = "mailto:${this.supportEmailAddress
     return `The selected template - ${title} - is not available.`
   }
 
-  private repoUrl = `https://github.com/HumanBrainProject/interactive-viewer`
-
   constructor(
     private store$: Store<IavRootStoreInterface>,
     private http: HttpClient,
diff --git a/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.template.html b/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.template.html
index 5a000c2f493a8de1f60684d85d23b70f4c6e21e8..9bf675aeb9cef54234fcf30f167eda2f5de876ed 100644
--- a/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.template.html
+++ b/src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.template.html
@@ -143,10 +143,16 @@
             let-parcel="parcel"
             let-selected="selected"
             let-dismissable="dismissable"
+            let-chipClass="class"
             let-onclick="onclick">
-            <mat-chip class="pe-all position-relative z-index-2" (click)="onclick && onclick()" [selected]="selected">
+            <mat-chip class="pe-all position-relative z-index-2 d-inline-flex justify-content-between"
+              [ngClass]="chipClass"
+              (click)="onclick && onclick()"
+              [selected]="selected">
               
-              {{ parcel?.groupName ? (parcel?.groupName + ' - ') : '' }}{{ parcel?.name }}
+              <span>
+                {{ parcel?.groupName ? (parcel?.groupName + ' - ') : '' }}{{ parcel?.name }}
+              </span>
 
               <!-- info icon -->
               <ng-template [ngIf]="parcel?.originDatasets?.length > 0" [ngIfElse]="infoIconBasic">
@@ -198,6 +204,7 @@
                     parcel: parcVer,
                     selected: selectedParcellation && selectedParcellation['@id'] === parcVer['@id'],
                     dismissable: false,
+                    class: 'w-100',
                     onclick: bindFns([
                       [ selectParcellation.bind(this), parcVer ],
                       [ layerVersionMenuTrigger.closeMenu.bind(layerVersionMenuTrigger) ]
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 590bc0faf45378142f7701a5b096d115118f79fc..96c74ac49e440c5a7da8dc195ceb5e6f38837aeb 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="theme.css">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="version.css">
   
-  <script src="https://unpkg.com/kg-dataset-previewer@0.0.19/dist/kg-dataset-previewer/kg-dataset-previewer.js" defer>
+  <script src="https://unpkg.com/kg-dataset-previewer@1.0.6/dist/kg-dataset-previewer/kg-dataset-previewer.js" defer>
   </script>
 
   <title>Interactive Atlas Viewer</title>
diff --git a/src/theme.scss b/src/theme.scss
index 6b2576e1fb3217aeb4a0a0cb90b5ff311401b8cf..b2b1c43ca50117e48bfc37e5b27ddbf507686d6b 100644
--- a/src/theme.scss
+++ b/src/theme.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@
   [iv-custom-comp],
   .iv-custom-comp
   {
+
+    &[target="_blank"]
+    {
+      // TODO it seems unicode does not have an external link character.
+      // will have to use SVG as background image or something
+
+      // &::after
+      // {
+      //   content: "";
+      //   display: inline-block;
+        
+      // }
+    }
+
     &[card],
     &.card
     {
diff --git a/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/index.ts b/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7506f5e592b2e4bcdebcfd01ba5b1f068b32b79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { IContributor } from './util'
+export { ContributorModule } from './module'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/kgLink.pipe.ts b/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/kgLink.pipe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ff0f2ebfbfa919675a16c759bb97f6f7a9cb0c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/kgLink.pipe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from "@angular/core";
+import { IContributor } from "./util";
+
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'getContributorKgLink'
+})
+
+export class GetContributorKgLink implements PipeTransform{
+  public transform(contributor: IContributor): string{
+    const id = contributor['identifier']
+    return `https://kg.ebrains.eu/search/instances/Contributor/${id}`
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/module.ts b/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..822f4583e850829b0f63722ba427a7bc9c9bb3f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { NgModule } from "@angular/core";
+import { GetContributorKgLink } from "./kgLink.pipe";
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [
+    GetContributorKgLink
+  ],
+  exports: [
+    GetContributorKgLink
+  ]
+})
+
+export class ContributorModule{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/util.ts b/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..81bb67bfb3a8f8eea2b1dce65bd8366cf02f5687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/databrowserModule/contributor/util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * as defined by interactiveViewerKgQuery-v1_0
+ */
+export interface IContributor{
+  ['@id']: string
+  ['shortName']: string
+  ['name']: string
+  ['schema.org/shortName']: string
+  ['identifier']: string
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/databrowserModule/databrowser.module.ts b/src/ui/databrowserModule/databrowser.module.ts
index 059ea3107f95dced726fca438c90dbec1346051f..b941f8ce5a44d2212d60a7bd2acf35eafecc774e 100644
--- a/src/ui/databrowserModule/databrowser.module.ts
+++ b/src/ui/databrowserModule/databrowser.module.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { FilterPreviewByType } from "./preview/filterPreview.pipe";
 import { PreviewCardComponent } from "./preview/previewCard/previewCard.component";
 import { LayerBrowserModule } from "../layerbrowser";
 import { DatabrowserDirective } from "./databrowser/databrowser.directive";
+import { ContributorModule } from "./contributor";
 
 
 const previewEmitFactory = ( overrideFn: (file: any, dataset: any) => void) => {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ const previewEmitFactory = ( overrideFn: (file: any, dataset: any) => void) => {
     UtilModule,
     AngularMaterialModule,
     LayerBrowserModule,
+    ContributorModule,
   ],
   declarations: [
     DataBrowser,
diff --git a/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/detailedView/singleDataset.template.html b/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/detailedView/singleDataset.template.html
index cf98554f9ee83564167e026962b09c6b756674c7..617182ba4b3d892d8d84660964af8d448793652f 100644
--- a/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/detailedView/singleDataset.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/detailedView/singleDataset.template.html
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@
 
   <!-- contributors, if publications not available -->
   <ng-container *ngIf="publications && publications.length == 0 && contributors && contributors.length > 0">
-    <i class="small" *ngFor="let contributor of contributors; let lastFlag = last;">
-      {{ contributor }}{{ lastFlag ? '' : ',' }}
-    </i>
+    <ng-container *ngFor="let contributor of contributors; let lastFlag = last;">
+      <a [href]="contributor | getContributorKgLink" class="iv-custom-comp" target="_blank">
+        {{ contributor['schema.org/shortName'] || contributor['shortName'] || contributor['name'] }}
+      </a>
+      <span *ngIf="!lastFlag">,</span>
+    </ng-container>
   </ng-container>
 </mat-card-content>
 
diff --git a/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/singleDataset.base.ts b/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/singleDataset.base.ts
index 2847d14289ea3b636297d17662ab91be10f4973a..4ff7e76f005846960807a4fc0d18bed3755ab012 100644
--- a/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/singleDataset.base.ts
+++ b/src/ui/databrowserModule/singleDataset/singleDataset.base.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { MatSnackBar } from "@angular/material/snack-bar";
 
 import { ARIA_LABELS } from 'common/constants'
 import { switchMap, catchError, distinctUntilChanged, filter } from "rxjs/operators";
+import { IContributor } from "../contributor";
 
 export {
   DatabrowserService,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ export class SingleDatasetBase implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   @Input() public description?: string
   @Input() public publications?: IPublication[]
 
-  @Input() public contributors: any[] = []
+  @Input() public contributors: IContributor[] = []
 
   public fetchFlag = false
   private _fullId: string
diff --git a/src/ui/help/help.component.ts b/src/ui/help/help.component.ts
index d731cba181188aa0fdbc6f8ec36e721bbd3913d0..af6c46dff917b60fcf74c86fcb89a5d62eb6de54 100644
--- a/src/ui/help/help.component.ts
+++ b/src/ui/help/help.component.ts
@@ -12,26 +12,20 @@ import { AtlasViewerConstantsServices } from 'src/atlasViewer/atlasViewer.consta
 
 export class HelpComponent {
 
-  public generalHelp
-  public sliceviewHelp
-  public perspectiveviewHelp
-  public supportText
+  public generalHelp = this.constantService.showHelpGeneralMap
+  public sliceviewHelp = this.constantService.showHelpSliceViewMap
+  public perspectiveviewHelp = this.constantService.showHelpPerspectiveViewMap
+  public supportText = this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustHtml(this.constantService.showHelpSupportText)
 
-  public contactEmailHref: string
-  public contactEmail: string
+  public contactEmailHref: string = `mailto:${this.constantService.supportEmailAddress}?Subject=[InteractiveAtlasViewer]%20Queries`
+  public supportEmailAddress: string = this.constantService.supportEmailAddress
 
-  public userDoc: string = `docs/`
+  public userDoc: string = this.constantService.docUrl
+  public repoUrl = this.constantService.repoUrl
 
   constructor(
     private constantService: AtlasViewerConstantsServices,
     private sanitizer: DomSanitizer,
   ) {
-    this.generalHelp = this.constantService.showHelpGeneralMap
-    this.sliceviewHelp = this.constantService.showHelpSliceViewMap
-    this.perspectiveviewHelp = this.constantService.showHelpPerspectiveViewMap
-    this.supportText = this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustHtml(this.constantService.showHelpSupportText)
-
-    this.contactEmailHref = `mailto:${this.constantService.supportEmailAddress}?Subject=[InteractiveAtlasViewer]%20Queries`
-    this.contactEmail = this.constantService.supportEmailAddress
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/help/help.template.html b/src/ui/help/help.template.html
index bc5f804ece9205caaa26612e2cebcf0cca6c7ac4..9a9169afd9eb25c1897e14b7dd950a5b55e4d212 100644
--- a/src/ui/help/help.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/help/help.template.html
@@ -10,11 +10,20 @@
       </button>
     </a>
 
+    <a [href]="repoUrl" target="_blank">
+      <button mat-flat-button>
+        <i class="fab fa-github"></i>
+        <span>
+          Github
+        </span>
+      </button>
+    </a>
+
     <a [href]="contactEmailHref">
       <button mat-flat-button>
         <i class="fas fa-at"></i>
         <span>
-        {{ contactEmail }}
+        {{ supportEmailAddress }}
         </span>
       </button>
     </a>
diff --git a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
index 25bd2d65b53985793e488a4dc2de224e05a1e2ea..a9296fa600a61d7d73b714ac4b3931233bfa77a1 100644
--- a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
           'lighttheme': iavRegion.rgbDarkmode === false
         }"
         [style.backgroundColor]="iavRegion?.rgbString || 'accent'">
-        <span>
+        <span class="text iv-custom-comp">
           Explore
         </span>
 
diff --git a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaViewer/nehubaViewer.component.ts b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaViewer/nehubaViewer.component.ts
index 846ac4adc9112261857a4f13a040941dff21b3fb..aa70b00af6dcb158f96d5b65273f54fbe7d720f7 100644
--- a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaViewer/nehubaViewer.component.ts
+++ b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaViewer/nehubaViewer.component.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { getExportNehuba, getViewer, setNehubaViewer } from "src/util/fn";
 import '!!file-loader?context=third_party&name=main.bundle.js!export-nehuba/dist/min/main.bundle.js'
 import '!!file-loader?context=third_party&name=chunk_worker.bundle.js!export-nehuba/dist/min/chunk_worker.bundle.js'
 import { scanSliceViewRenderFn } from "../util";
+import { intToRgb as intToColour } from 'common/util'
 
 const NG_LANDMARK_LAYER_NAME = 'spatial landmark layer'
 const NG_USER_LANDMARK_LAYER_NAME = 'user landmark layer'
@@ -957,27 +958,6 @@ const patchSliceViewPanel = (sliceViewPanel: any) => {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- *
- * https://stackoverflow.com/a/16348977/6059235
- */
-const intToColour = function(int) {
-  if (int >= 65500) {
-    return [255, 255, 255]
-  }
-  const str = String(int * 65535)
-  let hash = 0
-  for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
-    hash = str.charCodeAt(i) + ((hash << 5) - hash);
-  }
-  const returnV = []
-  for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-    const value = (hash >> (i * 8)) & 0xFF;
-    returnV.push(value)
-  }
-  return returnV
-}
-
 export interface ViewerState {
   orientation: [number, number, number, number]
   perspectiveOrientation: [number, number, number, number]
diff --git a/src/ui/parcellationRegion/region.base.ts b/src/ui/parcellationRegion/region.base.ts
index 88fe881e36fed5c666456d97bab616b73cc4f3d0..ade02dd1762affa7c83658c178e6443178ff82ff 100644
--- a/src/ui/parcellationRegion/region.base.ts
+++ b/src/ui/parcellationRegion/region.base.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ARIA_LABELS } from 'common/constants'
 import { flattenRegions, getIdFromFullId, rgbToHsl } from 'common/util'
 import { viewerStateSetConnectivityRegion, viewerStateNavigateToRegion, viewerStateToggleRegionSelect } from "src/services/state/viewerState.store.helper";
 import { viewerStateGetSelectedAtlas } from "src/services/state/viewerState/selectors";
+import { intToRgb } from 'common/util'
 
 export class RegionBase {
 
@@ -20,10 +21,11 @@ export class RegionBase {
     this._region = val
     this.region$.next(this._region)
     if (!this._region) return
-    if (!this._region.rgb) return
-    this.rgbString = `rgb(${this._region.rgb.join(',')})`
-    const [h, s, l] = rgbToHsl(...this._region.rgb)
-    this.rgbDarkmode = l < 0.4
+
+    const rgb = this._region.rgb || (this._region.labelIndex && intToRgb(Number(this._region.labelIndex))) || [255, 200, 200]
+    this.rgbString = `rgb(${rgb.join(',')})`
+    const [_h, _s, l] = rgbToHsl(...rgb)
+    this.rgbDarkmode = l < 0.65
   }
 
   get region(){