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Researcher Visibility

A collection of websites and articles about researcher profiles

Guides From Other Libraries

Research Impact
From the University Library at The University of Melbourne
Research Impact & Visibility
Utrecht University Library guide includes a page about researcher profiles, and a page about metrics & altmetrics.
Scholarly Metrics
From Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries
Tracking Your Academic Footprint
From University of Cape Town Libraries.

DKL Faculty Seminar

Powerpoint (pdf of slides used for April 2014 session)
Jacobson presentation, April 2014
Researcher Visibility (Workshop Handout)
distributed in October 2014 seminar
Powerpoint (pdf of slides used for October 2014 session)

Articles, Presentations & Websites

Creating and Maintaining a Professional Presence Online: A Roundup and Reflection
ProfHacker blog post in the Chronicle of Higher education links to a variety of articles and other information on the topic.
Getting Found - Using social media to build your research profile
Librarian-created presentation. Click on more information icon for the abstract.
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Have you thought about your online profile? There are so many options that will help you to get found and network with others (e.g. LinkedIn, Academia.edu, ResearchGate and more). But where do you start? Do you know what option(s) will be the right fit for you, your objectives and your research? This presentation will prime you to make informed decisions about building your profile on social/research networking sites
How to Curate Your Digital Identity as an Academic (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Practical advice on developing and maintaining your online presence.
How to Overcome What Scares Us About Our Online Identities (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Addresses scholars' questions and concerns. Concludes that,"Despite the concerns about the technology and time it takes to create a digital identity, the most motivating fear of all turns out to be that of becoming irrelevant. And in this age of rapidly shifting scholarly communication, one of the most effective ways to be a scholar is to be one online."
LSE Impact Blog
Sponsored by the London School of Economics, the blog is for researches, staff, librarians, and others interested in maximizing the impact of academic work in social sciences and other disciplines.
Online collaboration: Scientists and the social network
August 2014 online article from Nature reports on results of a survey looking at scientists' and engineers' use of academic social media, particularly ResearchGate.
Searching for Scholars
Short article reviewing the use of ResearcherID, Google Scholar Citations, and SCOPUS Author Identifier. Suggests linking between these (and other similar) services when possible.
Social Media and Citation Metrics
Describes traditional and new tools for measuring scholarly impact.
Social Networking for Academics and Scholars
June 2012 blog by a student at Syracuse University. Links and descriptions of some of the better-known academic social networking sites.
Social Networks for Academics Proliferate, Despite Some Doubts
April 2012 Chronicle of Higher Ed overview of some of the free sites that are out there.
Using Google Scholar Citations to Profile Scholar's Work
From Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Fall 2014. Focuses on how to best set up and take advantage of the features of a Google Scholar Citations Profile, and reviews other tools.

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Subjects: Research Tools

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