Tell Your Story: Find and Distinguish your Online Scholarly Presence

Term: Spring 2020
Date: March 24th, 2020
Time: 11:00am - 12:15pm
Location: ONLINE ONLY
Instructors: Rachel Miles
Presented By: University Libraries (LIB)
Zoom: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/9207402330

Description:
Are you lost in the world of researcher profiles and the age of social media? Are you uncertain about the accuracy of your authored publications and citation counts on Google Scholar and other platforms? Are you curious about the various conversations and engagement circulating around your research? In this session, you will be introduced to essential researcher profiles, such as ORCID iD, that are crucial to ensuring you get all the credit you deserve for all your scholarly works. You will dive into researcher profiles and other useful scholarly tools to learn how to improve your scholarly presence and boost the impact of your work. This interactive session will also cover a suite of research impact metrics, such as citation-based metrics and altmetrics, and how to accurately and properly track and assess your impact and engagement in academic and public spheres. Live demos and how-to guides will be provided during and after the session.