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Building Your Academic Research Digital Identity : A Step-Wise Guide to Cultivating Your Academic Research Career Online / edited by Margaret Rush Dreker, Kyle James Downey.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine.
- Medicine--Research.
- Biology--Research.
- Biology.
- Public health.
- Research--Methodology.
- Research.
- Career education.
- Clinical Medicine.
- Biomedical Research.
- Public Health.
- Research Skills.
- Career Skills.
- Local Subjects:
- Clinical Medicine.
- Biomedical Research.
- Public Health.
- Research Skills.
- Career Skills.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (161 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
- Summary:
- The purpose of this timely and stimulating book is to thoroughly prepare students, early researchers, and career scholars in establishing their digital identity online. Broadly defined, digital identity is one’s online history – that is, it is any trail a person has left in his or her life that is now online. In academics, the issue is of digital presence is of utmost importance, as a digital identity frames one’s professional reputation, doing so by promoting and defining a person’s knowledge and research in their respective field. Written by an accomplished interdisciplinary team of scholars in library science and related fields, this unique guide addresses the development of professional identity as a continuous, dynamic process that is constantly evolving, generally starting from university study and moving through one’s professional work life. It goes without saying that building your digital identity as a researcher can be an effective way to publicize your work among your peers, but, the authors emphasize, this activity must be done carefully and skillfully. Indeed, developing these skills can forge a path to professional advancement in hiring, promotion, and tenure. Moreover, a well-designed digital presence can help build networks which can lead to collaborations, increased research, and grants. In addition, having a well-managed digital identity helps an academic engage with the public by strategically disseminating one’s knowledge to students, public, and the media. Importantly, it can also help prevent misinformation. Whether readers are new in the field of research and publishing, or have a well-established portfolio of written literature, this handy title will provide vital guidance in establishing a digital presence, covering a wide range of issues. Key topics discussed, for example, include academic digital platforms and tools to consider when using them, working with academic librarians, socialmedia platforms, choosing digital identity management tools like Open Researcher and Contributor ID or ORCID, the importance of author metrics and the h-index, and maintaining and curating a professional website, to name just several areas discussed. An invaluable contribution to the career literature, Building Your Academic Research Digital Identity will enable readers to strategically understand all the tools, platforms, and metrics needed to establish and cultivate one’s crucially important digital profile. .
- Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Editors and Contributors
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1: Why Create a Digital Identity?
- Identity and Digital Identity
- Which Platform Do I Use to Establish My Digital Identity?
- Writing for a Digital Platform
- Public Writing
- Writing for the Web
- Organization of This Book
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 2: Why Manage Your Digital Identity Online
- Introduction
- Academic Social Networks Sites
- Why Publish
- Why Authorship Matters?
- What's in a Name?
- Digital Profile
- Who Are You in the Digital Universe?
- Measure Your Research Impact Online
- Unique Identifiers
- ORCID
- Which Platforms Do I Use
- Create Profiles on High-Ranking Sites
- Make Your Web Address Easy to Locate
- Create a Single Home for Your Online Presence
- Link Your Online Profiles Together
- Write Posts on Other Blogs to Gain Visibility
- Decide If You Will Have a Personal or a Professional Digital Presence
- Privacy Settings
- Use Appropriate Images Online
- Maximize the Potential of Your Profile Biographies to Make Connections
- Disclaimers
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3: Managing Your Research Identity and the Role of the Librarian
- Opportunities to Enhance the Role of Librarians
- Starting a Research Services Program
- Changing the Role of Librarians at the University of Minnesota
- Scholarly Metrics Reports at Seton Hall University
- Open Access Publishing
- Chapter 4: Managing Your Digital Research Identity with ORCID
- What Is ORCID?
- Benefits of ORCID &
- ORCID iD
- Meeting Stakeholders' Requirements
- Integrating and Using ORCID iDs in Research Tools and Resources
- Populating and Maintaining Your ORCID Record
- References.
- Chapter 5: Tools for Managing Your Digital Research Identity
- Free Tools
- Institutional Repositories
- PubMed Profile
- Loop
- Doximity
- ResearchGate
- University Webpages
- More Tools (see Table 5.1)
- Bibliographic Analysis Tools
- Scopus Author ID
- Web of Science: ResearcherID
- Google Scholar Profile
- ResearchGate: Between Traditional Metrics and Altmetrics
- Altmetrics Tools
- Chapter 6: Author Metrics
- Author Metrics
- The H-Index
- Using the H-Index
- Limitations of the H-Index
- Additional Author Metrics
- g-Index
- e-Index
- i10-Index
- Author Impact Factor (AIF)
- Measuring Tools for Authors and Collaborators
- Web of Science
- Scopus
- Google Scholar Citations
- Summary of Traditional Author Metrics
- Alternative Metrics
- Chapter 7: Additional Measures to Establish Your Digital Identity
- Embrace Open Access and Open Science
- What Is Open Access?
- What Is Open Science?
- One Major Barrier to Open Access
- Example Solutions to Equitable Access
- Open Access Committee at the University of Florida
- Develop an Online Personal Website of Your Academic Career
- Where Do You Start in the Development of Your Personal Academic Research Website?
- Below Are Plans for Developing and Preserving Your Personal Academic Website
- Tools Used to Maintain a Digital Identity Throughout Your Academic Career
- Open Access Information: Share Your Data and Identifying Collaborators
- Promote Your Research to Increase Your Digital Identity
- Store Your Data in a Research Data Repository
- Present Your Research at Conferences
- Use Internal Organizational Tools
- Professional Organizations
- Recommendations
- Chapter 8: Building Your Digital Presence on Social Media
- Social Media Platforms
- Building a Digital Profile on Social Media
- General Tips for Establishing a Digital Profile on Social Media
- Create a Dedicated Email Account for Social Media
- Profile Pictures
- Banner Images
- LinkedIn Functions
- First-Degree Connections
- Second-Degree Connections
- Third Degree Connections
- Followers
- LinkedIn Features
- Profile Views
- Multimedia Capabilities
- Interest Groups
- Posts
- Premium Subscriptions
- LinkedIn Profile Tips
- Basic Components of a LinkedIn Profile
- Core
- About You
- Featured
- Additional Information
- Audio for Name Pronunciation
- Building Your Connections
- Liking or Commenting
- LinkedIn Posts
- LinkedIn Groups
- ResearchGate Functions
- ResearchGate Features
- Question and Answer
- Uploading Articles to ResearchGate
- RG Scores
- ResearchGate Profile
- Question and Answer Posts
- RG Messages
- RG Disciplines
- Skills and Expertise
- Research
- Twitter or X
- Twitter Or X Function
- Twitter or X Features
- Tweets
- Protected Tweets
- Video Tweets
- Threads
- Polls
- Verified Accounts
- Twitter or X Profile Tips
- Creating a Handle
- Biography
- Website
- Instagram Function
- Instagram Features
- Images and Filters
- Videos
- Reels
- Stories
- Instagram Profile
- Instagram Biography
- Links
- Instagram Posts
- Instagram Posts Tips
- Video
- Facebook Functions
- Facebook Features
- Facebook Profile
- Facebook Feed
- Facebook Posts
- Facebook Groups
- Shared Features with Other Platforms
- Other Social Media Platforms
- Writing Your Narrative: Profile Upkeep and Curation.
- General Guidelines and Best Practices
- Scouting Content
- Contribute Regularly
- Save Your Hashtags#.
- Spelling Is Important
- Emoji's
- Remain Courteous and Respectful
- Celebrate Colleagues Accomplishments
- Regulate Your Time on Social Media Platforms
- Bots
- One Social Media Account Is Enough
- Chapter 9: Risks, Privacy, and Harassment
- First Steps Before Establishing a Digital Profile
- Risks of Using a Profile Picture
- Plagiarism
- Cyber Bullying
- Online Harassment
- Online Hate: Race and Gender
- Colleague on Colleague Online Harassment
- How to Handle Harassment
- Trolling
- Resources for Combatting Online Harassment
- Chapter 10: Mapping Out Your Digital Presence
- Flow of Misinformation and Digital Identities
- Social Ethics
- Privacy
- Infrastructure
- Promotion and Tenure
- Personal Branding or Self-Promotion vs. Organizational Promotion
- Maintain the Integrity of the ORCID Registry
- Harassment
- Future Academics
- Guidelines
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 3-031-50317-1
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