MANAGING YOUR SCHOLARLY/RESEARCH PROFILE

Do you have a scholarly profile? More than one? - ResearcherID, ORCID, Google Scholar profile, other? Why have one at all? Ultimately, researchers want others to find, recognize and utilize their work. One challenge they face is disambiguation – which of the many authors named John Smith is the one doing research on impact craters? Another challenge they face is determining the impact of their work. Disambiguation can facilitate the process of answering that question as can the use of a scholarly profile. Tools are now available that individual researchers can utilize to make their work more visible and to better assess the impacts of their work. ORCID and ResearcherID can aid in disambiguation; Google Scholar can help determine your h-index. Some of these tools include traditional metrics, such as citation counts, as well as altmetrics, such as downloads, tweets, and so forth. This presentation will describe and contrast several scholarly profile services, focusing on the benefits of each.