Building Your Academic Research Digital Identity: A Step-Wise Guide to Cultivating Your Academic Research Career Online

Foreword
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
	References
Chapter 3: Managing Your Research Identity and the Role of the Librarian
	Introduction
	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
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 4: Managing Your Digital Research Identity with ORCID
	Introduction
	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
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 5: Tools for Managing Your Digital Research Identity
	Introduction
	Free Tools
	Institutional Repositories
	PubMed Profile
	Loop
	LinkedIn
	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
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 6: Author Metrics
	Introduction
	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
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 7: Additional Measures to Establish Your Digital Identity
	Introduction
	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
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 8: Building Your Digital Presence on Social Media
	Introduction
	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
		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
	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
		Followers
		Tweets
		Protected Tweets
		Video Tweets
		Threads
		Polls
		Verified Accounts
	Twitter or X Profile Tips
		Creating a Handle
		Biography
		Website
	Instagram
		Instagram Function
		Instagram Features
			Images and Filters
			Videos
			Reels
			Stories
		Instagram Profile
		Instagram Biography
		Links
		Instagram Posts
			Instagram Posts Tips
		Video
	Facebook
		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
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 9: Risks, Privacy, and Harassment
	Introduction
	First Steps Before Establishing a Digital Profile
	Profile Pictures
	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
	Conclusion
	Resources for Combatting Online Harassment
	References
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
	Conclusion
	References
Index