Developing a Digital Scholarly Identity

This workshop looks at how to create and maintain a digital scholarly identity. There are several author identifiers like ORCID, ResearcherID, Scopus Author ID, and Google Scholar Profile and author profiles with academic social networking sites like ResearchGate and Academia.edu. Learn how to control information about you online, promote your work, and collaborate with others in your field.

  • Explain why it is important to create and maintain a digital scholarly identity
  • Identify different types of author identifiers like ORCID
  • Recognize the disadvantages of academic social networking sites