1. Setting up online Faculty profiles
Lily Flick, Sarah Norris, Kerri Bottorff

2. “platform for sharing your works”
Overview
ResearchGate
Academia.edu
SelectedWorks
“researcher profiles” “academic profiles” “social networking for academics”
“platform for sharing your works”

3. Content
Bios
Display of works
Connections with others
Statistics

4. Why use one? Analytics: Share and discover Online presence Résumé
Readership
Citations
Downloads
Impact factors
Share and discover
Online presence
Résumé

5. Caveat Commercial Pay for premium ResearchGate Academia.edu
Academia Premium
More analytics

6. ResearchGate

7. ResearchGate History Started in 2008
Founded by physicians Dr. Ijad Madisch and Dr. Soren Hofmayer, and computer scientist Horst Fickenscher.
“Our mission is to connect researchers and make it easy for them to share and access scientific output, knowledge, and expertise.”

8. ResearchGate
Content
Researchers
Publications
Jobs
Questions

9. ResearchGate Profile overview Request current project Affiliation
About
Skills and expertise
Stats
Top co-authors
Topics
Following
Followers
Featured publications

10. ResearchGate
Contributions
Publications
Questions
Followers
Citations

11. ResearchGate
Timeline

12. ResearchGate Info Skills and expertise Topics Research experience
Education
Contact information

13. ResearchGate
Statistics
Reads
Citations
Views

14. ResearchGate
Scores
RG Score
h-index

15. Academia.edu

16. Academia.edu History Launched in 2008
Founded by Dr. Richard Price, Ph.D, Philosophy, U of Oxford
“The company's mission is to accelerate the world's research.”

17. Academia.edu Search People Research interests Universities Analytics
Sessions
Draft paper
Comments

18. Academia.edu Profile Affiliation Research interests Bio Followers
Following
Co-authors
Views
Follow, Message, CV, LinkedIn, Google Scholar

19. Academia.edu Profile Talks Books Papers Teaching Docs Drafts
Book Reviews
Conference Presentations
Thesis Chapters

20. Academia.edu Profile Bookmark Download View count More Abstract
Research interests
More info

21. SelectedWorks
works.bepress.com

22. SelectedWorks History Version launched in 2015 Created by bepress
“to provide effective publishing and research dissemination services that keep control in the hands of scholars and libraries.”
“SelectedWorks is a research announcement tool designed to maximize the readership and impact of an author’s works.”

23. SelectedWorks Exploring Housed within institution
“View other faculty profiles”

24. SelectedWorks

31. SelectedWorks Other content and tool areas My SW Drive
List of uploaded files
Sort by Newest, On Profile, or by Title
Author Dashboard
Readership Distribution
Institutions
Countries
Downloads
Works

32. Which online faculty profile do I use?

33. Considerations
What are your goals for creating an online faculty profile?
Organize research content?
Way to increase access / impact of your work?
Connect with other researchers?
Do you want something that has more or less institutional affiliation?
Do you want to create multiple accounts and maintain them?
Depends on your goals re: increased access / impact of your work
Do you have non-traditional research content (e.g. presentations, classes, workshops, media, etc.)?

34. ResearchGate Pros Ability to share publications
Connecting with colleagues
Seeking new collaborations
Obtaining statistics / metrics on uploaded publications (stats/metrics vary)
Job seeking / recruitment opportunities
Incorporates elements of social media sites (e.g. profiles, skill endorsements, commenting, bookmarking, etc.)
Content indexed by Google
Has RG Score as another form of measuring impact
Has some flexibility for various types of content
Ability to create tags and other helpful metadata (with some limitations)
*Pros and cons listed in this presentation are not comprehensive and may vary on your particular research and online faculty profile needs.

35. ResearchGate Cons Commercial online faculty profile site
May charge for in future for services (e.g. metrics)
Licensing can restrict your ability to remove content or get your data from RG once you upload
May create profiles on potential user behalf
May send out spam invitations and/or requests
Technical challenges
Inability to link to full text and/or digital object in some cases (e.g. presentations); digital object MUST be uploaded directly to RG
Has some inflexibility on certain types of content (i.e. middle of the road for researchers who produce various types of content)
No ability for customization (i.e. no categories)
ResearchGate Score
May present some challenges, and should be used in combination with other metrics
*Pros and cons listed in this presentation are not comprehensive and may vary on your particular research and online faculty profile needs.

36. Academia.edu Pros Ability to share publications
Connecting with colleagues
Seeking new collaborations
Obtaining statistics / metrics on uploaded publications (stats/metrics vary)
Job seeking / recruitment opportunities
Gain feedback on draft works (this is very popular)
Incorporates elements of social media sites (e.g. profiles, skill endorsements, commenting, bookmarking, etc.)
Content indexed by Google
Has basic and advanced metrics in place
Allows you to create metadata only / citation records and/or link to external sources (in some cases)
Ability to create tags and other helpful metadata (with some limitations)
*Pros and cons listed in this presentation are not comprehensive and may vary on your particular research and online faculty profile needs.

37. Academia.edu Cons Commercial online faculty profile site
Charging for certain services (e.g. metrics)
$99 per year or $9.99 a month for access to:   Advanced Search, Reader Impact Report, Expanded Analytics
Licensing can restrict your ability to remove content or get your data from Academia.edu once you upload
May send out spam invitations and/or requests (e.g. noting compensation)
May or may not upload content (correct and/or incorrect) on your behalf
Technical challenges
Inflexible on certain types of content (i.e. very good for traditional researchers, not as good for those creating various types of content)
No ability for customization (i.e. no categories)
*Pros and cons listed in this presentation are not comprehensive and may vary on your particular research and online faculty profile needs.

38. SelectedWorks Pros Non-Commercial Ability to share publications
Connecting with colleagues
Seeking new collaborations
Obtaining statistics / metrics on uploaded publications with robust Author Dashboard (stats/metrics vary)
Incorporates basic elements of social media sites (e.g. profiles, bookmarking, etc.)
Content indexed by Google
Has institutional branding and institution may provide assistance if requested
Branding will be removed and/or change if you move institutional affiliation (i.e. you don’t lose your account if you are no longer at UCF)
Can import content from STARS (i.e. UCF’s IR) into SW
Has excellent flexibility for various types of content
Can create custom labels and categories
Ability to create tags and other helpful metadata (with some limitations)
*Pros and cons listed in this presentation are not comprehensive and may vary on your particular research and online faculty profile needs.

39. SelectedWorks Cons Technical challenges
Not easy to search for colleagues affiliated and/or not affiliated with institution (browse feature for UCF but not a search function)
Not mediated like STARS (may be confusing to some users; researcher is responsible for copyright compliance or may contact UCF Libraries for ad hoc assistance)
No ability to submit drafts and/or receive feedback from colleagues
More static, less collaborative
Incorporates less social media aspects (i.e. commenting, endorsing, etc.)
*Pros and cons listed in this presentation are not comprehensive and may vary on your particular research and online faculty profile needs.

40. Other platforms to consider?
Google Scholar
LinkedIn
Mendeley

41. 30 Day Impact Challenge: The Ultimate Guide to Raising the Profile of Your Research

42. Files and handouts
PowerPoint:
Top 10 Ways to Put STARS to Work for You:
SelectedWorks Guide for Authors: documentation/8/
SelectedWorks Flyer for Faculty – Dr. Pegasus: