Researcher Profiles and Academic Social Networking for Law
Assistance
Contact Satu Alakangas at the Law Library to book a consultation session to guide you through the process of registration for researcher profiles such as Google Scholar Citations profile and ORCID.
Assistance with Minerva Elements or questions about Find an Expert, please contact Angela Hendley-Boys at the Office for Research.
Contact Lauren Smith, the Media and Communications Coordinator, to book a social media training session for Twitter and LinkedIn.
Contact Lauren Smith, the Media and Communications Coordinator, to book a social media training session for Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Satu Alakangas
Shorten hyperlinks
Google URL Shortener
Allows you to shorten hyperlinks and also provides stats on how many times links have been used.
Short URL - The University of Melbourne
A tool provided by the University of Melbourne for creating short URLs.
Manage your posts
You can use tools such as TwitterDeck to share posts to multiple social media profiles in Twitter.
It allows you to schedule posts in advance and provides analytics for tracking engagement and interactions. Set up a free TwitterDeck account.
It allows you to schedule posts in advance and provides analytics for tracking engagement and interactions. Set up a free TwitterDeck account.
Measure your online visibility
Altmetrics are a complement to traditional research metrics like citation counts. Altmertic Explorer help track online attention to research from sources such as:
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- News outlets
- Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook
- Selected policy documents and blogs.
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Communicating and Increasing the Impact of Your Research
These tools help you to:
Increase your online visibility > Make your publications more
accessible > Track your citations > Distinguish you from other
researchers
Researcher Profiles
ORCID Author Identifier
An ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) provides you with an unique 16 digit identifier. It will not include any citation information
for your publications.
These identifiers are increasingly being used by journal publishers
and funding bodies including the Australian Research Council to identify
individual researchers.
Here is an example of an ORCID profile. Set up a profile.
Google Scholar Citations Profile
You can create a Google Scholar Citations profile page that lists your publications and citation metrics. Benefits are many:- increase your visibility because your profile will appear in general Google results
- keep track of citations to your publications, and
- check quickly who has cited your publications.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Set up an ‘Author Home Page’ via User Headquarters (HQ) andshare your publications and monitor metrics such as the number of
abstract views and downloads. If you are unsure which version of your
publication you can share in SSRN, please contact Angela Hendley-Boys via email or on extension 41090.
Access SSRN eLibrary content from the Library Catalogue and join Legal Scholarship Network to receive professional announcements and job openings.
Find an Expert - Standard University of Melbourne Profile
Find an Expert information is harvested from Themis and Minerva Elements. Publications are now recorded and administered via Minerva Elements.The Office of Research at the Melbourne Law School has prepared Quick Getting Started Guide: Minerva Elements. If you have any queries, please contact Angela Hendley-Boys via email or on extension 41090.
For information on how to modify sections other than publications, see the Themis guide How to edit Find an Expert profile.
Academic Social Networking
Academia.edu claims to have more registered users than
ResearchGate, however a recently published survey of academics, students
and research users indicated that ResearchGate is more than twice as
popular as Academia.edu. If you sign up for one network, choose the one
that has most academics in your area of law.
Make sure you are not breaching copyright by checking SHERPA/RoMEO and How Can I Share It which are searchable databases of journals' and publisher's policies regarding the self-archiving of journal articles on the web and in open access repositories.
ResearchGate, however a recently published survey of academics, students
and research users indicated that ResearchGate is more than twice as
popular as Academia.edu. If you sign up for one network, choose the one
that has most academics in your area of law.
Make sure you are not breaching copyright by checking SHERPA/RoMEO and How Can I Share It which are searchable databases of journals' and publisher's policies regarding the self-archiving of journal articles on the web and in open access repositories.
Social Media
Twitter
Academia.edu and ResearchGate commonly connect you with people whom you already know. Twitter, on the other hand, is seen as a
micro-blogging site that encourages new professional connections and
encourages engagement with a broader range of audiences. It allows you
to share 140 character updates.
An example of a Twitter profile. Set up a profile.
- The four greatest myths about using social media as a researcher
- Live-tweeting at academic conferences: 10 rules of thumb
- Twitter for academics
These guidelines for the University of Melbourne social media
accounts are also useful for personal accounts. While you may claim
that the “views are my own” in your bio, you still represent your
employer on social media.
Professional Networking
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is primarily a professional networking site, but is suitablefor academic purposes and engaging with the legal profession as
well. You can network with people in your LinkedIn network and also set
up and join groups to share industry news and discuss ideas. It allows
you to share 600 character updates and write long LinkedIn Pulse
articles.
An example of LinkedIn profile. Set up a profile.
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