Managing Your Scholarly Reputation Score

There’s a number in the making about you It’s not your weight, cholesterol, or credit rating It has nothing to do with your health or finances, and it’s unlikely barely even noticeable yet, but for scholars it is available right now and for those who can’t find it or know where to look, it’s being manufactured through an Internet website algorithm with your name tied to it and it could significantly impact your career What is this number some contemporary scholars have been chasing and thousands more are surely soon to follow? Your scholarly community reputation score Several Websites including ResearchGate, Google Scholar, and Academia, use algorithms tied to affiliates' scholarly community interaction as well as the number of articles read and cited Learn how to add your credits, subject matter expertise, and take charge of your public score The on-going interactions can influence research opportunities, global visibility, and career choices Bring your laptop and start building your scholarly social media reputation score.

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Ryan Rominger
Fiona Sussan
Presentation Date: 
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Event or Conference: 
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
Presentation Type: 
Paper Presentation
Boyer's Domain: 
Presentation Location: 
Vancouver, BC
Canada
Abstract: 
There’s a number in the making about you It’s not your weight, cholesterol, or credit rating It has nothing to do with your health or finances, and it’s unlikely barely even noticeable yet, but for scholars it is available right now and for those who can’t find it or know where to look, it’s being manufactured through an Internet website algorithm with your name tied to it and it could significantly impact your career What is this number some contemporary scholars have been chasing and thousands more are surely soon to follow? Your scholarly community reputation score Several Websites including ResearchGate, Google Scholar, and Academia, use algorithms tied to affiliates' scholarly community interaction as well as the number of articles read and cited Learn how to add your credits, subject matter expertise, and take charge of your public score The on-going interactions can influence research opportunities, global visibility, and career choices Bring your laptop and start building your scholarly social media reputation score. Ryan Rominger and Fiona Sussan are co-authors.