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Open Access and Scholarly Communications: Promoting Your Work

Created by Health Science Librarians

ImpactStory
Impactstory is an open-source, web-based tool that helps scientists explore and share the diverse impacts of all their research products—from traditional ones like journal articles, to emerging products like blog posts, datasets, and software.
ResearchGate
ResearchGate is a professional network for scientists and researchers that allows them to share and access publications, connect and collaborate with colleagues, and gather statistics about how their research is used.
Google Scholar Profiles
Creating an author profile in Google Scholar allows researchers to increase the visibility of their work and track citations of their articles.

Measuring and Broadening Your Impact
This guide from Cornell University Library provides suggestions for alternative forms of publishing and connecting with the research community.
Measure Your Research Impact
This UNC LibGuide will help you learn how to assess the impact of your research, and provides information on journal and author impact, author identifiers, altmetrics, and publishing venues.

ORCID
ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between you and your professional activities ensuring that your work is recognized.
ORCID Guide
This ORCID guide, takes you through a step-by-step process of registering for an ORCID and importing your works.
Scopus Author Identifier
The Scopus Author Identifier distinguishes between authors with the same name by providing each with a unique number upon publication (no registration required).
Scopus2Orcid
This resource walks you through the process of connecting your ORCID with your Scopus Author profile.

The Scholarly Communications Officer provides guidance, policy development, and advocacy to faculty, students, and staff on the following issues:

For more information, visit the Scholarly Communications Office webpage, or contact Scholarly Communications Officer Anne Gilliland, MSLS, JD.