Library:Building Your Academic Profile/Introduction

The scholarly information life cycle has traditionally focused on the published article or book as the key output of the process but with the growth of social media and networked technologies the cycle has expanded the reach of a scholar's ideas in new and interactive ways. This guide focuses on skills and tools for discussing, interacting, presenting, writing, commenting, and finally publishing your research in the "new" scholarly communication environment.

Workshops and Guides

There are additional guides that will help you in your profile development and publication process, explore following guides or attend a workshop.

• Citation Analysis & Impact Factors
• Publishing an Article
• Publishing in Open Access Journals and Repositories

Additional Resources

To keep informed of new tools and techniques emerging in social networked technologies and academic profile building, review the following:

• Impact of Social Sciences – The London School of Economics and Political Science
• Commons – A Digital Scholarly Network
• Helping Life Scientists Communication with Social Media