{"id":23983,"date":"2016-08-11T12:01:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T16:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/?page_id=23983"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:33:04","slug":"training-and-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/my-cv\/training-and-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Training and Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Who can I ask for help?<\/h2>\n<p>Each school or college will have one or more My CV Liaisons. Your My CV Liaison will be your local contact for providing guidance on using the system and answering general help questions. For questions about configuring your search settings, depositing publications, and how it relates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/open-access-policy\/\">BU\u2019s Open Access policy<\/a>, please contact Boston University Libraries\u2019 OpenBU team at <a href=\"mailto:open-help@bu.edu\">open-help@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Access the training materials<\/h2>\n<p>The following user documentation is available for you as you begin using and familiarizing yourself with My CV. BU recently upgraded My CV to the latest version of the Symplectic Elements Software, and we are working to updating support materials to reflect the new look of the system. User guides and videos below are labeled to indicate whether they use screenshots from the current version of My CV (v6) or the previous (v5).<\/p>\n<h5>Quick Overview:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2019\/12\/My-CV-New-User-Checklist.pdf\">My CV-New User Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/my-cv\/faculty-annual-report-far\/\">Faculty Annual Report resources<\/a> &#8211; For those who need to complete the FAR.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/my-cv\/external-activity-report-ear\/\">External and International Activity Report resources<\/a> &#8211; For those who need to complete the EIAR.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>&#8216;What Goes Where?&#8217; Guide<\/strong> &#8211; Use this guide to help you to determine in which category to put a particular activity. This guide is available in both <a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2020\/01\/What-Goes-Where.pdf\">PDF<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2020\/01\/What-Goes-Where.xlsx\">Excel<\/a>\u00a0formats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>&#8216;What Goes Where&#8217; Guides by School<\/h5>\n<table width=\"524\" height=\"296\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>School\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Guide<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Generic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2025\/12\/Generic-What-Goes-Where.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Generic What-Goes-Where<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CAS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2025\/12\/What-Goes-Where-CAS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What-Goes-Where &#8211; CAS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CDS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2025\/12\/What-Goes-Where-CDS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What-Goes-Where &#8211; CDS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Pardee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2025\/12\/What-Goes-Where-Pardee.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What-Goes-Where &#8211; Pardee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SSW<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2025\/12\/What-Goes-Where-SSW.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What-Goes-Where &#8211; SSW<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Wheelock<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2025\/12\/What-Goes-Where-Wheelock.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What-Goes-Where &#8211; Wheelock<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5>Deeper Dive:<\/h5>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Module<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>User Guides<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Videos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>General Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-29654 alignleft\" alt=\"profile\" src=\"\/provost\/files\/2016\/08\/profile-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/my-cv\/user-guides\/profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My CV-Profile-User Guide (v6)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+View+Your+My+CV+Profile\/1_jzzhz0wm\">View Your My CV Profile (v5)<\/a>\u00a0(1:47)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/Edit+Your+My+CV+Profile\/1_zd2r8t33\">Edit Your My CV Profile (v5)<\/a>\u00a0(1:43)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+How+to+Assign+a+Delegate\/1_chgaep1e\">Assign a Delegate (v5)<\/a>\u00a0(1:10)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Export+Your+CV+or+BioSketch\/1_79ucgwe7\">Export a CV or BioSketch (v5)<\/a>\u00a0(0:57)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Find+a+BU+colleagues+Profile\/1_tdazbrje\">Find a BU Colleague\u2019s Profile (v5)<\/a>\u00a0(0:47)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Find+a+BU+colleague+publishing+in+a+certain+field\/1_x9h9gw5c\">Find a BU Colleague Publishing in a Certain Field (v5)<\/a> (1:04)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Scholarly &amp; Creative Works<br \/>\n<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-29655 alignleft\" alt=\"pub\" src=\"\/provost\/files\/2016\/08\/pub-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/my-cv\/user-guides\/scholarly-and-creative-works\/\">My CV-Scholarly &amp; Creative Works-User Guide (v6)<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2023\/12\/2023-Quick-Reference-Refining-Publications-Queue.pdf\">Quick Reference \u2013 Refining Publications Queue (v6)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2023\/06\/2023-Quick-Reference-OA-Policy-and-Waiver-Requests_v6_11_20230424.pdf\">Quick Reference \u2013 OA Policy and How to Opt Out (v6)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/provost\/files\/2023\/06\/2023-Quick-Reference-Import-Publications-from-Google-Scholar_v6_11_20230424.pdf\">Quick Reference &#8211; Import Publications from Google Scholar (v6)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Customize+your+search+settings\/1_7wmw9oe4\">Customize Your Search Settings (v5)<\/a> (1:08)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Connect+author+identifiers\/1_o5tx2atv\">Connect Author Identifiers (v5)<\/a> (1:24)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Claim+or+reject+pending+publications\/1_6u3rz7r8\">Claim or Reject Pending Publications (v5)<\/a> (0:56)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Review+claimed+publications+and+add+missing+publications\/1_ajfgm6ox\">Review Claimed Publications and Add Missing Publications (v5)<\/a> (2:18)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Fix+errors+in+a+publication+record\/1_aufrooha\">Fix Errors in a Publication Record (v5)<\/a> (1:02)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Deposit+to+OpenBU\/1_yc62or9l\">Deposit to OpenBU (v5)<\/a> (1:41)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Request+an+open+access+policy+waiver\/1_109qadfm\">Request an Open Access Policy Waiver (v5)<\/a> (0:59)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+How+to+review+your+publication+list\/1_57avlx6m\">How to Review Your Publication List (v5)<\/a> (9:05) (Walkthrough of the steps outlined in the videos posted above.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Teaching Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-29656 alignleft\" alt=\"teaching\" src=\"\/provost\/files\/2016\/08\/teaching-1.png\" width=\"49\" height=\"49\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/my-cv\/user-guides\/teaching-activities\/\">My CV-Teaching Activities-User Guide (v6)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Add+a+Teaching+Activity+to+a+faculty+My+CV+profile\/1_neeo4cuf\">Add Teaching Activity (v5)<\/a> (2:15)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-29657 alignleft\" alt=\"grants\" src=\"\/provost\/files\/2016\/08\/grants-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/my-cv\/user-guides\/grants\/\">My CV-Grants-User<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/my-cv\/user-guides\/grants\/\"> Guide (v6)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+Add+grant+activity+to+a+faculty+My+CV+profile\/1_e75i9wxj\">Add a Grant (v5)<\/a> (2:22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Professional Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-29658 alignleft\" alt=\"prof\" src=\"\/provost\/files\/2016\/08\/prof-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/my-cv\/user-guides\/professional-activities\/\">My CV-Professional Activities-Service-User Guide (v6)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/My+CVA+add+Professional+Activity+to+a+faculty+My+CV+profile\/1_e403ukk8\/66595131\">Add Professional Activities (v5)<\/a> 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