Crafting Your Online Scholarly Persona (2017)
Featuring Dino Christenson, Associate Professor, Political Science, CAS; Neha Gondal, Assistant Professor, Sociology, CAS; Jacob Groshek, Associate Professor, Emerging Media Studies, COM; Tom Hohenstein, Data Services Librarian, BU Libraries; Anthony Petro, Assistant Professor, Religion, CAS; and Christopher Schmitt, Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Biology, CAS
Establishing your online presence as a scholar and researcher can increase the visibility of your research and publications, help you find potential collaborators, and allow you to engage more fully in professional dialogues. But, developing this persona is a “craft,” requiring skill and strategic thinking. At this event, moderated by Vika Zafrin of Digital Scholarship Services, panelists presented their perspectives on establishing your digital identity as a researcher. Discussion included the professional and ethical uses of academic social networks (such as Academia.edu or ResearchGate), the role of social media in research communication, the advantages of sharing your work openly, and preserving your privacy/rights to your data in the open online world.