{"id":318,"date":"2020-04-17T10:37:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T10:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/?p=318"},"modified":"2020-04-17T11:02:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T11:02:47","slug":"increase-your-visibility-as-a-researcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/2020\/04\/17\/increase-your-visibility-as-a-researcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase your visibility as a researcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Thanks to the internet, we all have our Gutenberg presses and the privileges they accord. For academic institutions, the internet is a largely untapped resource for shaping and sharing scholarly research.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0 This quote by Amanda Alampi (in an article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/higher-education-network\/blog\/2012\/jul\/24\/social-media-academic-research-tool\">the Guardian<\/a>) highlight the transformative influence of social media and the internet, which allows researchers &#8220;to reach new audiences that previously couldn&#8217;t be accessed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>A great tool to assist you in using researcher profiles and social media to share your research to a wider audience is this &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/v3.pebblepad.com.au\/spa\/#\/public\/yqqhw74MqfrHgpHW3bRnrx48gh?historyId=8wZBhKZJUV&amp;pageId=yqqhw74MqfrH8jt3d4strgpbzh\">peddle pad&#8221; created by the La Trobe Graduate Research School<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/04\/Digital-profile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-319\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/04\/Digital-profile-580x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/04\/Digital-profile-580x193.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/04\/Digital-profile-940x313.jpg 940w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/04\/Digital-profile-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/04\/Digital-profile-676x225.jpg 676w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/04\/Digital-profile.jpg 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next week the Library will present two ONLINE WORKSHOPS\u00a0on how to increase your visibility as a researcher (follow the links to register):<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsun.ac.za.libcal.com%2Fevent%2F6188602&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfce2499044cd4a4ad8fb08d7e20030cc%7Ca6fa3b030a3c42588433a120dffcd348%7C0%7C0%7C637226362812743726&amp;sdata=0Jrr09bhGFyhoawVK1altZYubsLlrMBphYi0fW700j0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Increase the visibility of your research<\/a> <\/strong><strong>(Tuesday 21 April, 14:00-16:00)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn the following<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find and navigate social research networks (ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Mendeley, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Develop research profiles<\/li>\n<li>Understand how to increase your visibility as researcher<\/li>\n<li>Understand the role of science communication and social media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsun.ac.za.libcal.com%2Fevent%2F6188546&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfce2499044cd4a4ad8fb08d7e20030cc%7Ca6fa3b030a3c42588433a120dffcd348%7C0%7C0%7C637226362812753710&amp;sdata=ka1NY69jobXmJfpGJGfjFHI9oO%2F1Ot%2F%2BF2kbZ3uZk%2Fs%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Enhancing the visibility of your research output through self-archiving<\/a> <\/strong><strong>(Thursday 23 April, 12:30-13:30)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the purpose of the University\u2019s policy on the self-archiving of research output<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the benefits of self-archiving as a means of green open access<\/li>\n<li>Better understand publishers\u2019 policies regarding self-archiving<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the different versions of research output suitable for self-archiving<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the different options of self-archiving research output<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are welcome to contact your librarians if you need any assistance on these topics:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.sun.ac.za\/en-za\/AboutUs\/ContactUs\/Pages\/fbs.aspx\">Faculty Librarians<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mr@sun.ac.za\">Research Impact Services<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mseyf@sun.ac.za\">Digital Scholarship<\/a> (self-archiving)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Thanks to the internet, we all have our Gutenberg presses and the privileges they accord. 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