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Elevating your Online Profile as a Researcher

This guide is designed to highlight the various tools and services which you can use to be more visible as a researcher in the online environment.

Academic Social Networking Sites

Another great way to disseminate your research and to elevate your online presence is through active engagement in research networking communities. These online platforms allow you to create profiles, showcase your research outputs, identify communities of interest and participate in discussions by posting and answering questions in your network.  All of these tools have the ability to inform you about the impact of your activates in these networks, for instance downloads of your publications, views of your profile and levels of your activity.