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Promoting Open Access Journals And Open Data To Your Scholarly Community For Maximum Impact, Barbara M. Pope Nov 2022

Promoting Open Access Journals And Open Data To Your Scholarly Community For Maximum Impact, Barbara M. Pope

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Open access journals and open data provide researchers with information that would otherwise be behind a paywall. Both are growing exponentially and are widely used and cited by scholars. However, not all open access journals are respected, peer reviewed publications and should be evaluated prior to submitting research. Open data repositories allow researchers to deposit their data to promote it and make it available for others to access and use. Getting the word out about scholarly research is fundamental to other researchers to access it, and augments the possibility of citations and altmetrics scores. Come to this presentation to hear …


Promoting Your Scholarship To Other Researchers For Maximum Effect, Barbara M. Pope Aug 2021

Promoting Your Scholarship To Other Researchers For Maximum Effect, Barbara M. Pope

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Getting the word out about your scholarship is fundamental to other researchers in your field being able to read it. Greater visibility augments the possibility of those researchers citing your work as well as higher altmetrics scores. There are easy ways you can publicize your articles and books, as well as your professional activities. This includes being able to deposit copies of your scholarship in our Digital Commons, where it can be seen by scholars around the world. Bring a computer or smart phone to this presentation to learn how to promote your scholarship to researchers around the world.