Discover what ORCID can do for you

On Thursday 22 June the Leiden University Libraries (UBL) are organising an informative session on the Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID).

Mieneke van der Salm • June 15, 2017

Stay Open to Open Access

In the wake of last month's launch of the Open Up to Open Access campaign by the VNSU, here is some more Open Access news.

Mieneke van der Salm • June 09, 2017

Open Up to Open Access

On May 15th the VSNU, the association of universities in the Netherlands, kicked off a new Open Access awareness campaign titled 'Open Up to Open Access!' Why would that be of interest to you? Because there is a link between open access and impact.

Mieneke van der Salm • May 18, 2017

YouTube starring You!

You've probably watched a YouTube video at some point in your life. In fact, chances are good you've watched a video yesterday. But YouTube is about more than entertainment and cat videos; did you know it can also be used as a science communication tool?

Mieneke van der Salm • April 20, 2017

PIDapalooza 2016: Persistent Identifiers Party Hard

Early November 2016, I was privileged to give a presentation about the ORCID implementation at Leiden University at the first ever PIDapalooza Festival, a conference for people interested in persistent identifiers and their use, uses, and future.

Mieneke van der Salm • December 15, 2016

Let Medium Deliver the Message

What if you want to share an opinion too long for a tweet, but you don't want to commit to a blog? Medium might be the solution for you.

Mieneke van der Salm • October 12, 2016

InCites Trial at University Libraries Leiden

Until July 29 2016, so roughly for the next fortnight, University Libraries Leiden are offering trial access to InCites, a research analytics platform created by Thompson Reuters.

Mieneke van der Salm • July 14, 2016

Altmetrics don't equal social media

One huge misconception about altmetrics seems to be that it is solely based on social media metrics. And while they are definitely a large part of what makes up an altmetric score, they are by no means the sole part or perhaps the most versatile.

Mieneke van der Salm • June 14, 2016

Get Kudos For Your Work

We all want recognition for our work. Find out how the Kudos service can help your science communication efforts and get your work seen and discussed by a larger audience.

Mieneke van der Salm • May 03, 2016

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