Cui Computo? Altmetrics and the companies that score them In the past months, I've focussed on social media and scientific social networks, stressing how being active on there can help gain your work more exposure and increase its impact. But how do you then monitor this impact and what does it mean? Mieneke van der Salm • March 03, 2015
Willem van Boom on ORCID and other author identifiers This week I interview Professor Willem van Boom on the subject of ORCID and other author identifiers. He has some great insights to share. Mieneke van der Salm • February 24, 2015
Scope out your research: about ResearcherID and Scopus Author ID This week we continue our survey of persistent author identifiers with Thomson Reuters' ResearcherID and Elsevier's Scopus Author ID. How useful are they to Leiden Scholars? Mieneke van der Salm • February 17, 2015
Flowers make the scholar: about ORCID and Google Scholar Citations Last week we talked about the importance of persistent identifiers. This week we'll be taking a closer look at two of them: ORCID and Google Scholar Citations. Mieneke van der Salm • February 11, 2015
Be who you are: the importance of persistent identifiers In today's crowded scholarly publishing scene mix-ups with similarly-named authors, variants or name changes can easily happen. How can persistent identifiers help you claim your identity and distinguish you from others with your name? Mieneke van der Salm • February 03, 2015
Tips and Tricks with Joanne van der Leun Today's Tips and Tricks will focus on LinkedIn and my guest this week is Professor Joanne van der Leun. When I was looking for a guest to interview about LinkedIn, her profile stood out to me because it's complete and utilises all of the options on offer. Mieneke van der Salm • January 27, 2015
Best Practices for LinkedIn Academics Best practices posts for LinkedIn are easily found, because it's such a ubiquitous network for people looking for a job. Yet only a fraction of those focus on what academics should include on their LinkedIn profile. Mieneke van der Salm • January 21, 2015
LinkedIn as a Connection to Expertise As an academic, why would you want to use LinkedIn? How is it useful to academics as more than just an online resume? LinkedIn can offer greater knowledge networks in the form of connections and groups. Mieneke van der Salm • January 13, 2015
Link up with LinkedIn LinkedIn is primarily known as a networking tool for business professional, yet it can also be a useful tool for academics to create a strong research social network. Mieneke van der Salm • January 06, 2015
