Enhancing your online presence
Having several online profiles is a good idea as long as you can keep them up-to-date. This increases the number of hits likely in a search by your name and scholarship. Here are examples of two profiles for HGSE academic dean Bridget Terry Long. The first is on the widely used resource, Google Scholar, that shows citation metrics and related works, and the other is her faculty page on the HGSE website.
Google scholar profile
The benefits of having a Google scholar profile are that it increases your visibility in a search of your name or your articles on this most popular of search engines. It also allows you to easily see who is citing your articles, and to graph citations over time. Google scholar is not a unique identifier system, but rather a profiling system integrated with the search engine.
To create a Google Scholar profile (free for individual with Google account)
Go to Google scholar profile set-up instructions at
https://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/citations.html#setup
You’ll have to log-in to your Google account, or create one if you don’t have it. A form will pop up and complete it to register for the profile. This URL includes links to many troubleshooting scenarios.
If you are published, check out your Google scholar citations
https://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/citations.html#citations
To update your google scholar citations
https://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/citations.html#updates
At the left is an example of a Google scholar profile and citation list for HGSE academic dean Bridget Terry Long.
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Dean Long's official faculty profile uses the HGSE page style, with a narrative biography first, followed by areas of interest and expertise.
