DORA: Establishing & Maintaining Researcher Profiles

The ability to effectively track and communicate your research impact is an essential skill for today’s researchers. Profile tools like ORCID, Google Scholar, and McMaster Experts provide valuable spaces to showcase your research outputs, from publications and datasets to creative works, while enabling efficient workflows for demonstrating your impact. This workshop will guide researchers through the process of creating and maintaining researcher profiles, from initial setup to streamlined upkeep and generating basic impact reports.

This workshop is part of the DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment) Workshop Series, which explores practical approaches for showcasing and evaluating research beyond traditional metrics. Together, these sessions focus on strengthening researcher visibility, communicating research impact, and recognizing the value of diverse scholarly contributions.

This session is ideal for researchers and graduate students interested in establishing an online presence, increasing the visibility of their work, and tracking the impact of their research.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Select the most appropriate research profile(s) for their needs.
2. Automate the initial population and maintenance of their research profile(s).
3. Generate basic research impact reports using profile data.

Details: Any preparatory work for the session can be found on its information page. This virtual workshop will be recorded and shared on the same page, and discoverable via the Sherman Centre’s Online Learning Catalogue.

Certificate Eligibility: This workshop is eligible for the Sherman Centre’s certificate program. For more information, visit scds.ca/certificate-program. It is also eligible for the Canadian Certificate for Digital Humanities. To learn more, visit ccdhhn.ca or contact scds@mcmaster.ca.

Facilitators: Jack Young and Sabrina Kirby