Researcher ID Workshop

Abstract

The workshop aimed to share ideas and knowledge on author visibility within the research industry. Presentations, discussions and training sessions focussed on the different IDs such as ORCID, Researcher ID, Scopus Author ID and others. Using these tools to manage and share your professional profile & publications. During the session attention was given to the following areas: The Role of the Information specialist; Real examples of how Information Specialists are involved with author IDs; Sharing of ideas and experiences thus far; Practical training with Melissa Badenhorst on Researcher ID; and Lucia Schoombee from Elsevier.