Reputation management is the act of shaping the perception of your work by managing the messages that describe your work. Controlling your message can help you demonstrate impact in the academic landscape by showcasing your research in a orderly manner.  

• Keep your sites (and CV) updated!
• Link to openly available versions of your publications, embed video or audio of you teaching or talking, or include a slide deck from a recent presentation,
• Link your profiles
• Include a short bio and a photo as well as your CV
• List conferences and events you frequently attend so that people interested in collaboration will know where to find you in person.
• Consider adding a research blog.

Many scholarly reputation sites also provide metrics. Please note that these metrics are reflective of the scope of the site and in many cases do not fully indicate the impacts of all of your scholarly production.

Melody Herr, scholarly communications librarian, welcomes opportunities to assist faculty and students with maximizing the impact of their research. She offers one-on-one consultations and workshops on the following topics:

• publishing journal articles and books

• networking to find collaborators, build a reputation, connect with diverse audiences, and promote publications and other achievements

• strategic planning to maximize research outputs including publications, conference papers, presentations, webinars, and student publications

Please contact Melody at herr@uark.edu