ORCID Researcher Insights

Presenting yourself digitally

We all have occasions where we need to present ourselves digitally. For example, this presentation may happen in a CV that is emailed, a bio that is read online, or a biosketch that is submitted with a request for funding. For the purposes of the following questions, please only consider instances where there is a description of you and/or your research/ professional work.

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* 1. In what ways do you present yourself digitally (create digital summaries of your work)? (rank all work summary types that apply)

CV or resume (as an attachment or sent document)

N/A

Biosketch - Narrative and/or curated set of information for a specific purpose (funding application, highlighting specific type of work, etc.)

N/A

A university / employer website

N/A

An online profile that is not affiliated with my university / employer (for example, on Google Scholar, ResearchGate, ORCID, …)

N/A

Your personal website

N/A

A biography for a conference or speaking engagement

N/A

I don't present myself digitally

N/A

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* 2. If there are ways that you present yourself that is not included above, what are they?

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* 3. Considering your digital work summaries that are most different from each other, how different are they from each other...

	Completely different	Very little in common	A lot in common	Nearly the same	N/A
...in content	...in content Completely different	...in content Very little in common	...in content A lot in common	...in content Nearly the same	...in content N/A
...in format	...in format Completely different	...in format Very little in common	...in format A lot in common	...in format Nearly the same	...in format N/A

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* 4. For the work summary type that you ranked first in question #1 above, how much influence do you personally have over the content?

I personally selected or wrote every item included

Someone did this on my behalf, but I had control over what was included

Someone else decided what to include and pulled it together

I don’t know / This gets produced automatically/ automagically

It depends (please explain)

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* 5. If someone else participates in preparing the work summary type that you ranked first in question #1 above, which of the following are true? (Check all that apply)

No one else participates in the preparation. I do this all myself

It is a better use of time to have someone else help with this work

Someone else has better/more complete information about the content to be included

Someone else is better/faster at preparing the formatting for the summary

Someone else is better/faster/has the time to enter the information on my behalf

Someone helps me to proofread the content

Someone helps by providing feedback on the formatting

Other (please specify)

There may be several reasons to create a digital summary of your work. For example,

Persuasion: For example, to apply for funding, access to a resource, promotion, tenure, new position, etc
Indicate expertise and establish credentials: For example, to speak on a topic or explain your role on a team
Introduction: Let others get to know what you do and your interests
Other: Another reason

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* 6. What are the reasons for creating a digital summary of your work? (See descriptions above)

	Not a common reason				Very common reason
Persuasion	Persuasion Not a common reason	Persuasion	Persuasion	Persuasion	Persuasion Very common reason
Indicate expertise and credentials	Indicate expertise and credentials Not a common reason	Indicate expertise and credentials	Indicate expertise and credentials	Indicate expertise and credentials	Indicate expertise and credentials Very common reason
Introduction	Introduction Not a common reason	Introduction	Introduction	Introduction	Introduction Very common reason
Other	Other Not a common reason	Other	Other	Other	Other Very common reason

If you included "Other", please specify

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* 7. If you use a tool/tools to create digital summaries of your work, what do you use?

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* 8. In what form do you generally keep old versions of your digital work summaries?

I don’t keep old versions

Format-preserving file (i.e., PDF)

Editable file (i.e., .TXT, .DOCX, HTML, etc.)

The tool that I use manages this

Other format (please specify)

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* 9. How / where do you store past versions?

I don’t keep old versions

I store them in the tool that I use (version control)

On my computer

On a memory stick / external drive

In cloud storage (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc)

Other location (please specify)

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* 10. What is your process for keeping them up-to-date?

I start with a new, blank summary every time

I only edit them when I need to send them out

I update at least annually

I update every time there is a change to my work or affiliation

Other (please specify)

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* 11. For the work summary type that you ranked first in question #1 above, how long does it generally take you to make a more up-to-date version of this item?

An hour or less

Several hours

A day

Longer than a day

Depends (please explain)

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* 12. How often do you need a digital work summary (in any form?)

< 1x/yr

1-2x / yr

3-6x / yr

> 6x/yr

Never