Increased visibility can lead to more citations, which remain the proven currency of the academic promotion and tenure system. In such an environment, there exist opportunities for libraries to develop services that help increase the visibility and recognition of an author's work. Moreover, the current dearth of assistance and expertise in this area forces most authors to struggle alone. Active promotion of scholarship has become another aspect of the publication cycle. No longer is it sufficient to publish an article in a commercial or Open Access journal and then wait for it to be read and cited by colleagues. Prospective authors are invited to submit articles for this column to the editor at struggle to gain recognition for their work in the increasingly crowded publication environment. The column will appear in odd-numbered issues of the journal, and will delve into all aspects of library-related information technologies and knowledge management used to connect users to information resources, including data preparation, discovery, delivery and preservation.

In this article we establish three categories (author/researcher identification, academic/professional networking, and reference/citation management) and examine nineteen services that fit into those categories.Ĭolumn Editor's Note This JLA column posits that academic libraries and their services are dominated by information technologies, and that the success of librarians and professional staff is contingent on their ability to thrive in this technology-rich environment. Not all services have the same goals, however, and it can be difficult to know with which services researchers should engage.

Researcher services have proliferated in recent years and numerous free or fee-based sites now promise increased visibility and impact for authors or contributors of publications and other research products.

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