Supporting the next generation of Texas A&M University scholars

• Published in: Library management Vol. 39; no. 8/9; pp. 597 - 604
• Main Authors: Moberly, Heather K, Lee, Dong Joon, Kessler, Michael David, Carrigan, Esther Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 25-10-2018; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Academic libraries; Bibliometrics; Careers; Collaboration; College campuses; Dissertations & theses; Graduate students; Graduate studies; Grants; Information systems; Institutional repositories; Interoperability; Liaison work; Librarians; Medical research; Reputations; Researchers; Scholarly communication; Scholars; Social networks; Veterinary colleges; Veterinary medicine; United States > US; Texas; Graduate education; ORCID iD; Scholarly impact metrics; Academic libraries; Research information management (RIM) systems; Scholarly identity
• DOI: 10.1108/LM-10-2017-0104
• EISSN: 1758-7921
• ISSN: 0143-5124

Purpose
The speed of information transfer, discovery, and evaluation is accelerating the timeline for young researchers to establish their scholarly identity. A clear scholarly identity is an essential element in developing and maintaining a scholar’s reputation. The paper aims to discuss this issue.
Design/methodology/approach
Texas A&M University is developing workflows and programmatic support for graduate students as they navigate a labyrinth of tools, such as ORCID iD, to establish and manage their identity and reputation.
Findings
This paper discusses the evolution of a collaboration between the Texas A&M University Libraries (A&M UL) and the Office of Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences to educate graduate-level students about scholarly identity and reputation.
Originality/value
The collaboration between the Texas A&M UL and the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Studies evolved into an intentional practice to assist emerging researchers as they navigate the labyrinth of standards and research information systems to establish their scholarly identity.