POR QUE PROFESSIONAL PAGES?

A short history and description

of Professional Pages

James Sayer March 2011

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Project Vision

PP puts scientists on the internet, just like their university peers.

Self-service operations with local monitoring of the content.

Fulfill most of the expectations for all scientists.

Two-page output for conferences.

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Professional Page vs. SharePoint My Site

PP is an application with a purpose.Public www presence.Represents professional achievement.

My Site is a social media extension.Internal network visibility.Get to know me, get to know you. Search support not as focused.

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Development

Software development is expensive, risky, and never ending.

This application is ready to use, provided at no cost.

Currently in Third version.

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Governance Policy

Guidance for content creation is available. http://profile.usgs.gov/professional/in_index.php

Policy limiting non-professional content and enforcement of PII and Copyright are in place. http://www.usgs.gov/laws/policies_notices.html

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Review Process

Supervisors perform first line review. Mild reviews of profiles by EPN with

notices to users with instructions for correction.

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Review Process

PII is flagged for removal in 24 hours.Your profile contains complete names, e-mails, or phone numbers of advisors, assistants, mentors, professors, or students. It is understandable that you want to share the influences in your career; however, this information is considered Personal Identifiable Information (PII) …

Publications must be “ready for publication” to be listed. This creates an professional standard.

Images must promote a professional appearance.

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Biographies & Your Focus

Two biography sections. Half page and one page sizes.

Two DIY sections. Spotlight your research and interests.

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Your Focus

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Publications

Link to Pubs Warehouse. Form to enter non-USGS publications. Cut-Paste form is not sorted and is a

separate publication list.

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Standard Information

Personal information comes from mail system, the authoritative data source.

Format and content is stipulated by HR and OC.

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Aligned with Policy

Science Strategies alignment. Science Thesaurus included.

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Science Topics

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Usability Enhancements

DelegationAllow other staff to update your profile.

SearchFull text search of biographies, both optional research fields, publications list.

MetadataSearch Engine Optimized for Google, Yahoo, Bing.

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http://profile.usgs.gov

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Science Center Staff

PP can dynamically create a staff listing using science center codes.

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Real World Results

Many users are finished in 15 minutes.Photograph of their face, 220 x 200 pixels.Curriculum Vita or Resume.

Many users go back and update it twice a year.

950 profiles published or in progress. Use it in Email

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