Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. GANDERBAL: Central Library, Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) organised a workshop on “Academic Profile Management and Research Visibility” for the varsity’s faculty members at Green Campus. Dr. Nisar Ahmad Mir, Registrar, Prof. Farooq Ahamd Mir, Dean School of Legal Studies, Prof. Sumeer Gul, HoD, Deptt of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, Dr. Nazir Ahmad Bhat, Librarian, CUKashmir, library staff and faculty members were present.
Highlighting the significance of holding such workshops, Dr. Nazir Ahmad Bhat spoke about the importance of building strong and credible digital academic identities. He added that this will help measure the impact of the university’s academic and research endeavours both at national and international levels. He said the workshop series aims to equip the faculty with the skills and knowledge to effectively manage their global academic profiles on platforms like ORCID, Google Scholar, Web of Science Researcher ID etc.
Dr. Nisar Ahmad Mir said that, following discussions with faculty, many areas for improvement in the university’s academic and research environment had been identified. He mentioned that these points were discussed with the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. A Ravinder Nath and it was decided to organize a series of faculty orientation sessions, with the Central Library taking the lead in this initiative. He expressed optimism about the university’s research output: “I am hopeful that publications and research will be recognized at national and international levels."
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Farooq Ahmed Mir, said “while teaching is at the heart of academia, it is research that truly shapes a university’s identity.” “If you want to be known, you have to do research and it must be quality research,” he remarked. He added that a university stands for research and urged the faculty members to stay informed about new techniques and evolving standards to maintain academic excellence.
In his lecture, Prof. Sumeer Gul gave valuable insights on the process of publishing in high quality journals and discussed strategies to enhance the research impact for both individual researchers and academic institutions. He addressed the issue of predatory publishing and offered guidance on how to recognise and avoid such practices.
Dr Tariq Ahmad Shah, Sr. Asst Librarian discussed the impact of citations and impact factor of journals in academic publishing. Ms Humma Sr. Asst Librarian gave a hands on session on creating and managing global academic profiles. She guided participants through each step of the process from setting up profiles on various platforms to optimising them for research visibility and impact. Ms. Humma conducted the event proceedings, while Mr. Akib Wani proposed the vote of thanks.
