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CityU Scholars Self-paced Online Training: Course 1

CityU Scholars: Getting Ready for RGC Reporting and Performance Review for 2023-2024
Online Training Course 1: Research Output Records Management

In this course, you will first get an overview of CityU Scholars - what it is and the types of research output records it collects. You will explore your role in the research output records harvesting process, including how the Library assists with record creation and maintenance. Next, you'll delve into the manual addition of records not captured through the harvesting process, covering how to claim or disclaim authorship of existing records as well as creating your own. The course will also cover how to appoint trusted users and the role of Departmental Administrators in managing your researcher profile on the CityU Scholars platform. By the end of the course, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of how to leverage CityU Scholars to manage and showcase your research outputs.

Faculty members, research students and DAs (Departmental Administrators) please log in with your CityU credentials to go through the training at your own pace anytime. 

Add the training to your calendar with a time slot of your own choice - dive in and enjoy the courses at your own pace!

Module 1.1 (05:54) Module 1.2 (08:06)

This video will answer the following questions:

  • What is CityU Scholars? 
  • What types of records are collected in CityU Scholars and how are they gathered? 

Time stamps:

  • 0:08 CityU Scholars public portal and backend Pure system
  • 1:22 Benefits of maintaining a CityU Scholars Researcher Profile
  • 2:07 Login to manage your Research Profile, publications and other achievement records

This video will answer the following questions:

  • How does the Library assist with record creation in CityU Scholars?
  • How can you help in improving the accuracy and quality of your records? 

Time stamps:

  • 1:05 Workflow for retrospective harvesting of research output
  • 3:00 Workflow for harvesting of new research output
  • 4:18 How to claim/disclaim research output records
Module 1.3 (09:26) Module 1.4 (05:12)

This video will answer the following questions:

  • If an existing record is not attributed to me, but I believe it should be, what can I do?  
  • How can I create my own records on CityU Scholars?

Time stamps:

  • 0:09 Workflow for manual input of research output
  • 0:42 Demonstration of manual input
  • 7:25 Suggested practice for before and after the manual input of output records

This video will answer the following questions:

  • How can you appoint trusted users to manage your researcher profile? 
  • What is the role of Departmental Administrator in researcher profile management?

Time stamps:

  • 0:47 Demonstration of assigning a trusted user
  • 3:06 Overview of the rights of Departmental Administrators 
  • 4:44 How to find your Departmental Administrator