a short history and description of professional pages james sayer march 2011
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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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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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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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Science Center Staff
PP can dynamically create a staff listing using science center codes.
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