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Academic portfolio in the digital era: organizing and maintaining a portfolio using reference managers
Puneet Bhargava1, Vatsal B Patel, Ramesh S Iyer
1Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA, bhargp@uw.edu.
Journal of Digital Imaging
|June 27, 2014
Summary
Creating an academic portfolio is simplified using reference manager software. This digital approach efficiently organizes clinical, teaching, and research accomplishments for easy updating and sharing.
Area of Science:
- Academic Medicine
- Medical Informatics
- Scholarly Communication
Background:
- Academic portfolios are crucial for faculty promotions.
- Traditional portfolio methods (paper-based, web-based) are often inefficient and time-consuming.
- A need exists for streamlined digital portfolio management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present an alternative method for creating and maintaining academic portfolios.
- To demonstrate the utility of reference manager software for digital portfolio organization.
- To highlight the advantages of this novel approach for academic professionals.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the reference manager software 'Papers' (Mekentosj, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) to construct an academic portfolio.
- Outlined the specific steps involved in creating and managing the digital portfolio.
- Emphasized the indexing capabilities for organizing diverse academic achievements.
Main Results:
- A digital academic portfolio was successfully created using reference manager software.
- The system allows for the digital organization of clinical, teaching, and research accomplishments.
- The indexed library facilitates efficient updating, rapid retrieval, and straightforward sharing of portfolio content.
Conclusions:
- Reference manager software offers an efficient and effective solution for academic portfolio management.
- This digital portfolio system streamlines the organization of professional accomplishments.
- This represents a novel approach to digital academic portfolio creation and maintenance.
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