How to use Microsoft Academic account?
Summary
TLDRThis tutorial introduces Microsoft Academic, a bibliographic database for researchers. It guides new users through the sign-up process using a Gmail account, personalizing the page by adding research interests. The video demonstrates searching for topics, claiming publications, and following experts within the platform. It highlights the database's extensive resources, including publications, authors, topics, conferences, and journals, and explains how to find and claim papers using the unique Microsoft Academic ID from the URL.
Takeaways
- đ The speaker introduces Microsoft Academic, a powerful bibliographic database for researchers, accessible via 'academic.microsoft.com'.
- đ The platform has been upgraded in recent years, offering an improved interface and more features for academic research.
- đ€ New users are guided to sign up using various social media platforms or a Gmail account to personalize their experience.
- đ During the sign-up process, users are asked to provide their full name and ORCID ID, which can be added later if not immediately available.
- đ Users can search for topics and add entities of interest to tailor the platform to their research focus, such as 'privacy protection' and 'open source software'.
- đ Microsoft Academic boasts a vast database, including millions of publications, authors, topics, and thousands of journals and conferences.
- đ€ The profile section allows users to view and manage their academic contributions, including publications and citations.
- đ Users can follow experts in their field and receive updates on publications related to their areas of specialization.
- đ The platform enables users to claim papers they have authored, ensuring their work is correctly attributed to their profile.
- đ By clicking on a paper, users can find their Microsoft Academic ID, which is a unique 10-digit number associated with their publication.
- đ The script demonstrates the process of searching for and claiming papers on Microsoft Academic, highlighting its utility for managing one's academic presence.
Q & A
What is the purpose of Microsoft Academic?
-Microsoft Academic is a bibliographic database that serves as a powerful tool for researchers to search for any topic, similar to Google Scholar.
How has Microsoft Academic evolved over the years?
-It was previously known as Microsoft Academic Search, but it has been upgraded to a newer version in the last three to four years, enhancing its features and capabilities.
What is the first step for a new user on Microsoft Academic?
-A new user should click on 'Sign Up' to create an account, as they would be new to the platform and have not yet utilized its resources.
How can a user sign up for Microsoft Academic using their Google account?
-A user can sign up by clicking on the red Google Plus tab, which will redirect them to a page where they can enter their Gmail account details to proceed with the registration.
What personal information is required during the sign-up process on Microsoft Academic?
-During sign-up, users are asked to provide their full name and an ORCID iD, although the ORCID iD can be added later if the user prefers.
Why is it necessary to add at least three entities during the sign-up on Microsoft Academic?
-Adding at least three entities helps Microsoft Academic to personalize the user's page and tailor the search results according to the user's research interests.
How can a user search for topics on Microsoft Academic?
-Users can search for topics by typing keywords into the search bar, and the platform will display relevant results, such as 'privacy protection' or 'open source software'.
What does the term 'entities' refer to in the context of Microsoft Academic?
-In Microsoft Academic, 'entities' refer to specific topics or areas of research that a user is interested in, which are used to customize the user's experience and search results.
How can a user claim their publications on Microsoft Academic?
-To claim publications, a user must first log in to their Microsoft Academic account, search for their name or the title of the paper, and then click on 'claim' next to the relevant publication.
What is the significance of the Microsoft Academic ID, and how can a user find it?
-The Microsoft Academic ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to each paper indexed by the platform. A user can find it by clicking on one of their published papers and locating the ID within the URL.
How does Microsoft Academic help users stay updated with new citations and publications?
-Microsoft Academic allows users to follow new citations and publications related to their research interests or those of authors they follow, ensuring they stay current with the latest scholarly work.
Outlines
đ Introduction to Microsoft Academic
The speaker introduces Microsoft Academic, a bibliographic database for researchers, accessible via 'academic.microsoft.com'. It's a powerful tool similar to Google Scholar for topic searches. As a new user, the speaker opts to sign up using a Gmail account, providing a full name and ORCID ID. The process involves personalizing the page with at least three entities or topics of interest, such as 'privacy protection' and 'open source software', to tailor the user experience. The platform boasts a vast repository of publications, authors, topics, conferences, and journals, offering a rich resource for academic research.
đ Claiming Publications and Navigating Microsoft Academic
In this segment, the speaker demonstrates how to claim a publication on Microsoft Academic by logging into the platform. The process involves searching for one's own paper and claiming it as one's own work. The speaker also shows how to view and edit one's profile, manage publications, and follow experts or topics of interest. The overview includes how to search for papers by various criteria like author, journal, or article name, and the importance of signing in to claim papers. Additionally, the speaker explains how to find one's Microsoft Academic ID by examining the URL of a claimed paper, which is essential for identification and citation purposes.
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Keywords
đĄMicrosoft Academic
đĄBibliographic Database
đĄSign Up
đĄOrcid ID
đĄEntities
đĄPrivacy Protection
đĄOpen Source Software
đĄCitations
đĄClaiming Papers
đĄMicrosoft Academic ID
Highlights
Introduction to Microsoft Academy, a powerful bibliographic database for researchers.
How to access Microsoft Academy by searching on Google and clicking the first link.
Explanation of the upgrade from Microsoft Academic Search to the newer version of Microsoft Academy.
Instructions for new users to sign up using their Gmail account.
Details on providing personal information such as full name and ORCID ID during the sign-up process.
The requirement to add at least three entities or topics of specialization to personalize the user's page.
Demonstration of searching for topics related to privacy and open source software.
Overview of the vast resources available on Microsoft Academy, including publications, authors, topics, and journals.
Guidance on how to view and edit a user's profile on Microsoft Academy.
Process of claiming a paper on Microsoft Academy by searching and selecting the publication.
How to follow experts and manage a reading list within the platform.
Explanation of how to search for papers by author, journal name, or article title.
Details on how to claim a paper that is already indexed by Microsoft Academic.
The importance of signing in to Microsoft Academy to claim papers and access full features.
How to identify a Microsoft Academic ID from the URL of a published paper.
Final thoughts on the features and usefulness of Microsoft Academic for researchers.
Transcripts
uh welcome to the third part which is on
microsoft academy you type on your
google search engine microsoft academic
it will take you to this page and the
first hit will be academic
dot microsoft.com you click on that link
it will take you to this page this is
microsoft
academy previous version it was
microsoft academic search but this is
the
newer version i think in the last three
four years they have upgraded it
and this is also another bibliographic
database which is a very powerful tool
for researcher
here you can search any topic or similar
to google scholar
search engine since i'm new
i suppose i'm new uh
i'll just click on sign up because i'm a
new i'm a new person
i'm a new researcher you know i have not
learned anything prior to that and what
they would ask me to sign up if
once i click on it they'll give me many
of the social media linked here but
i'll be using my gmail account so i'll
click on the
red google plus tab and it will take me
to this
page so i'll have to select my email id
so channelangtama is my demo remember
this is my demo
gmail only just for the purpose of this
so what it would ask me to do is
i'll send my name here
send there full name
and arc it id i can give my orchid i
cannot give my orchid it's up to me
or i can add it later i can just save
the tab
and then they will process all the
information
for me here so
almost done but they asked me for
at least three anti entities before they
can personalize
my page so what i would do is i would
to choose a type and search here
so which means basically means that i
will have to search for a topic since
my topic is on privacy so let's try
privacy
and it is still searching and privacy by
design privacy protection
i'm clicking privacy protection okay
i think i have to it is shown
on your right side if you see
uh i mean on on the right side you could
see here privacy protection
i'll search again seeking
behavior of information
information
seeking behavior it doesn't show
anything
information needs yes it is there
so still i cannot click and then
uh my specialization is on
open source software open source
software
so there it is i have to add at least
three entities or three topic of my
specialization then i can click the
button here finish
click on the button finished uh it will
give me this account there are numbers
uh about two crores of publication
okay and authors and then there are
about seven lakhs
topic and then conferences about so
forth 9000 journals
huge resources in here
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so this is my profile now
and this is my reading list this is my
citation list since i don't have
any citation i will not be having
anything
at all so so now uh
on this uh if you go on to the right
side corner on your profile there click
there and it will show you view your
profile you can view your profile i'm
just
i'll be showing you a new tab and edit
your profile
and then you can manage oh
let me go back
so see i don't have any publication i
don't have any citation yet
so let me go back to my profile
and let me manage i can follow some uh
expert also in this
uh listing uh in this profile in this
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so
so no author found you have not made any
claims so what i would do
is i will just suppose
i am just for demonstration purposes i'm
typing as ready
suppose i am this person so there are
this person has about
suppose you are that person i am that
person
so i'll just instead i'll write my name
since i'm showing
so see there is one publication which is
reflected here so i can just click here
click on next and then i can save this
claiming one out of one paper so i can
claim this paper that this paper is
actually mine and clicked on save button
so that is how uh you
claim paper from microsoft account
and let me view my profile
so in you basically what you can see
here
option publication from follows it will
show all the publication
from the people which you actually
following uh
so since i follow open source so it
gives me all the paper on information
need
open source software so related to my
expertise
area specialization it gives me the
title in my front page here
in my profile main page but i can also
search for
other paper which i have written or by
author or by name of a journal
or by name of article i can click here
on the search bar i can search for those
i can claim them
so that is how i if for example i just
clicked on here this is one paper
related on social an open source
software on the my area specialization
now if this is my paper i will just
click here claim
i can claim because i have already
logged in here you see this is my
account
i can just claim it if you just search
for your name
without log logging in without signing
into microsoft academy
you cannot claim that paper but you have
to sign in first
register sign in and then search for
your name
if your name is already there paper is
already indexed by microsoft academic
then only you can claim those paper
which belongs to you
so here you can follow new citations
uh you know new citations with new
publication which cites you
or citation from the one which you have
follow so these are some of the features
of microsoft academic it's very
interesting and
do in order to identify my id i'll just
click
suppose this is my paper i just click on
this article
now on the url here you will see
i've just have the paper slash stroke
and there is this
and this number giving 10 digit number
this is your id microsoft academic id
so from the url in between your url
you'll find this link here
just to know this you just click on the
one of the paper which is
published by you and you will find that
any paper will have that so
that is how you uh get your academic id
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