Q. What can I do to help users discover my research report?

Your Research Report, whether in print or online, can be discovered by users around the world.

• Users can search for reports from the Western Sydney University Library Catalogue, or from search engines such as Google and Google Scholar.
• All records about Research Reports are held in university library catalogues and digital repositories are also made available via Trove, the National Library of Australia's database.

These search engines provide results based on the metadata associated with your Research Report and include:

• Author
• Title
• Keywords

Some publishers provide tips for authors on how to optimise metadata for search engine discoverability (e.g.Wiley's Author Services site)

To ensure the discoverability and attribution of your work:

• Register with ORCID ID to ensure your publications are attributed correctly to you.
• Manage your Researcher Profile by obtaining other appropriate researcher identifiers for citation databases
• Track usage of your Research Report on ResearchDirect.

For further information, email Library Acquisitions