Shanks, Justin D.Arlitsch, Kenning2016-04-012016-04-012016-03-250193-0826https://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/9669Researcher services have proliferated in recent years and numerous free or fee-based sites now promise increased visibility and impact for authors or contributors of publications and other research products. Not all services have the same goals, however, and it can be difficult to know with which services researchers should engage. In this article we establish three categories (author/researcher identification, academic/professional networking, and reference/citation management) and examine nineteen services that fit into those categories.en-US© 2016 The Author(s). Justin Shanks and Kenning Arlitsch This is an Open Access article. Non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way, is permitted. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted. Permission is granted subject to the terms of the License under which the work was published. Please check the License conditions for the work which you wish to reuse. Full and appropriate attribution must be given. This permission does not cover any third party copyrighted material which may appear in the work requested.http://www.tandfonline.com/action/showCopyRight?doi=10.1080%2F01930826.2016.1146534#tabModuleresearchers servicescitation managementacademic networksresearcher networksresearcher identificationauthor identificationArticle