Presentation for the library staff at UC Irvine Libraries.

1. Managing your Digital Identity Danielle Kane Research Librarian for Emerging Technologies and Service Innovation UC Irvine Libraries Lunch2.0 June 2009

2. Digital Identity Digital identity is the online representation of an individual within a community, as adopted by that individual and/or projected by others. An individual may have multiple digital identities in multiple communities. Andy Powell eFoundations Blog http://efoundations.typepad.com

3. Why?

4. Who might search for you: Colleagues, current employers, future employers, students, peers How are you seen by: Your colleagues, your peers, the general public Gauged by: Your conduct, what you say, what others say about you, what you write and how you write it, face to face, peer-review, academic papers Personal and Professional Identity

5. Errors – Front and Center

6. Media goes Viral http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/01/online-burger-p/ http://www.marketingpilgrim.com

7. Tools for Identity Management Keepass Chi.mp Namechk Google Profiles OpenID Giza Page Gravatar

8. URL: http://keepass.info/ What is it: free open source password manager Why use it: Easy Why remember 20 passwords when you can remember 1 More secure than paper Library IT provides access Keepass

9. URL: http://chi.mp/ What is it: Content Hub and Identity Management Platform Why use it: Can tailor access to information for specific groups Manage several services from one location Chi.mp

10. URL: http://namechk.com/ What is it: Let’s you check username availability for dozens of sites Why use it: Find the best username to promote yourself Much easier than trial and error method Namechk

11. URL: http://www.google.com/profiles What is it: Web profile Why use it: Allows people to find the right information about you when they search for your name on Google Google Profiles

12. URL: http://openid.net/ What is it: An open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity Why use it: Eliminate the need for multiple usernames across different websites OpenID

13. URL: http://gizapage.com/ What is it: Social network organizer Why use it: Share all your profiles through one URL Can control what is public and what is private Giza Page

14. URL: http://en.gravatar.com/ What is it: A globally recognized avatar, an image that follows you from site to site Why use it: Point your sites to the avatar image, only need to upload the image once Gravatar

15. Discussion Topics 20 minutes

16. As a profession what do we want our online identity to be, how do we want students, staff, and faculty to perceive us? How do we balance personal and professional identities?