Updating Cross Connect

SCU Profiles on Cross Connect provide a location for teaching and research academics to showcase Research and Scholarly outputs, Grants, Media mentions, Scholarship of Learning and Teaching achievements, and other Activities.

Outputs (articles, books, chapters, conference presentations or papers, blogs, creative works, etc.) will be automatically harvested where possible, added by the Library Systems team when reported as research publications, and can be manually added when logged in to your SCU Profile on Cross Connect.

Activities (e.g. scholarly collaboration and activity, engagement and contribution to communities, learning and teaching practice and impact) are manually added when logged in to your SCU Profile on Cross Connect. 

Outputs and Activities that qualify as Scholarship of Learning and Teaching achievements will need to be added or flagged per the below instructions. If you are unsure if an item qualifies as SoLT, or if it should be recorded as an Activity or Output, please refer to How to showcase your Learning and Teaching achievements and activities.

  1. Log in to Cross Connect to access your profile.
    1. If you are unable to log in, please contact crossconnect@scu.edu.au to confirm access.
  2. Click the Edit profile button to add the required information.
  3. In the Profile section
    1. Add your Identifiers (Scopus, WOS) and Connect to your ORCID iD
    2. Upload a professional headshot.
  4. In the About section
    1. Enter your Research topics (these can be FOR codes or keywords). Please note: after typing each keyword you will need to click the Add ‘keyword’ button (or select the FOR code from the dropdown list) for the Research topic to be added.
    2. Add Links
    3. Update your Biography and expertise section
    4. Add Honours, if applicable
      Please note: SoLT awards can be listed as Honours here but must also be entered as Activities for reporting.
    5. Add Education, if desired.
  5. In the Affiliations section, your current SCU affiliations will be automatically added and updated from the HR system. Add any desired previous or current non-SCU affiliations.
  6. Your Contact details are automatically added and updated from the HR system.
  7. Proxies does not need to be updated unless you would like someone else to edit your profile on your behalf.
  8. Notifications can be changed if you do not want to receive emails from your SCU Profile on Cross Connect.

Once you've completed building your profile, click the < Back link to preview.

If your profile is not yet live, you will see a “make your profile public?” banner at the top of your screen. Click this to request a live profile or email crossconnect@scu.edu.au.

The Library Systems team will activate your profile and arrange an import of your publications. Do not hesitate to contact crossconnect@scu.edu.au if you have any questions or require assistance with your SCU Profile on Cross Connect.

Further information about Cross Connect and SCU Profiles

To add or flag Outputs you MUST sign in. Go to Cross Connect and sign in using your SCU username and password.

If the output is already on your profile you can flag the output as SoLT by sending a message.

    If the publication is not already on your profile:

    1. Click Add Output/Activity button in the top right corner
    2. Click Output

      The Essentials
    3. In the ‘What are you submitting?’ section, Select output type
      1. Browse the list or start typing in the Select output type box to find the applicable type e.g. review, article, proceeding, etc.
    4. In the ‘Search’ section
      1. If you have a DOI enter it in the Title or DOI box and the system will attempt to auto-populate the article details
      2. If you do not have a DOI, enter the Title
    5. In the ‘Add your files’
      1. Add the Accepted Manuscript or other CC-licensed files (do not add the published version of an article unless it is CC-licensed)
    6. Click the Describe it button in the top right of the input screen to proceed with the submission

      Describe it
    7. Enter the full title, topics, co-authors, abstract, and any other fields as applicable for this output type, it is okay to leave fields blank
    8. Click the Specify button in the top right of the input screen to proceed with the submission

      Specify
    9. Enter the publication status, dates, DOI and any other fields as applicable for this output type, it is okay to leave fields blank
    10. Click the Relations button in the top right of the input screen to proceed with the submission

      Relations
    11. Search for or add any related Grants
    12. Click the Review button in the top right of the input screen to proceed with the submission

      Review
    13. Click the tickbox to agree to the Terms and conditions
    14. Click the + Add notes or instructions for this output link
      Type one of the following notes (depending on the SoLT category of this output):
      • Please flag as: Scholarly Reviews - SoLT
      • Please flag as: Original Research - SoLT
      • Please flag as: Evidence Based Practice - SoLT
    15. Review the remaining Submission summary and click the Submit button in the top right of the input screen

    Your output will be sent to the Library Systems team to review the metadata before adding it to your SCU Profile.

    Once approved, the output will appear under the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching facets within Cross Connect and will also be included in our Institutional Reporting of SoLT activities.

    To add or flag Outputs you MUST sign in. Go to Cross Connect and sign in using your SCU username and password.

    Message via output on profile

    Confirm if the output has already been flagged as SoLT by looking at the details of the output. At the very bottom of the details, there will be a Local Field indicating if this item has been flagged as Original Research, Scholarly Reviews, or Evidence Based Practice.

    To flag an output as SoLT, browse the list of outputs on your SCU Profile:

    1. Find the desired output in your list of publications
    2. Click the three vertical dots to the right of the output
    3. Select Messages
    4. Type one of the following messages (depending on the SoLT category of this output) and click Send:
      • Please flag as: Scholarly Reviews - SoLT
      • Please flag as: Original Research - SoLT
      • Please flag as: Evidence Based Practice - SoLT
    5. Library Systems staff will add the flag to your output and it will appear under the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching facets within Cross Connect.

    The output will also be included in our Institutional Reporting of SoLT activities.

    To add or edit Activities you MUST sign in. Go to Cross Connect and sign in using your SCU username and password.

    1. Click Add Output/Activity button in the top right corner
    2. Click Activity

      Add Activity
    3. Enter the Activity Title
      This title should succinctly describe the activity (Note: only the title and date are included when you export your CV)
    4. Select from the Activity Category picklist: “Teaching”
      Please Note: All SoLT activities are entered under “Teaching”
      Other categories can be used for activities to display on your profile but they will not be flagged as SoLT
    5. From the Activity Type picklist select the relevant SoLT category
      If you do not see the SoLT categories in the Activity Type list, ensure you have the Activity Category of "Teaching" selected above.
    6. Click the Submit button in the top right of the input screen
      NOTE: Your activity has been successfully added and is public.

    YOU MUST ENTER FURTHER DETAILS.

    1. Further details required:
    2. Click the edit (pencil) next to the title information
      1. Add a Start date (year or full date, if applicable)
      2. Optional: add an End date (year or full date, if applicable)
      3. Click the Save button
    3. Enter Course Information, if relevant
    4. Enter Keywords
      1. Add keywords allows for free text entry. After typing each keyword you will need to click the Add ‘keyword’ button to add it to the list of keywords
        Click Save after adding all keywords
      2. Add topics provides a search of FOR codes to select from after you start typing
        Click Save after adding all topics
    5. Add a Description
      1. This should be a detailed description of the activity and will be displayed below the title on your profile.
    6. Add SoLT Attributes
      1. Select all that apply
      2. Click Save button
    7. Add Fields of Education and values to a total of 100
    8. Add any files or links, completing the pop-up form
      Please Note: Files will be immediately visible and downloadable. Please DO NOT add any Third-Party Copyright material. If unsure contact copyright@scu.edu.au
    9. Add Associated Academics
      1. Click the pencil icon next to your name to add your role in the activity
      2. Click + Add member to search for associated academics, assign a role and click Add button
        All SCU colleagues can be found under search existing. Adding a SCU colleague will automatically add this activity to their profile
    10. Add Associated Organisations if relevant to highlight external collaborations
    11. Add Location, if relevant

    Your activity will display automatically on your SCU Profile under the Scholarship of Learning & Teaching tab.

    All SoLT activities are sent to your ADE or Head of Work Unit as a scheduled report for approval as the selected SoLT category. Once approved, the activity will also be included in our Institutional Reporting of SoLT activities.

    To add media mentions to your SCU Profile on Cross Connect, please email the details of the media mention, including link where available, to crossconnect@scu.edu.au.

    Please indicate if this media mention is an example of SoLT Engagement and Contribution to Communities (per How to showcase your Learning and Teaching achievements)

    To add grants to your SCU Profile on Cross Connect, please email the details of the grant, including grant ID, names and roles of all investigators, and link where available, to crossconnect@scu.edu.au.

    Please indicate if this grant is an example of SoLT Scholarly Collaboration and Activity (per How to showcase your Learning and Teaching achievements)

    To add your Masters or PhD Thesis to your SCU Profile on Cross Connect, please email the details of the thesis, including link where available, to crossconnect@scu.edu.au.

    Please indicate if this thesis should be tagged as Higher Level Qualification - SoLT (per How to showcase your Learning and Teaching achievements)

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