Using Interfolio Data Service
This article provides an overview and explains how to use Interfolio Data Service to quickly and easily add information about your scholarly activities to Faculty Activity Reporting.
Interfolio Data Service regularly pulls in data about your scholarly activities from several large data sources. On your homepage you are presented with Matched Records which you can easily validate and add to your account in Faculty Activity Reporting.
Types of scholarship available via the Interfolio Faculty Data Service include:
- Articles
- Books
- Book Chapters
- Proceedings publications
Note on Untagged records: In some instances, we may receive records that not have been tagged with a type. These entries will appear ina section labeled as Untagged records where users can review them and assign them an appropriate type.
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For more information see our FAQ on Interfolio Data Service.
The Matched Records panel on the F180 Homepage presents you with the number of records the Interfolio Data Service has matched to you and made available for your review (on the left of the page), as well as a count of records already added to your account (on the right of the page).
Click "Need Your Review" to review the matched records
The My Records page
Clicking to review matched records will open the Found tab of the My Records page. My Records is a tabbed interface listing information gathered from Interfolio Data Service.
- The Completed tab lists records already added to your account
- The Found tab lists all records found and ready for your review
- The Deleted tab lists records you have chosen not to add to Faculty Activity Reporting
Record types
Matched records are grouped together according to publication type such as Article, Book, Book Chapter and Publication Records.
About Untagged matched records
If a matched record comes into the sytem as Untagged, it will be listed in an Untagged section and can be reviewed and assigned a type by the user.
Assign untagged record a type
To assign a type to an untagged record, click to open it and select the type from the drop down list and click to Continue.
The untagged record will now appear as the record type you selected above
Click the name of a record listed on the Found tab to open a panel where you can review the record
Clicking the name of the record in the list opens a panel to the right of the page where you can review and edit details of the record before choosing to accept it into your F180 profile.
Review information in the Edit and Accept window
In the panel that opens you can review the record to make sure it describes your activity accurately. Any fields that are required in F180 must be completed before accepting the record.
Note that this window is scrollable and you may need to scroll down to see all data points and information.
Click Edit and Accept at the bottom left of the window to accept or make changes to the information
Set the Term for the activity
From the dropdown box at the top of the form, select which term the activity will be reported for.
Set the Status of the record
The default status is Completed/Published.
Available statuses are:
- In Progress
- Submitted
- Revise & Resubmit
- Accepted
- In Press
- Completed/Published
- Work Discontinued
Review the record for accuracy
Required fields are marked with a red asterisk. Review the record, correct any errors and provide any missing but required information.
For instance, in the example below you would need to select the Month/Season of the journal publication.
Scroll and click to save once the information is verified.
Accepted items appear on the Completed tab of My Records
And are recorded as "Added to your account" on the Homepage
Accepted items will then appear in your Faculty Activity Reporting account as shown below:
To delete a record from Edit & Accept:
If a record needs to be deleted click Delete and verify your selection as shown below:
To delete a record from the list of Found records:
Select the record to highlight it in the list and then click the trashcan to delete it.
Deleted records appear on the Deleted tab of My Records
Note: Deleted records will not be shown to you on the Home page or in the Found tab again.
Recently approved records will appear on your Homepage as shown below
Bibliographic information for the last 3 records that you have approved will appear on your Home page as shown below.
