This week is a bittersweet one for me. On October 1, I will be changing my status from one of the longest-standing employees of ORCID to being an independent consultant. I am excited to start this new stage in my career, and happy that in this new role I will be continuing to support ORCID […]
ORCID in Publishing: A Conversation
As we described in an earlier post, one of our projects this year is to reduce the data entry effort for researchers as they interact with information systems – such as when submitting a paper or applying for funding. We are focusing our work in specific communities, in particular funders and publishers. Kicking off […]
ORCID: Out of the Box
Much of the work that ORCID does to connect research and researchers is a collaboration between us and our member organizations. We provide a Registry of identifiers and a mechanism for systems to interact with the Registry, and our member organizations use these connections to ensure that information flows between their systems and others that individuals have […]
ORCID – Connecting Researchers and Institutions
This week I am in Linz, Austria at TNC17, an international gathering of professionals in the identity and access management sector. A year ago at this same meeting, ORCID announced the launch of functionality for researchers to access their ORCID account using their institutional sign in credentials. Since then, over 25,000 ORCID registrants have connected […]
2016: The Year in Review
Our mantra for 2016 was Sustain, Lead and Mature – a steady beat that helped focus our efforts throughout the year. It has been a full year with much growth and activity for ORCID, and we made great progress in all three areas. Sustain This year’s 50% increase in new ORCID iDs has brought us to […]