ORCID was founded on principles of openness, transparency, inclusion, and collaboration. These principles define our organizational culture, focus our passion, and guide everything we do, from community engagement to staff […]
Our New ORCID Infographic
ORCID is a simple concept that can be surprisingly difficult to explain. I know. I’ve been working at it for seven years now. With over 6m users and 1000 members […]
ORCID Annual Report for 2018 Now Available!
My Year in Review post provided an overview of our 2018 activities. Now, in our annual report you can learn more of the details – in words and pictures! Some […]
Diving Right In: ORCID Plans for 2019
It is always wonderful to end the year with a bang. Just in time for the New Year fireworks, we reached a major milestone: 1,000 members! In addition, about 5,000 […]
2018 Year in Review
2018 is nearly over and, with your help, we’ve made some significant strides toward achieving ORCID’s vision. We set ourselves some ambitious goals for the year, based on the strategic […]
Announcing the Results of our 2019 Board Elections
ORCID holds Board member elections every year, following an open recommendation and nominations process. ORCID Board members serve for three years; each year about a third of the Board seats […]
Announcing our New Technology Team Structure
ORCID has gone through a huge staffing transformation this year, with new people, new roles, new teams, and promotions.. Our most recent change is the departure of Rob Peters as […]
Learning Patience: Taking a Step Back on Affiliation Assertion Requirements
ORCID is committed to enabling traceable connections between researchers and their activities and affiliations. This includes using identifiers for things (such as DOIs) and places (such as organization identifiers), as […]
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes: Lots and Lots of Changes
This has been a year of substantial internal change for ORCID. Our transformational grant from the Helmsley Trust ended in March, and we took the opportunity to re-evaluate our programs. […]
ORCID and Data Privacy in Germany
In the implementation of ORCID at member institutions, we frequently receive questions about our privacy policy and how it aligns with national and international data privacy frameworks. Researcher privacy and […]