ORCID US Community Newsletter – June 2019
The ORCID US Community has made a lot of progress in the last year since this group was formed. This is our second newsletter, featuring updates from across the community over the last several months. To contribute to future newsletters, please email orcidus@lyrasis.org. Community Snapshot […]
2019 LYRASIS Board of Trustees Candidates
The LYRASIS Board of Trustees has approved the following candidates for open Trustee positions. The Board of Trustees is the governing body for LYRASIS Voter representatives from LYRASIS and DuraSpace should have received their ballot. The voting period is open […]
Press Release: LYRASIS Announces Candidates for Open Board of Trustees Positions
Atlanta, GA – June 4, 2019 – LYRASIS announces candidates for the Board of Trustees who will each serve a three-year term. The election will be held in June and is open to all designated LYRASIS member voting representatives, who will […]
Now Accepting Nominations for the LYRASIS Board of Trustees
The LYRASIS Nominating Committee is pleased to invite you to submit names of qualified candidates to be considered for the FY2019/2020 LYRASIS Board of Trustees. The Nominating Committee will recommend candidates for each of the following open positions on the FY2019/2020 ballot: Two (2) […]
ORCID at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
The University of Iowa is using ORCID to help with faculty research reporting and assessing scholarly activities, specifically at the Carver College of Medicine, using a custom “Create & Connect” ORCID portal. With the goal of gathering more data on […]
Knowledge Unlatched and partners launch Open Research Library
Originally posted at knowledgeunlatched.org Berlin, 16 May 2019. Free access to scientific content is often limited due to the fragile technical infrastructure around it: content is stored in a variety of versions at various locations and without any uniform search functionalities. […]
Visual Fun Facts from the 2018 ORCID Annual Report
If you have time for some light reading, check out the latest ORCID Annual Report – see a few visual highlights below! 1. ORCID is supported by over 1,000 member organizations in 45 countries: 2. Members are integrating their systems […]
LYRASIS Learning: Free Trial for ACA Members
LYRASIS is proud to partner with the Academy of Certified Archivists to offer a LYRASIS Learning discount to all ACA members for LYRASIS Learning to access more than 25+ classes that are pre-certified for Archival Recertification Credits (ARCs). These credits are […]
It Takes a Village: Reflections on Fulcrum’s Sustainability Workshop
Article originally appeared on fulcrum.org In late February 2019, the Fulcrum team invited Megan Forbes and Laurie Arp from LYRASIS to facilitate a workshop based on the “It Takes A Village Framework” guidebook. The It Takes a Village project was funded in 2017 by the […]
ORCID, Diversity, & Inclusion at Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) became an ORCID member in June 2017, led by the VCU Libraries in partnership with the Office of Research and Innovation. In addition to recognizing the value of ORCID for helping researchers distinguish themselves and keep […]
ORCID: The Importance of Unique Persistent Identifiers for Individuals
ORCID, which stands for “Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier,” provides individuals with a free, unique, persistent identifier that serves to distinguish individuals from each other and accurately connect individuals with their contributions and affiliated organizations over the course of their […]
Press Release: LYRASIS and DuraSpace Announce Merger
Contact: Meg BlumDirector of Marketing & Communications800.999.8558, ext. 2951meg.blum@lyrasis.org Carol Minton MorrisDuraSpace, Director of Marketing607.592.3135CMMorris@duraspace.org LYRASIS and DuraSpace Announce Merger: Expanding the Capacity of the Global Scholarly and Scientific Research Ecosystem Atlanta, GA – March 13, 2019 – LYRASIS and DuraSpace […]