ORCID US Community Newsletter – June 2024
It’s been six years, and the ORCID US Community is still steadily growing, with plenty of exciting updates and important information from across the community below. Past newsletters can be found in the ORCID US Community Blog. To contribute to future newsletters, please email orcidus@lyrasis.org. Thank you!
Community Snapshot
Member institutions = 203 (as of June 2024)
ORCID API system integrations = 347 integrations, through which:
- 81,191 ORCID records have been updated with:
- 51,159 affiliations
- 1,830,047 works
- 7,067 funding entries
- 9,722 personal identifiers
- 4,433 websites
- 478,244 ORCID iDs have been connected with member organizations:
![Total Connected IDs Total Connected IDs Infographic](https://lyrasisnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/totalconnectedids.jpg)
Total Connected iDs: The total number of researchers that have connected their ORCID iD to a member ORCID API integration belonging to the ORCID US Community consortium. Each researcher is only counted once, no matter how many API integrations they have connected with.
Lyrasis Receives ORCID Global Participation Fund Grant
In February 2024, Lyrasis received an ORCID Global Participation Fund grant to improve ORCID API integration and functionality in DSpace open source repository software. Lyrasis has partnered with 4Science to implement the improvements over the course of 2024. To stay in the loop with specific updates regarding this project, please email orcidus@lyrasis.org.
ORCID US Community Updated Code of Conduct
The ORCID US Community has recently updated the community Code of Conduct guidelines to better address the expectations of ORCID US Community members during events, in dialogue, and in communication channels. You can read the updated Code of Conduct guidelines on the ORCID US Community website.
ORCID US Community Awardees
The ORCID US Community Awards encourage and provide recognition for participation within the community. This year, we want to recognize and congratulate our colleagues in two categories: for individuals, the “Most Helpful Individual” award, and for organizations, the “Outstanding Outreach Effort of the Year” award. We would also like to recognize our member organizations on their custom ORCID API integrations and our volunteers, who have shared their time with us during ORCID US Community events. We encourage you to nominate your peers for these awards!
Nominations can be submitted through our Community Awards Nomination Form.
Random “Coffee Breaks”
The next round of “Coffee Breaks” starts in August 2024, for any community members who are interested in meeting with colleagues at other ORCID US member organizations to talk about ORCID and get to know each other throughout the year. If you would like to participate, please see the details and sign up.
Membership Updates
As of June 1, 2024 the ORCID US Community has reached 203 members in its sixth year running as the largest ORCID consortium in the world. Learn more about other ORCID consortia across the globe. See a full list of ORCID US Community member institutions.
New Members since January 2024:
- American Council of Learned Societies
- American Psychiatric Association
- Midwestern University
- Neuromatch
- Rheumatology Research Foundation
- Villanova University
Upcoming Community Events
ORCID US Community Events:
- August 13, 2024 - “ORCID Workshop for Researchers” - Register
For more upcoming events hosted by the ORCID US Community, go to our ORCID US Community Events page.
Interested in global ORCID Events? ORCID has its own event page with more events dedicated to ORCID for those interested in learning more.
New Community Resources
ORCID US Community resources can be found on our Community Resources page and our Technical Support page. New resources include:
Webinars:
- ORCID Workshop for Researchers (February 7, 2024)
- Benefits of ORCID for Funders (April 5, 2024)
- ORCID Workshop for Researchers (May 7, 2024)
- Getting Started with ORCID (May 23, 2024)
Community Calls:
- How PIDs Work Together in the Research Ecosystem (February 20, 2024)
- ORCID & Repositories (March 20, 2024)
- ORCID & Funders (April 22, 2024)
Next Steps Conversations:
- Affiliation Manager (May 14, 2024)
Blogs & Guides
- Blog: ORCID Campus Outreach at the University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Blog: How Persistent Identifiers Work Together in the Research Ecosystem
- Blog: ORCID in Funding Workflows (featuring American Heart Association and Melanoma Research Alliance)
- Guide: How Researchers Can Add Funding Data into their ORCID Record
Outreach Materials:
- Flier: “What is ORCID”
- Flier: “What is ORCID” Customizable
- Poster: “Value of ORCID for Individuals”
- Poster: “Value of ORCID for Funders”
For more outreach resources, check out the ORCID US Community Outreach page.
Recommended Resources
- Blog: ORCID Shares 2023 Highlights in Annual Community Town Hall (April 9, 2024)
- Video: Why We All Need Good Funding Metadata (January 21, 2024)
- Article: Guide for funders to support FAIR workflows & enable research tracking. Chen, Xiaoli; Cousijn, Helena; Hendricks, Ginny; Sadler, Shawna; Stathis, Kelly. (August 29, 2023).
Have you been involved in ORCID presentations or outreach activities lately? Do you have ORCID news that you’d like to share? Let us know so we can include you in the next newsletter: orcidus@lyrasis.org.