ORCID for Learners at UT Southwestern Medical Center

July 23, 2019By LyrasisORCID US

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern) became an ORCID member in the spring of 2018 in response to a prominent internal question: How can UT Southwestern become listed as a trusted institution on their affiliated researchers’ ORCID records? In an effort to streamline reporting and get a better idea of institutional impact, … Read More

Press Release: LYRASIS Announces the 2019 Catalyst Fund Recipients and Their Projects

July 18, 2019By LyrasisPress Releases

Atlanta, GA – July 18, 2019 – LYRASIS, one of the largest services and technologies non-profit member organizations serving the global landscape of academic and public libraries, scholarly research, archives, museums, and galleries, is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of the LYRASIS Catalyst Fund. The Catalyst Fund is designed to foster innovation leading to new … Read More

Press Release: LYRASIS Announces the Release of a New Study, Understanding the Landscape of Library Accessibility for Online Materials

July 17, 2019By LyrasisPress Releases

Atlanta, GA – July 17, 2019 – LYRASIS announces the release of a new study, “Understanding the Landscape of Library Accessibility for Online Materials”. The study was undertaken in an effort to map the landscape of accessibility policies and practices for online resources as managed by libraries and archives across the United States. The study … Read More

Press Release: LYRASIS and DuraSpace Complete Merger – Members and Community Benefit

July 9, 2019By LyrasisPress Releases

LYRASIS and DuraSpace are pleased to announce the merger of their two leading 501(c)(3) not-for-profits was completed on July 1, 2019, establishing one of the largest global technology and services membership organizations for research and collections holding institutions worldwide. Members will participate in developing new scalable technologies, shared innovation opportunities, and high-value, fairly priced services … Read More

ORCID US Community Newsletter – June 2019

June 15, 2019By LyrasisORCID US

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  Survey: Webinar/Call Topics of Interest  To help plan for the next series of webinars and community … Read More