The ORCID US Community is still thriving as we move through 2022 in our 5th year of operating at the national level as an ORCID consortium. Please see below for a roundup of recent updates and important information from across the community. Past newsletters can be found in the ORCID US Community Blog. To contribute … Read More
Join us for small bites and drinks as we celebrate The Palace Project, a transformative new library-centered project for digital content and services. City Tap House, Penn Quarter, 901 9th Street NW The Palace Project is a division of LYRASIS working in strategic partnership with Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and through the support … Read More
Supported by the Knight Foundation, the nonprofit library-centered platform provides all-in-one econtent management and lending Atlanta, GA – June 2, 2022. ATLANTA, GA (June 2, 2022) – The Palace Project(“Palace”), the nonprofit library-centered platform and ereader app for digital content and services, announced its official launch today. Informed by librarians and supported by a multi-year, … Read More
Atlanta, GA – June 1, 2022. LYRASIS, a global nonprofit committed to increasing equitable access to knowledge, and The Palace Project, the nonprofit library-centered platform and ereader app for digital content and services, are pleased to announce that OverDrive content will soon be available in the Palace app. This addition will bring the largest provider … Read More
Atlanta, GA – May 12, 2022. Following the announcement of the CEO transitionin February, LYRASIS is pleased to share that Erin Tripp has been appointed Interim CEO. Robert Miller, who served as LYRASIS CEO since June 2015, will step down effective May 13, 2022 to pursue other opportunities. Erin Tripp, who was formerly Executive … Read More
In March 2022, LYRASIS hosted its first LYROpen Fair with three sessions addressing different aspects of the open content and open research infrastructure ecosystem. With 353 unique registrants representing 264 organizations from 10 countries, participants had the opportunity to engage with LYRASIS staff and member organizations as well as stakeholders in the open community. Educational … Read More
The Center for Astrophysics, based at Harvard University and run jointly by it and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), a member of the ORCID US Community, has integrated ORCID with their NASA Astrophysics Data System (NASA ADS) database. NASA ADS is an index database for astronomy literature which provides access to roughly 16 million records … Read More
This blog provides a walkthrough of the ORCID OAuth process, which is the mechanism by which researchers can connect/link their ORCID iD with a trusted organization via the ORCID API (application programming interface). All ORCID API integrations (vendor systems and custom integrations) start with this connection process, which is the best practice for ensuring the … Read More
In 2021, DOAB and OAPEN entered into a new partnership with LYRASIS to develop its services for U.S. partners. As the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) continues to grow, now including well over 50,000 open access books, Sharla Lair, Senior Strategist of Open Access and Scholarly Communication at LYRASIS, and Tom Mosterd, Community … Read More