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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 = 383 integrations, through which:

  • 94,385 ORCID records have been updated with:
    • 47,206 affiliations
    • 2,157,699 works
    • 9,492 funding entries
    • 10,286 personal identifiers
    • 4,680 websites
  • 634,200 ORCID iDs have been connected with member organizations:
ORCID Connected IDs draaft

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.

New “Getting Started with ORCID” Video Series

The ORCID US Community has created a Getting Started with ORCID video series. These 5-10 minute videos will help you familiarize yourself with ORCID, the ORCID US Community, and next steps for ORCID adoption and implementation. These videos are aimed at new ORCID US Community consortium members, and anyone looking for a refresher on ORCID.

ORCID US Community Member Survey Results 2024

A huge thank you to those in the community for filling out the ORCID US Community Member 2024 survey. This feedback has been incredibly valuable for us, and we thank you all for your continued support. We have used these responses to guide our planned goals and activities for this year, and we look forward to continuing our journey with ORCID with you all. You can read the survey results here: ORCID US Community 2024 Member Survey Results.

DSpace & ORCID Update - Spring 2025

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. An update on the project status and next steps can be found in our DSpace & ORCID Update call notes. Organizations that are using DSpace are asked to fill out a brief survey to help us gather more information for potential future improvements.

US RAiD Pilot

Organizations interested in ORCID may also be interested in a new Persistent Identifier (PID) to help manage and tie together information about research projects: RAiD (Research Activity Identifier). A US RAiD Pilot is currently underway in the US, led by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) in partnership with Lyrasis, thanks to grant funding from the National Science Foundation. More information about the US RAiD Pilot can be found in our US RAiD Pilot FAQs and most recent blog post: US RAiD Pilot: Initial Stakeholders Set the Stage. Join the US RAiD listserv to stay in the loop.

Reminders

ORCID Membership Renewals 

The 2026 ORCID membership renewal period starts in October. We will send out renewal information and reminders to the Main/Voting, Order, and Billing contacts for ORCID at your organization. If your contacts have changed, please email us at orcidus@lyrasis.org.

Member Directory

The ORCID US Community Member Directory is a compilation of contacts from member organizations who are willing to share their case studies and insights on ORCID adoption, implementation and maintenance with others. If you are interested in being added to this Directory, please fill out the ORCID US Community Directory form. You can also use this form if you would like to be removed from the Directory.

ORCID US Community Awards

Remember to nominate your colleagues for the “Most Helpful Individual” award and nominate/self-nominate an organization for Outstanding Outreach Effort of the Year by Nov. 30, 2025! More details, including award categories, can be found on our ORCID US Community Awards page.

Random “Coffee Breaks”

The ORCID US Community staff schedules a quarterly coffee break where we invite members of the community to attend and chat about ORCID and other related topics. If you are interested in joining this informal chat, please subscribe to our listserv and/or visit our Events page for announcements.

Upcoming Events

For all ORCID US Community activities, please visit our Events page.

Membership Updates 

As the largest ORCID consortium in the world, the ORCID US Community has reached 214 members. Learn more about other ORCID consortia across the globe. See a full list of ORCID US Community member institutions.

New Members since December 2024:

  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • Georgia Southern University
  • Nova Southeastern University
  • Portland State University
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • University at Albany (SUNY)
  • University of Chicago
  • University of North Dakota
  • University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

New Community Resources 

ORCID US Community resources can be found in our Resource Library, Outreach Resources page and our Technical Support page. New resources since December 2024 include:

Webinars:

Next Steps Conversations:

  • Health and Hospital Organizations & Funders (March 20, 2025)

Blogs & Guides:

Recommended Resources

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.