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
The University of Arizona (UA) has been an ORCID member institution since 2016 through the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), one of the consortial partners in the ORCID US Community (administered by LYRASIS). In addition to their centralized institutional ORCID integration at https://orcid.arizona.edu/ (designed to connect researchers’ ORCID iDs with University of Arizona as a … Read More
The ORCID US Community is still growing strong as we move into 2022, which will be 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 … Read More
The ORCID US Community consortium is still growing strong! This is our sixth newsletter, featuring updates from across the community over the past 6 months. Past newsletters can be found in the ORCID US Community Blog. To contribute to future newsletters, please email orcidus@lyrasis.org. Stay well! Community Snapshot Member institutions = 150 (As of Jun. … Read More
While ORCID iDs and the ORCID API can fit within any aspect of the research and scholarship lifecycle, repositories are an especially relevant area of interest for many organizations in the ORCID US Community. ORCID provides technical infrastructure that can be used in repository systems to improve author identification and streamline workflows related to information … Read More
Pennsylvania State University became an ORCID member in 2014, and have since used all five of their ORCID member API credentials in various systems across campus. This blog post is based on a presentation by Dan Coughlin, Head of Strategic Technologies for Penn State University Libraries, at the ORCID US Community Showcase Webinar #5 on … Read More
Within the research and scholarly communication landscape, initiatives like ORCID are most beneficial to all parties involved when multiple stakeholders can work together to strategize for adoption and promotion of best practices. For universities participating in the ORCID US Community consortium, libraries have generally taken the lead in ORCID adoption efforts, which makes sense, because … Read More
As we wrap up the 2020 calendar year, we are looking into how the ORCID US Community has been affected by the global coronavirus pandemic this year, and reflecting on the progress we’ve made since the ORCID US Community consortium was launched three years ago in 2018. This is our fifth newsletter, featuring updates from … Read More
The University of Rochester in New York became an ORCID member organization in 2017 initially through the NorthEast Research Libraries (NERL) consortium, prior to joining through the ORCID US Community consortium in 2018. This blog post is based on presentations by Lauren Di Monte, Assistant Dean, Digital & Research Strategies at University of Rochester River … Read More
The ORCID US Community continues to grow as we are now halfway through our third calendar year, while also facing the ripple effects of the global coronavirus pandemic. This is our fourth newsletter, featuring updates from across the community over the past 6 months. Past newsletters can be found in the ORCID US Community Blog. … Read More
Originally posted at www.carl-abrc.ca. The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce the availability of a plug-in to support new OpenAIRE guidelines in DSpace 5 & 6. The plug-in, developed by 4Science, a Certified Partner of DSpace, enables institutions using DSpace 5 & 6 to support OpenAIRE Guidelines for Literature Repositories, Version 4. Comprehensive, interoperable metadata … Read More