This blog is re-posted from ORCID’s blog titled “A Use Case for Trust Markers in ORCID Records: Streamlining the Credentialing Process,” published on June 8, 2022. PhysioNet is an ORCID-enabled repository of medical research data managed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Laboratory for Computational Physiology. MIT became an ORCID member in 2014 and … Read More
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NSPM-33 & ORCID: Information for Research Organizations
This is a living document that will be updated over time as more details about NSPM-33-related policies become available. Last updated: August 29, 2022. In January 2021, the White House released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-33) on United States (US) Government-Supported Research and Development National Security Policy. NSPM-33 directs Federal agencies conducting research and/or … Read More
Writing Data to ORCID Records via Custom ORCID Member API Integration
ORCID US Community member organizations have access to five premium ORCID member application programming interface (API) keys that can be used for reading data from people’s ORCID records and/or writing data to ORCID records, such as employment affiliations, funding received, works produced, and other relevant information. Overview ORCID US Community member organizations have a few … Read More
ORCID US Community Newsletter – June 2022
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
Integrating NASA Astrophysics Data System (NASA ADS) with ORCID
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
How Can Researchers Connect their ORCID iD with an Organization?
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
ORCID & the University of Arizona Institutional Knowledge Map (KMap)
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
ORCID US Community Newsletter – December 2021
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
ORCID US Community Newsletter – June 2021
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
ORCID & Repositories
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
Leveraging ORCID in Multiple Systems at Pennsylvania State University
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
Partnering with Internal Stakeholders to Adopt ORCID
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
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