ORCID ID’s - University of Connecticut · ORCID ID’s Open Access Week University of Connecticut Carolyn Mills 0000-0002-1663-6199 October 26, 2016. Names are messy. ORCID provides

ORCID ID’sOpen Access Week

University of Connecticut

Carolyn Mills0000-0002-1663-6199

October 26, 2016

Names are messy

ORCID provides persistent digital identifiers that distinguish researchers from each other.

https://www.elsevier.com/connect/orcid-identifier-system-gaining-traction-and-new-features

If your name is expressed in different writing systems

How does ORCID work?

ORCID Features

Non-proprietary and platform-neutral

Independent non-profit membership

Account is free to individuals

Strong privacy controls

Interoperable with databases, funders, publishers and other products

Who works with ORCID?

What do you need to do?

1. Register for an ID & create a profile

2. Use it with all your digital works

That’s it!

Create an account with a gmail address (use one not associated with an institution)

Provide a .edu email address to verify academic association

Optional: include all the variants of your name

Optional: link profile to all your online works

Optional: add additional info to your profile, such as work, interests, web sites, etc.

Create a profile