2. Persistent Person Identifier - ISNI
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• International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) was created in
2012 as an ISO-certified global standard repository for a
broader audience of creative artists, including producers,
performers, writers, artists, and researchers.
• The Registration Authority (RA) for ISNI is a non-profit
organization, as required by ISO standards.
• Individual ISNI numbers are registered through an agency
(Bowker).
3. PPIDs in Academic Research
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Correct and accurate attribution of scholarly research output to
individual researchers
Unique and persistent identification of a researcher
– Name changes during career (e.g. marriage)
– Confusion first name – last name
– Inconsistent abbreviations
– Different writing system
– Namesakes
Applications:
– Project application & project reporting:
• many funders probably will make ORCID compulsory (to simplify identification).
The Wellcome Trust already adopted ORCID as a requirement
– Publications
– …
4. PPIDs in Academic Research
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• Scopus ID
• ResearcherID
• arXiv Author ID
• RePec Author Service
• PubMed Author ID
• Google Scholar Profiles
• Microsoft academic research ID
• AuthorClaim
• JISC Names
• Mendeley Profile
• ResearchGate Profile
• Figshare profile
• ORCID
https://odinproject2012.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/op5.pdf
5. One ID to rule them all
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ORCID seems set to become the standard in Persistent Person Identifier in
Academic Research. Earlier attempts were unsuccessful due to conflicts of interest
and/or lack of international scale
– 183 members (September 2015) globally [1];
• Publishers (Elsevier, Thomson Reuters, …)
• University & research institutions (CERN, Lund Unversity, EMBL-EBI, …)
• Funders (FDA, NSF, NIH, Hefce, IEEE, DOE, ...).
– ORCID works is close collaboration with other standardization-communities:
EuroCRIS, CASRAI, …
– > 1,8M ORCID iDs registered in Dec 2015
• since 2013
• ~300k ResearcherIDs since 2008
[1] https://orcid.org/about/community/members
6. One ID to rule them all
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ORCID seems set to become the standard in Persistent
Person Identifier In Academic Research.
7. ORCID
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Open Researcher and Contributor iD
• ORCID is a subset of ISNI
• ORCID was established to solve the problem of correct and accurate
attribution of scholarly research output to individual researchers
• individual researchers can create, claim, manage and control the privacy
of their data or to optionally delegate the management of their data to
their university or another third party
• community-driven organization
• non-profit initiative with it’s origin in the research community
– Launch partners are Elsevier, Thomson Reuters, …, with non-profit
organizations in majority
• support from academic institutions, professional organizations,
publishers and funding agencies.
• free access for individual researchers
9. ORCID iD
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– http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7285-1598
– 16-digit number
– ISNI-standard (International Standard Name Identifier)
ORCID account
• Account settings
• Manage access rights
ORCID record
• Biography
• Research activities
• Funding
16. ORCID Membership
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• ORCID is free to use by individual researchers
– Registering, maintaining and sharing of ORCID iD and ORCID
Record Data
• The public API is available free of use for Organisation
• Membership is not free but it has advantages and perks
– see matrix and
– scenarios UGent
http://orcid.org/about/membership
Membership types (academic)
– Basic membership: ~4000$ /y
– Premium membership: ~20.000$ /y
– Premium Consortium
Licentie types:
– Trusted Party
– (Creator)
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Public API
Basic Member
API
Premium
Member API
FREQUENCY OF ACCESS
Data access/API rate limits. Good Better Best
# INCLUDED CLIENT CREDENTIALS 1 (public) 1 (member) 5 (member)
ACCESS TO SANDBOX TEST ENVIRONMENT ✓ ✓ ✓
READING ORCID DATA
Authenticated iD ✓ ✓ ✓
Search/retrieve public data (ORCID iDs & data made public by iD holders) ✓ ✓ ✓
Search public data ✓ ✓ ✓
Search/retrieve limited-access data (Subject to permissions granted by iD
holders)
✓ ✓
Public Data File access Annually 2x annually Monthly
Limited-access data file access (Subject to permissions granted by iD
holders)
2x annually Monthly
Update Notifications (webhooks) (API-based notifications when changes
happen on ORCID iDs that you are watching)
✓
CREATING ORCID DATA
Add Works, Funding, Education and/or Employment to an ORCID record
(Subject to permissions granted by iD holders)
✓ ✓
UPDATE/DELETE ORCID DATA
Update/delete biographical data (Subject to permissions granted by iD
holders)
✓ ✓
Update/delete Works, Funding, Education and/or Employment on an
ORCID record (ONLY available for data originally added by your application
via the API. Subject to permissions granted by iD holders)
✓ ✓
SUPPORT
Knowledge base including technical documentation, tutorials, and reference
documents
✓ ✓ ✓
Use cases, best practices, sample communications ✓ ✓ ✓
Membership in the API Users listserv ✓ ✓ ✓
Invitations to public events hosted by ORCID ✓ ✓ ✓
Email support for API usage and general questions for each set of
credentials used
✓ ✓ (priority queue)
Webinar-style orientation meeting / support call to aid in integration and
development
1 Up to 2 per month
Integrated user acceptance testing in preparation for launches and releases up to 4x/yr Unlimited
OTHER BENEFITS
ORCID Newsletter 2x annually Monthly
Analytics Reports
2x annually
(general)
Monthly
(personalized)
May submit nominations for ORCID Board ✓ ✓
18. Batch creation
Creator License
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This license type is no longer offered
• Organization creates the ORCID iDs in bulk and when a new
researchers starts. Researcher claims the ORCID iD.
• Doesn’t work:
– Only 40% claims their ORCID iD
– Unclaimed ORCID iDs have no value at all
19. Created and Connect
Trusted Party License
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• Registration & editing (read & write) of the ORCID
data can be facilitated by the organization with
the permission of the ORCID iD holder ("opt-in")
• Example: Scenario UGent
20. Member License Agreement
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ORCID Trusted Party
Member License Agreement
ORCID License Summary 2015
This ORCID License Summary is entered into by and between ORCID, Inc., a Delaware nonstock corporation located at
10411 Motor City Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20817 (“ORCID”), and [LICENSEE NAME], a [COUNTRY/STATE] [TYPE]
entity located at [ADDRESS] (“Licensee”), as of the Agreement Date (as defined below). In consideration of the mutual
promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged, ORCID and the Licensee (each a “Party” and together the “Parties”) hereby agree to the terms, conditions
and obligations set forth below and in the ORCID Standard License Agreement, which is attached hereto as Appendix A and
incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms not defined elsewhere are defined in Appendix B (which is
incorporated herein by reference). This ORCID License Summary, together with Appendix A, ORCID Standard License
Agreement (including the referenced Privacy Policy, ORCID Dispute Procedures, and Membership Benefits) and Appendix
B, Definitions (collectively, the “Agreement”) constitute the entire agreement of the parties regarding the subject matter
hereof.
Agreement Date: (date Licensee signs this ORCID License Summary): ____________________________________________
Licensee
Main Contact
Licensee
Administrative Contact
Licensee
Technical Contact
Name
Title
Address
Email
Telephone
ORCID Main Contact:
Laurel Haak, Ph.D., Executive Director, ORCID, Inc., 10411 Motor City Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20817
l.haak@orcid.org +1-301-922-9062
Initial Term: [DD/MM/YYYY] through [DD/MM/YYYY]. Thereafter, each renewal term is for one year, commencing on
January 1 and ending on December 31.
Use of Trademark:
ORCID is a community-based initiative and as such, is eager to promote the participation of its Members. To that end, if the
“Agree” box is checked below, ORCID may use during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term Licensee’s name and logo for
the limited purposes of indicating that ORCID and Licensee have entered into this ORCID License Summary, to identify
Licensee as a Member of ORCID, and to publicize any links Licensee creates from its website to the ORCID website.
Agree Disagree
Payment Terms:
ORCID Classification: to be completed by ORCID [Non Profit or Government or Commercial]
[Licensee represents and warrants that it is organized and operated for charitable, scientific, literary or educational
purposes, and that no part of its net earnings inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.]
Membership Level: to be completed by ORCID [Basic or Premium]
Total Initial Fee: US$ [Prorated by start month]
The Total Initial Fee shall be due net 45 days from signing this ORCID License Summary. Any additional renewal fees shall
be due net 45 days from the date set forth in an annual invoice sent by ORCID.
http://orcid.org/sites/default/files/ORCID Trusted Party Membership Agreement 20151106.pdf
29. Communication plan
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• 5 ORCID cards: an original design by Pat Hochstenbach
• Assure continuous communication and outreach
– Mails with C&C invitation will be sent to:
• management & key figures
• high Profile researchers
• namesakes
– newsletters
– workshops
• www.ugent.be/orcid
