author id survey
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A few questions about an author identifier for scientists
Survey by Martin Fenner, conducted April 14-24, 2009
http://tinyurl.com/cpexqo
1. What is the purpose of an author identifier for scientists?
Author profile
Authentication
Unique identifier
Other
0 10 20 30 40 50
Other: enable rich metrics, disambiguating the literature, an identifier (not reqd to be unique)
2. What is the best name for an author identifier for scientists?
Researcher ID
Author ID
Digital Author Identifier
Contributor ID
Other
0 6 12 18 24 30
Other: does not matter, Unique Author ID (UAID), Scientist License Plate (SLIP), any other, really, ScID
3. The author identifier system should be used for:
AuthorsDatabase submitters
ReviewersEditors
CommentersBloggers
Other
0 10 20 30 40 50
Other: should be generic and general to all contributions, etc.
4. Who should pay for the author identifier system?
Journal Publisher
Database maintainer
Author
Blogger
Other
0 4 8 12 16 20
Other: public money, grants agencies, etc., cost? c'mon. trivial.
5. Should author identifiers be managed by a central organization?
No13
Yes33
6. Which organization should manage author identifiers?
Other10
CrossRef18
NLM5
Other: A non-profit consortium, etc., OpenID/distributed model
7. Should an author identifier system for scientists be based on OpenID?
Other5
What's an OpenID?11
No15
Yes13
Other: yes/no: OpenID = authentication; author ID = identification, it could be if done right, Don't care
8. Should there be one or several author identifier systems?
Several with one top system10
Several6
One28