registering ucla’s researchers: library authority data in a new realm sharon shafer & john j....
DESCRIPTION
What is an ORCID? Started as Open Researcher and Contributor ID (but now just ORCID). 16 digit number; groups of 4 digits. Controlled by researcher. Can suppress select data elements except the ORCID itself. Include with new publications to unambiguously identify the author. (e.g., Bell, D.is NOT Dorothy Bell or David Bell.)TRANSCRIPT
Registering UCLA’s Researchers: Library
Authority Data in a New Realm
Sharon Shafer & John J. RiemerALA Midwinter
January 10, 2016
What is it? Why are we doing it? How are we doing it?
What is an ORCID?• Started as Open Researcher and
Contributor ID (but now just ORCID).
• 16 digit number; groups of 4 digits.
• Controlled by researcher. • Can suppress select data
elements except the ORCID itself.
• Include with new publications to unambiguously identify the author. (e.g., Bell, D.is NOT Dorothy Bell or David Bell.)
Partners• Publishers• Professional organizations• Universities• Research organizations• Database providers
• PubMed• Scopus• Web of Science
• Vendors• Symplectic Elements)
• Funders
UCLA is a member of ORCID
The ORCID Community
The UCLA Library’s Role
Web site feature to link ORCIDs with UID.
Part of a suite of services to faculty.
Main objective: link University ID (UID) to ORCID.Provide UID and ORCID to:OpusCDL’s Publications Management System
Share Drupal module with other institutions.
Bulk assignment by department –Initiate Fall 2015
Orientation• Insert information about ORCID in to the traveling OPUS seminars
• What an ORCID is & the benefits to you • Encourage self registration, however if you do nothing we will automatically assign one in 10 days• Option to opt out
ID
• Opt outs• Self-registered
Batch assignment
• Employ Drupal module using ORCID API to assign ORCID and connect with UID
Verify
• Email generated from ORCID asking for verification of assignment
ORCID Batch Assignment/Connect with UID Workflow
ORCID Publisher Workflow• Streamline data input
• Disambiguate authors
• Create author links
• Reduce reporting burden for authors
• Support peer review process
• Support conflict of interest reporting
Researcher starts manuscript submission
Manuscript submission system asks researcher to update author profile with ORCID
Manuscript processed and content published
Metadata and ORCID deposited to CrossRef
ORCID::DOI pairing submitted to ORCID
ORCID record updated
Perspective & Workflow
Batch assignment
Status of ORCID API support for batch ORCID assignment
• Employ Drupal module using ORCID API to assign ORCID and connect with UID
Laura Paglione is taking on the role of Director of Strategic Initiatives at ORCID, and will be investigating longer-term organizational policy and technology opportunities
Information about the ORCID APIhttp://orcid.org/organizations/integrators/API
New Roles for Library Authority Data• What are the additional benefits?• Any implications for authority work?
UCLA’s Opus Project
Possible Library Support Role
Leveraging Authority Data
Reputation/Ranking and Accreditation
373 __ |a University of California, Los Angeles |2 naf |s 2010373 __ |a University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Biostatistics |s 2010373 __ |a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Department of Biostatistics |s 1990 |t 2010
Field of Activity372__ |a Biometry |a AIDS (Disease)--Epidemiology |a Biosecurity |a Aging |a Public health |2 lcsh
Support for Digital Humanities Work
•370 - Associated Place •371 - Address•372 - Field of Activity•373 - Associated Group •374 - Occupation •375 - Gender •376 - Family Information •377 - Associated Language •378 - Fuller Form of Personal Name •386 - Creator/Contributor Characteristics
Implications for Authority Work• Entity Attributes are highly useful• “Things, not Strings”• Each institution needs to be able to establish its own researchers• A new conception & scope of cataloger workload
Questions?Sharon Shafer[0000-0002-7883-6196][email protected]
John J. Riemer [0000-0001-5202-3704][email protected]