ORCIDs at Oxford

Sally RumseyThe Bodleian Libraries

University of Oxford

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Context

• Challenge of managing research outputs– > 5000 research active staff– > 5000 research students– Estimated 12,000 peer reviewed articles per annum– Highly devolved institution

• Oxford Person Identifiers Group– Representatives from Bodleian Libraries; IT Services;

Research Services; Legal Services; Student Administration; OUP

• Proposal endorsed by RIMSC* (Chaired by PVC-R)

* Research Information Management Sub-Committee of the Research Committee

Approach

• Control and ownership of personal information• Data protection• Value proposition for authors• Lightweight model

© Francis Rumsey, 2011

Process of ORCID assignment/linking for Oxford authors

User logs in via SSO

request new ORCID/link existing ORCID button

ORCID associated with person in CUD

a) New ORCID: Create ORCID

b) Existing ORCID: Sign in to ORCID [validation]

Person associated with ORCID

ORCID

First/Last Nameemail

University of Oxford

Progress

• Technical development• Guidelines for authors• Discussions with ORCID• Symplectic upgrade• [Soft launch]• [Advocacy and

documentation]• [Testing]

JISC-ARMA ORCID pilot project

• May 2014 – January 2015• Focus on ‘soft’ areas of implementation– Roll-out– Promotion and publicity– Sharing experiences with other UK HEIs

• Collaboration with OUP• http://orcidpilot.jiscinvolve.org/wp/how-to-get-involved/

Outstanding Oxford requirements

• Relevant to OUP• Update author’s

affiliation• Symplectic

triangulation• ORCID is listening

Recommendations for ORCID

1. Set up an HEI user group2. Authority for verification

retained within institution

3. Resolve the problems of institutional validation

4. Increased international HEI representation on ORCID boards

© Francis Rumsey, 2011