Panel discussion: Why ORCID? Perspectives from the university community Moderator: Barbara Allen, Executive Director, Committee on Institutional Cooperation Presenters: Karen Butler-Purry, Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies, Texas A&M University Keith Hazelton, Senior IT Architect the University of Wisconsin-Madison/Chair of Internet2 MACE-Dir working group Neil Jacobs, Programme Director, Digital Infrastructure, Jisc Yan Shuai, President, Society of China University Journals (CUJS)

1. Why ORCID @ Texas A&M University?
Dr. Karen Butler-Purry
Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering DepartmentMay 2014

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Overview of Texas A&M University
• Land-, sea-, and space-grant status
• More than $700 million in research expenditures
• 237 graduate degree programs,
including 17 degrees in 9 interdisciplinary programs
• More than 2,700 faculty, including recipients of the Nobel
Prize, National Medal of Science, as well as members of
the National Academies

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Overview of Texas A&M University
Health Science Center*
• 2,432 graduate & Medical,
Dentistry, and Pharmacy 1st
professional students
Law School*
• 770 J.D.
Graduate and 1st Professional
Enrollment (Fall 2013)
• Doctoral -- 4,684 Master’s -- 5,338
• DVM -- 527
• 3,958 (39%) International from 130
countries
• 1,744 (17%) Race/ethnic minority
graduate students (African-American,
Hispanic, American Indian)
TAMU 2012-2013 Graduate Degrees Awarded
- Doctoral -- 726 Master’s -- 2,243
*Addition to TAMU in Fall ‘13

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Why ORCiD @ TAMU?
• National Attention and Public Scrutiny
–Value of Graduate Education
–Student Debt
–Cost of Education
• Texas A&M University has been exploring various means for
tracking career outcomes and impact of scholarship of graduate
students
• Currently limited student level data is available
–Accredited graduate programs
–NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) data
–AAU Data Exchange
–Academic Analytics

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Why ORCiD @ TAMU?
• TAMU University Libraries initiated discussions about ORCiD
integration for early career scholars and professionals (graduate
students and post docs)
• Major Decision Factor: Benefits
• Benefits of ORCiD integration -- University
–Provide student level data
–Track impact of graduate students’ work
–Track career outcomes of funding records, publications
impact, particularly of PhD students in academia and
research institutions
–Enhance effectiveness of VIVO

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Why ORCiD @ TAMU?
• Benefits of ORCiD integration – Graduate Students
–As early career professionals, able to maintain full scholarly
records over career
–Prepare graduate students for managing their scholarly
identity with training
• Other Major Decision Issues
–Mandatory or Optional Student Adoption
–All graduate students or PhD students only

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Implementation --
Partnership with TAMU University Libraries
• Office of Graduate and Professional Studies
• Facilitates connections to college graduate administrators, faculty,
Graduate Student Council, and graduate students
• Provides outreach support (e.g., event management)
• Helps to navigate policy issues
• University Libraries
• Develops outreach materials, conducts presentations and
trainings, IT development including integration into student
records, etc.
• Current Graduate Students Transition
• New Graduate Students

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Contact Information
Dr. Karen Butler-Purry
Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies
979-845-3631
klbutler@tamu.edu
http://ogaps.tamu.edu