Presentation at the 2016 ORCID Singapore Workshop (6 April 2016)

1. ORCID Consortium in Australia
Natasha Simons http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0635-1998
ORCID Singapore Workshop
6 April 2016

3. ands.org.au
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4. https://researchdata.ands.org.au

5. ANDS + ORCID
“ORCID is a very positive initiative for the research sector…Our intention is to facilitate
linking researchers with their data outputs”.
ANDS recognises the need for the skill and technical capabilities at the institution level
to benefit from ORCID infrastructure. ANDS-ORCID activities include:
• National ORCID Roundtables
• Identifying Researchers
• Workshops and events
• Australian ORCID Consortium Model development
ANDS-ORCID: Making the Connection video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyUNFECg9x4
ANDS workshop

6. Australian ORCID Consortium launch
15 February 2016, CanberraConsortium launched with 40 member institutions:
- 36 universities
- 2 funding bodies (ARC, NHMRC)
- 1 govt research body (CSIRO)
- 1 Medical Research Institute
Photo credit: Dr. Wee-Ming Boon, NHMRC

7. ORCID: an Australian story
First National
ORCID
Roundtable
Development
of Joint
Statement of
Principles
Second ORCID
Roundtable.
Release of Joint
Statement.
Development
of a
Consortium
Model
Draft Model
released and
call for EOI
Consortium
opens with 40
members
CAUL
ANDS
CAUL
ANDS
ARMS
UA
CAUL
ANDS
ARMS
UA
AAF
CAUDIT
July 2014 April 2015Dec 2014 Aug 2015 Feb 2016
+ community activities
throughout timeline e.g.
webinars, workshop &
conference talks

8. Australian research

9. ORCID roundtable: July 2014
Discussion: should we have a common
researcher identifier to track/link research
outputs and if so should that be ORCID?

10. 1st roundtable outcomes
Formation of ORCID working group to explore possibility of:
• An Australian joint statement in support of ORCID
• An Australian ORCID Consortium to assist widespread adoption of ORCID
With input from:
Initial working group members:

11. ORCID joint statement
As a matter of principle we:
1.Recognise the value of unique
researcher identifiers in reducing red
tape, increasing efficiency, improving
data quality, integrating disparate data,
promoting the reuse of data, and
enhancing the online presence of
Australian research to the global market;
and
2.Commit to support the use of ORCID as
a common researcher identifier.

12. ORCID has tangible benefits…
…for researchers, for for the university/research institution/agency, and for the nation
(see Joint Statements)
• “This provides an exciting opportunity to increase the visibility, and hence the impact, of
the great work of Australia's researchers.” - Linda O'Brien, CAUL
• “The adoption of ORCID across the Australian research sector will position us as a global
leader in research management practices and contribute to Australia being viewed
favourably as a collaborative partner.” - Michelle Duryea, ARMS
• “Addressing national challenges at the global scale requires Australian researchers to be
connected into the global research network. ORCID will make these connections easier.”
- Ross Wilkinson, ANDS

13. ORCID Joint Statement
Work together to realise the benefits of ORCID:
 For researchers: distinguish from others; save manual data entry
 For universities/research institutions/agencies: improve data quality; raise
institutions research profile
 For the nation: reduce red tape and duplication of effort; improved national
reporting; enhance Australia’s research profile
See: ORCID Working Group: Joint Statement of Principle: ORCID - Connecting
Researchers and Research. Canberra; 2015 doi:10.4225/14/552b16efae74b

14. April 2015 Joint Statement launched
http://doi.org/10.4225/14/552b16efae74b
Some members of the ORCID WG at the April 2015 Joint
Statement of Principles launch, Canberra

15. April 2015 Funders Joint Statement
• The National Health and Medical
Research Council (NHMRC) and
Australian Research Council (ARC)
encourage all researchers applying for
funding to have an ORCID identifier.
• The applicant profile section of
NHMRC’s Research Grants
Management System (RGMS) was
changed in 2014 to allow researchers
to include their unique identifier (such
as ORCID) when updating their CV and
Profile, whilst the ARC is currently
considering options for the
development of a similar capacity
within its Research Management
System (RMS 2.0).
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http://arc.gov.au/media/releases/joint_statement_14Apr2015.html

16. April 2015 – 2nd ORCID Roundtable
Discussion: joint statement of principles
launched + focus on early implementers -
where to from here? Consortium?

17. 2nd roundtable outcomes
ORCID Working Group to:
• Promulgate the Joint Statements
• Investigate an ORCID Consortium Model for Australia
Meanwhile, ANDS and CAUL continued the community engagement program e.g.
ORCID webinar series and workshop/conference presentations
Two more important organisations joined the Working Group:
https://www.youtube.co
m/user/andsdata/playlists

18. Consortium development
Consortium member benefits in a nutshell:
• Access to full features of premium ORCID
membership at heavily reduced price
• Australian technical support - trained by
ORCID
• Community support: webinars and resources,
sharing of experiences and best practice
In developing model:
• Feedback sought during EOI period
• AAF due diligence process
http://aaf.edu.au/orcid/
Consortium lead:

19. Consortium key moment
October 2015 – Dr Laurel Haak, ORCID &
Heath Marks, AAF sign the Australian
ORCID Consortium agreement at the
eResearch Australasia conference

20. Consortium launched 2016
Australian ORCID Consortium launch at ORCID Outreach Meeting - Canberra 15 Feb 2016
Photo credit: Dr. Wee-Ming Boon, NHMRC

21. Post launch activities and plans
• Australian ORCID Consortium:
– Form Consortium governance group
– Consortium members engage with AAF to plan and execute
their ORCID implementation
– Consortium community support framework
• ORCID Working Group:
– Transition to ORCID Advisory Group
– Broader role in ensuring sector wide ORCID adoption
– Continue community engagement program e.g. webinars,
possible 2016 roundtable
– Provide advice to Consortium governance group

22. Bookmark this
Australian ORCID Consortium (includes Consortium Model):
http://aaf.edu.au/orcid
ORCID in Australia joint statements:
http://www.ands.org.au/discovery/orcid.html
ANDS ORCID Webinar recordings:
ANDS YouTube ORCID playlist: https://www.youtube.com/user/andsdata
Australian ORCID blog posts:
ORCID in Australia: https://orcid.org/blog/924
ORCID and Open Access: http://aoasg.org.au/2015/09/28/orcid-giving-new-
meaning-to-open-research/

23. Acknowledgement
Australian National Data Service is funded by
the Commonwealth under the NCRIS Program
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