1. Implementation of ORCID in the UK
Verena Weigert, Jisc
29th Sep 2014

2. Overview
1. UK research management
context
2. Background Researcher
identifiers/ORCID in the UK
3. Jisc-ARMA ORCID Pilot Project
4. Why & How to implement
ORCID identifiers at a
University.
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3. UK research management context
»Universities
c.a. 60 using CRIS/Cerif; repositories used by many, c.a. 125 HEIs
with an IR – some switch over; some various spreadsheets.
»Funders & agencies; dual support funding system
»Funder system landscape is complex
JeS; Research Fish, Gateway to Research (GtR), Grants on the
Web; REF; HESA
»Not a shared national reporting infrastructure
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4. Researcher Identifiers – ORCID in the UK
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» January 2013
Joint statement in support of ORCID (ARMA, HEFCE, HESA, RCUK, UCISA, WellcomeTrust,
Jisc); joint implementation plan
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/di_researchmanagement/researchinformatio
n/orcid.aspx
» September 2013
Jisc report: use cases and views on the future of ORCID in UK Higher Education
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/generalpublications/2013/future-of-orcid-in-uk-he.aspx
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5. Where are we now?
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» Jisc-ARMA ORCID pilot project:
May 2014 – January 2015
contribution to joint implementation plan
http://orcidpilot.jiscinvolve.org/wp/
Aim: streamline ORCID implementation process at universities
develop the best value approach for a potential UK wide adoption of ORCID in HE.
» UK Research Councils
have agreed to capture a valid ORCID Identifier, where one exists, for all researchers
supported by Research Council funding
» HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency)
has specified and will include ORCID identifiers as an optional field in its Staff and Student
Record for the 2014/15 cycle

6. ORCID in the UK
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As of September 2014
» 33,ooo ORCID records with a UK affiliation
» 26,600 ORCID records linked to a ac.uk primary email address
http://www.slideshare.net/Verena139/20140917-jisc-brown

7. Jisc-ARMA ORCID pilot project
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8 HEI based example ORCID
implementations and workflows
+ engagement with HEIs and
organisations implementing or
planning to implement ORCID iDs
+engagement with vendors
ORCID
implementation
Group
(RCUK, HEFCE,
UCISA, ARMA,
HESA, RLUK,
SCONUL,
Wellcome Trust,
Jisc)
3 workshops, technical support
case study reports, advice & guidance, business case, recommendations on national ORCID membership

8. ORCID in UK HEIs
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Jisc-ARMA pilot participants
http://orcidpilot.jiscinvolve.org/wp/hei-based-projects
Aston University
Imperial College, London
University of Kent
University of Oxford
Northumbria University
Southampton University
Swansea University
University of York
UK HEI ORCID members
Brunel University
Cambridge University
(Sandbox environment)
Glasgow University
University College London (UCL)
(testing record creation)
University of Manchester
University of Birmingham
And other interested HEIs
e.g Durham University
University of Sheffield
Technical Systems: EPrints, DSpace,
Hydra/Fedora, PURE, Converis, Symplectic
Elements, equipment.data, HR systems

9. Why ORCID in UK HEIs?
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» aligns with HEIs’ strategic plans to improve the accuracy & comprehensiveness of data
gathering about publications and other research outputs.
» Funders’ OA mandates & requirement to demonstrate compliance with these policies.
» Funders’ policies on sharing of research facilities and equipment
Expected benefits:
guiding principles for ORCID implementation at HEIs are the benefits it brings to
researchers: input data once-re-use often, increase visibility of research outputs, ensure
researchers get credit for their work
Improved internal & external reporting and strategic planning

10. How to implement ORCID IDs in HEIs?
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» Approach in the UK has been decentralised so far
pilot includes a variety of implementation paths & strategies (e.g. create and verify
ORCID IDs within CRIS interface; link to personal profile via SSO, share information
between IR and external systems)
» should the university create ORCID IDs for researchers and pre-populate ORCID
records? Or should researchers take the lead & university provides linking tool?
» should researchers be required or encouraged by their employing universities to
register for an ORCID identifier? When & how should they be required or
encouraged?
Need to consider the range of institutional scenarios, and recognise that best practice
in ORCID adoption will vary according to institutional size and culture

11. Find out more…
29.09.2014
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Thanks for listening.
Verena Weigert, Jisc
v.weigert@jisc.ac.uk
@WeigVer
#ORCID_uk
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