Leveraging Open Research and Contributor IDs (ORCID) for Librarians | Open Science for Librarians

About this Lesson

Guides learners through creating an ORCID, understanding its significance, and connecting it to major systems that update ORCID records.

Learning Objectives

Create an ORCID profile.
Understand the importance of using an ORCID.
Connect ORCID to major systems for updating records.

Keywords

ORCIDidentifiersresearcher profilesmetadata

Workshop History

Date	Location	Format	Instructor
1/28/2025	Internal (Authors)	Alpha Teach-through	Levi Dolan

Recognition & Impact

CAC Presentation

Presented to the Library Carpentry Curriculum Advisory Committee on August 5, 2025.

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In process of being added to the Carpentries Incubator.

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Instructor Specs

Duration: 3h 00m
Level: Introductory
License: CC-BY 4.0

Cite this Lesson

APA Format:

Dolan, L., Ramirez, M., Craven, H. (2026). Leveraging Open Research and Contributor IDs (ORCID) for Librarians. UCLA IMLS Open Science. https://ucla-imls-open-sci.info/lessons/leveraging-open-research-and-contributor-ids-orcid-for-librarians

BibTeX:

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@misc{leveraging_open_research_and_contributor_ids_orcid_for_librarians_2026,
  author = {Levi Dolan and Mirian Ramirez and Hannah Craven},
  title = {Leveraging Open Research and Contributor IDs (ORCID) for Librarians},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {UCLA IMLS Open Science},
  url = {https://ucla-imls-open-sci.info/lessons/leveraging-open-research-and-contributor-ids-orcid-for-librarians}
}

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Last updated: May 2026
Contributors: 1 person
Bookmarked: 1 time on GitHub
Open discussions: 2

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