Leveraging Open Research and Contributor IDs (ORCID) for Librarians


Level: Introductory Status: pre-Alpha

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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
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APA Format:

Dolan, L., Ramirez, M., Craven, H. (2025). 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_2025,
  author = {Levi Dolan and Mirian Ramirez and Hannah Craven},
  title = {Leveraging Open Research and Contributor IDs (ORCID) for Librarians},
  year = {2025},
  publisher = {UCLA IMLS Open Science},
  url = {https://ucla-imls-open-sci.info/lessons/leveraging-open-research-and-contributor-ids-orcid-for-librarians}
}

Authors

Levi Dolan
Levi Dolan
Data Services Librarian, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine
Mirian Ramirez
Mirian Ramirez
Research Metrics Librarian, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine
Hannah Craven
Hannah Craven
Scholarly Communications Librarian, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine