ORCID iDs and CrossRef Karl Ward, CrossRef One of the benefits of an iD association with the literature is in the ability to link publications to a specific author. Learn about how CrossRef is incorporating iDs into their metadata and how publishers and vendors are using this capability. Also hear about CrossRef's experiences in building an import tool for researchers to find and add works to their ORCID Records. See related presentations: https://orcid.org/about/events/orcid-implementation-workshop-publishers-sept-19-2013