International Open Access

1. Open Access Week
Open in Action

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What is Open Access?
Digital Content
- Available
Online
- Free of charge
- Free of most
copyright and
licensing
restrictions

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Open Access for RESEARCHERS
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Do you publish your research under one name OR
do you publish using various combinations of your
name?
For example:
Joe Blogg
Joe Raymond Blogg
J Blog
J R Blogg
If you answered Yes, you should register with ORCiD

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Open Access for RESEARCHERS
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Do you have research profiles with any of the
following websites?
If you answered Yes, you should register with ORCiD

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Open Access for RESEARCHERS
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Do you have researcher profiles registered with
any of the following?
If you answered Yes, you should register with ORCiD

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Open Access for RESEARCHERS
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Do you apply for NRF funding?
If you answered Yes, you should register with ORCiD

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Open Access for RESEARCHERS
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Do you NEED a one-stop place to archive ALL your
Research
Pre-prints
Conference presentations
Audio/visual material ?
And have it accessible to
Rhodes Research Office (career advancement)
Research funding agencies (research funding)
Peers and colleagues (academic peer-review and global
collaboration)?
If you answered Yes, you should register with ORCiD

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ORCiD: What is ORCiD?
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Connecting Researchers and Contributors ID
“ORCID is a nonprofit helping create a world
in which all who participate in research,
scholarship and innovation are uniquely
identified and connected to their
contributions and affiliations,
across disciplines, borders, and time”
http://orcid.org/content/about-orcid

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ORCiD: What is ORCiD?
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Connecting Researchers and Contributors ID
“ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that
distinguishes YOU
from every other researcher
and, through integration in key research workflows
such as manuscript and grant submission,
supports automated linkages
between you and your professional activities
ensuring that your work is recognized”
http://orcid.org/

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ORCiD: Collect & Connect Programme
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http://orcid.org/content/collect-connect

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ORCiD: Connecting through Rhodes University
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Deposit YOUR research into the
Rhodes University Digital Commons
http://tinyurl.com/RUDigitalCommons
 Easy access to your research
 Potential collaboration and funding
opportunities
 ORCiD connects your research to the
global academic domain

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ORCiD: Connecting your Research
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1. REGISTER. Get your unique ORCiD
identifier at https://orcid.org/register.
2. ADD your professional information
3. LINK to RU Digital Commons
4. LINK to your other websites and
researcher profiles/IDs
5. ADD you current publications
6. Add your ORCiD to all future
publications

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ORCiD: in Open Acess
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“It’s about
‘who you reach’
with your article”
“Networks are the
future, not rankings”
Cameron Neylon, Advocacy Director, Public
Library of Science (PLoS), UK.