This document discusses ORCID Canada (ORCID CA), a proposed consortium that would allow Canadian institutions and researchers to more easily connect with the international ORCID registry. It provides an overview of what ORCID is, the benefits of ORCID membership and consortium membership. It outlines a 5-phase plan to establish ORCID CA, including establishing an implementation group, developing a support model, securing funding and members, and ultimately launching ORCID CA. The presentation encourages participation in the implementation group and provides contact information.

1. ORCID CA
CASRAI-CA Re-Connect16 Conference
October 24, 2016
Geoff Harder, CARL/University of Alberta
Laure Haak, ORCID

2. What is ORCID?
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• An identifier for - and controlled by - researchers
• A registry
• A set of standard procedures for connecting researchers
to their affiliations and activities
• A committed community building connectors
• An international-scale open research effort

3. Benefits of ORCID Membership
▶ The ability to serve as a trusted organization to request read/write/update
permissions from researchers
▶ The ability to write into and update ORCID records and make provenanced
assertions about connections between researchers and their activities and
affiliations
▶ The ability to receive real-time notifications and synchronize local databases
with new updates to a user’s record
▶ Personalized support and monthly reports
▶ Eligible to nominate Board members and participate in governance
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5. Benefits of ORCID Consortium Membership
▶ Reduced premium fees
▶ Additional API features
▶ Update notifications
▶ Add/Update/Delete
▶ Group approach
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▶ Support
▶ User testing
▶ Analytics reports
▶ Ease administrative burden
▶ streamline CV
▶ One scholarly record

6. The Evolution of ORCID CA
▶ CRKN and CASRAI planted the seed in December 2015
▶ RDC and CARL joined these organizations to further the
initiative
▶ Implementation Group so far includes: Compute Canada,
CANARIE, CUCCIO, COPPUL, OCUL, Carleton, University of
Alberta, University of Toronto, University of New Brunswick,
and Queens University
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7. Why Do We Need ORCID CA?
Canada already has a stake in this:
▶ Currently 6 Canadian Institutional ORCID members
▶ Many more interested in joining
▶ Almost 35,000 ORCID iDs associated with a .ca email domain
▶ 250+ systems with ORCID integration
▶ Increasing number of international academic publishers and
funding agencies require ORCID identifiers
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8. Phase 1
Review Australian
Access Federation
(AAF) model
Adjust AAF model
to Canadian
context
Establish
Implementation
Group
Phase 2
Draft EOI form
Launch of
Implementation Group
Create ORCID CA
Technical Working
Group
Develop ORCID CA
support model
Begin talks w ORCID
re: Canadian license
Gather ORCID CA
Resources
Solicit members &
feedback from
community
Phase 3
Develop feedback
process to
communicate
Canadian interests to
ORCID
Secure in-kind
contributions from
Canadian institutions
Solicit members &
feedback from
community
Phase 4
Sign & pay
ORCID license
Solicit
members &
feedback from
community
Phase 5
Launch
ORCID CA
When will this happen?
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Develop member
contract & form
Hire a Project
Manager

9. ORCID CA Implementation Group
▶ Help make ORCID CA a reality!
▶ Join us tonight at 5:30 for the launch of the Implementation Group
Chestnut Residence and Conference Centre
89 Chestnut Street
Toronto, ON M5G 2J1
▶ Join us tomorrow at 3:00 for Track Two: Research Data, and the
first in-person meeting of the new ORCID CA Implementation
Group
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10. Discussion and Questions
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Contact Info:
Web: http://docs.casrai.org/ORCID_CA_Consortium
Email: orcid-ca@casrai.org
Open Call: http://casrai.org/opencall17/orcid-ca