In April 2024, the ROR (Research Organization Registry) released version 2 of the ROR API and schema. What is the timeline of transition to version 2? Week of July 28, 2025 This may be a breaking change for applications that use the ROR API with the expectation of a version 1 response, so ROR highly …
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We have launched a new Statistics section, where you can find up-to-date information on the number of member institutions of the ORCID National Center, the status of active integrations, and the involvement of researchers with ORCID iDs. We are continuously adding interesting figures to the statistics, which map the development of ORCID use in the …
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A webinar that introduced how the ROR research organisation identifier is linked to the ORCID researcher identifier and how they support each other. Amanda French, Research Organization Registry (ROR) Technical Manager, and Tom Demeranville, ORCID Product Director, demonstrated how the two systems interact and complement each other. ROR provides unique identifiers for research organizations, and …
Webinar held in cooperation with EOSC CZ Training Centre presented the results of a cost-benefit analysis of implementing persistent identifiers in the Czech Republic. The analysis was prepared by MoreBrains Cooperative for the National Technical Library. More about the analysis The webinar took place on April 15 in English.
Prague, April 3, 2025: A cost-benefit analysis finds that the time savings from widespread adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs) in Czech institutions could save over 7,000 person days per year. This equates to total potential savings of 33 million Czech crowns annually. It is widely recognised that researchers and research staff – in the Czech …
The Research Organization Registry (ROR) initiative, which manages the persistent identifier for research institutions ROR ID, held an annual community meeting of its users and other stakeholders on 4-6 February 2025. Materials from the webinars: ROR Annual Community Meeting 2025: Community Update Recap of 2024 and presentation of plans for 2025 ROR Annual Community Meeting …
The DataCite Registration Agency is making metadata for digital objects that have been assigned a DOI identifier through the agency available through the DataCite Metadata Store, in line with its commitment to the POSI principles. One of the ways the agency makes metadata publicly available is through a public data file. In late January 2025, …
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DataCite, the registration agency for the DOI identifier, has announced a new version of its metadata schema number 4.6. A summary of the main new features: New “Project” value for the resourceTypeGeneral field.This update allows organizations registering DOIs for research activities or projects, including the RAiD consortium, to use a dedicated value that is more …
The webinar featured Ellen Paterson, ORCID’s Privacy Officer. She discussed ORCID’s commitment to protecting the personal information of researchers and recent updates to ORCID’s Privacy Policy. Ellen also introduced her role as Privacy Officer. Webinar attendees were able to ask questions about data privacy issues. The webinar took place on 13 November 2024 in English.
In this webinar, the portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) presented its innovative use of ORCID in research management. Since 2014, PTCRIS—Portugal’s national research information system—has championed the principle, “Register once, reuse always,” streamlining research management for Portuguese researchers. While ORCID adoption isn’t mandatory, it has become highly encouraged due to its …
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