Still Don’t Have an ORCID iD? Learn About the Benefits of Obtaining One!

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In March 2016, the MSK Library staff launched ORCID@MSK.

Well before launching this service, the Library joined the ORCID community as an institutional member in support of connecting research and researchers. Along with other research organizations, publishers, funders, professional associations, medical and research libraries, and various stakeholders in the research environment, we all agreed that an ORCID identifier (16-digit number expressed as a URL) could help to eliminate author name ambiguity and improve the discoverability to authors’ research and scholarly works.

Publishers continue to require that authors obtain and include their ORCID iD during the manuscript submission process. Of interest to MSK authors, the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) is asking all authors to register for an ORCID iD which should be provided at time of their online submission.

While there are many MSK authors who now have this unique identifier, their ORCID record remains void of any public information (e.g. list of their publications).  Populating these records have many advantages as ORCID is closely connected to other platforms (e.g. National Institutes of Health) and services. One of the best advantages of having an ORCID iD is the time saved by researchers in their pursuit of various scholarly activities. They also own and control their ORCID record and manage what information is connected and shared with ORCID’s visibility settings.

More importantly, once MSK authors have established their ORCID record, they can use ORCID@MSK to populate their webpage with their MSK-affiliated works. Here’s a great example which goes beyond sharing Works (publications) and includes the individual’s Education and qualifications, as well as Funding information.

Should you have any questions regarding ORCID@MSK, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us – we would be happy to share additional information about this service. Feel free to contact Jeanine McSweeney, Associate Librarian, Scholarly Communications or me.

Donna Gibson
Director of Library Services