Unless otherwise indicated, any training sessions listed here are available for University of Reading staff, or postgraduate research students (marked as RRDP) only.
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ORCiD identifiers – what are they and why do I need one?
March 7, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Who is it for?
Academic staff involved in research
Brief description of course;
ORCID identifiers are being increasingly adopted by publishers and funders and there are already over 700 ORCID users at University of Reading. This session will help you understand why you need to create an ORCID identifier (ORCID iD) to establish your researcher identity and claim your research outputs. Find out how and when to use your ORCID ID in your professional scholarly activities. This is a 90 minute session, however the last 30 minutes will be reserved for you to create and populate an ORCID record with assistance from the trainer.
Following the session you will be able to:
Understand why you need to create an ORCiD identifier (ORCiD ID)
Create an ORCID ID and add your research outputs to your profile
Know how and when to use your ORCID ID in your professional scholarly activities