ORCID Advocacy Toolkit/About this book

This toolkit is designed to support ORCID advocacy by providing tailored resources and practical templates to help institutions engage effectively.

ORCID provides persistent digital identifiers that distinguish researchers and ensure their work is properly attributed.

For universities, ORCID:

• Enhances research visibility and impact tracking
• Streamlines reporting for funders and evaluation exercises
• Reduces administrative burden through automated connections between systems
• Improves data quality in institutional repositories and CRIS systems
• Supports compliance with funder mandates requiring ORCID identifiers

For foundational information about ORCID itself, visit ORCID's official resources.

The toolkit is organized to serve different audiences and needs:

• By role: Find sections tailored for research administrators, librarians, IT staff, and researchers
• By task: Locate resources for specific activities like running workshops or creating communications
• By format: Access templates, case studies, sample communications, and implementation guides

Navigate using the "So you would like to..." index for quick access to solutions for common advocacy challenges.

The UK ORCID Consortium developed this toolkit to address common challenges in ORCID advocacy. By pooling expertise and resources, we aim to:

• Reduce duplication of effort across institutions
• Share proven strategies that drive ORCID adoption
• Create a dynamic, evolving resource that grows with community input
• Support institutions at different stages of their ORCID journey

Authoring Guide

How to Contribute

Gaps page Where we would most like contributions

Read about the creation of the wikibook at the Advocacy Toolkit Sprint report page