LibGuides: Knowledge Mobilization &amp; Impact: ORCiD

ORCID

ORCiD
"ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between you and your professional activities ensuring that your work is recognized."

What's the Research-Related Purpose?

To create a non-proprietary, international ID that provides you with a unique and persistent digital identifier.
To enable research databases to automatically link publications to you by your ORCiD.
To ensure compliance with certain research granting agency requirements.
To have a listing of all of your publications in one, publicly viewable place.

Additional Information:

ORCiD = Open Researcher and Contributor ID.
You may register for a free ORCiD identifier at http://orcid.org. To register, enter your name and email address and create a password. You need not have an official affiliation and there is no set of requirements to qualify as a researcher.
ORCiD allows and encourages users to link their ORCiD record to other identifiers. For example, researchers can link their Scopus Author ID to ORCiD, or link to ORCiD from their Web of Science Author Profile record, and in both cases synchronize publication data with their ORCiD record.

Further Reading:

What is ORCID? from ORCID on Vimeo.

ORCID : What is ORCID?
Provides information about researcher identifiers like ORCID and how they can be utilized (Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library).
Everything you ever wanted know about ORCID . . . but were afraid to ask
Source: January 2016 issue of College & Research Libraries News.