BC faculty, researchers, and graduate students are invited to participate in the survey study “ORCID iD adoption in academic communities.” The 10-minute online survey will ultimately contribute to research characterizing the uptake of ORCID iDs, the use cases and perceptions of the system among researchers in different research communities, barriers to uptake, and possible interventions.
The study, funded by OCLC and ALISE under their Library & Information Science Research Grants scheme, is conducted by researchers at the University of St Andrews (Scotland) as an extension of a 2017 pilot study there. Boston College was selected as one of 8-10 institutions to partner with St Andrews, and will enable BC Libraries staff to gauge the usage of ORCID at BC, compare it with other institutions, and raise awareness of ORCID functionality and benefits.