Scholarly Communication Toolkit

There is increasing importance of modes of scholarly communicati on that go beyond books and even beyond articles to include many other diverse forms and formats. Unique, persistent IDs are needed to increase the likelihood that all researchers’ output is represented and that this output is attributed to the correct individual researcher and the researcher’s institution. Accurate affiliation is critical to both accurately compile scholarly output in all formats and for others to form an assessment of the trustworthiness or authority of esearch output.

• Obtain a persistent ID before submitting any output. Ask your librarian or university administrator if you are unsure which IDs are most suitable or don’t know how to get one.
• Disseminate your persistent IDs on all external communications—faculty profiles, email signature, professional networks, LinkedIn, or anywhere you communicate with your peers.
• Include the ISNI of your organization(s) and funders in the research output that you submit. Search www.isni.org
• If your organization does not have an ISNI, it can request one through an ISNI Registration Agency.
• Resolve errors in your metadata (affiliations, attributions, etc.) or if you’re represented in the same system more than once. Consider reporting them to your librarian or university administrator if you cannot correct the errors yourself.

"Registering Researchers in Authority Files" CC/ By OCLC Research

"Registering Researchers in Authority Files" CC/ By OCLC Research