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  • Meet Sofia Maria Hernandez Garcia

  • She is an active and accomplished scholar in her field.

  • She does research, writes and publishes, teaches, speaks at conferences,

  • the things that most researchers and scholars do throughout their career.

  • She has done her work at several different organizations, and has been fortunate to receive grants to support her research.

  • Sofia wants to concentrate her time and energy on her scholarship, though sometimes things get in the way:

  • (1) Funding organizations want to review her past work before making an award;

  • (2) Her institution needs her to provide a complete list of her works for her promotion review;

  • (3) Potential collaborators are trying to figure out if she is the Sofia Garcia they're looking for.

  • (1) The internet, (2) repositories, and (3) other resources; can help answer some of these questions

  • but they all have the same core challenge.

  • They attempt to link research activities and researchers based on the spelling of a person's name.

  • As individual as we each are, our names are actually not that unique.

  • Even in the same field or institution, there can be others with similar or even the exact same name.

  • And it can get even worse if you consider all the potential variations of a name.

  • Names can change over time, are sometimes expressed in different ways, in different situations or languages.

  • So, when someone searches for Sofia, they may or may not find all.

  • And, only the things that can be attributed to her work.

  • Today, many institutions and agencies solve this problem with paperwork. They asked Sofia to fill in forms,

  • to list her works, and include her affiliations and funding history.

  • Some may even ask her to list her collaborators along with their past work, affiliations, and funding;

  • what is related to Sofia's work and what is not.

  • There *has* to be a better way!

  • ORCID iDs are unique and persistent identifiers specifically for researchers, analysts, and scholars.

  • With an ORCID iD, Sofia can clarify what activities are hers, regardless of how her name is expressed.

  • Sofia registered for a free iD at the https://orcid.org website,

  • ORCID is a nonprofit organization that allows our users to control what data are linked to their identifier,

  • and how those data are made public, shared with a limited group, or made private.

  • The community may access data made public by our users for no fee,

  • and also attach it to her organization and any new public research activities she engages in,

  • such as: publishing a paper, releasing a data set, or applying for a grant.

  • With the iD attached to her activities, it makes it easier for people, institutions, and systems, to figure out which activities are Sofia's.

  • Even if her name doesn't always appear in the same way, distinguishing her from others with the same or similar name.

  • ORCID iDs are collected and used internationally by many institutions,

  • including: (1) publishers, (2) repositories, (3) professional associations, (4) universities, (5) funders, and (6) research organizations.

  • In addition to attaching her iD to new activities,

  • Sofia can allow these organizations to read her ORCID record, to get her already curated list of past activities.

  • Best of all, if Sofia leaves her current institution, the iD travels with her,

  • along with the list of all of her past activities.

  • She can continue to use the same iD throughout her career,

  • even if she changes employers, moves to another country, or start to do work in another field.

  • By linking the ORCID iD to her work when submitting a manuscript, applying for a grant, or registering for a meeting,

  • Sofia ensures that the organization she works with can get the information they need with less paperwork for her.

  • It means people will find *all* and *only* her work when they searched the internet.

  • Sofia can spend her time concentrating on what matters most, and that makes her very happy!

  • Get your ORCID iD today! It only takes 30 seconds to register for one and is completely free.

  • ORCID: Connecting Research and Researchers.

Meet Sofia Maria Hernandez Garcia

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