In this edition, we turn our focus to ORCID. We cover its role as a core component of the platform and offer an overview you can use to explain its function to colleagues. Following this is information on an upcoming virtual clinic, an open event designed to provide a hands-on walkthrough for configuring ORCID profiles to automatically pull in new publications.

As you know, ORCID is a critical, core component of the research※mesh platform.

We built this tool around ORCID for two reasons: first, ORCID is the gold standard for disambiguating "who is who" in the literature and, secondly, because we want to help support the continued integration of ORCID across the global research infrastructure ecosystem.

As you chat with researchers and colleagues in your circles, it is worth keeping a few notes about "Why ORCID?" in your back pocket. To help explain why ORCID is crucial infrastructure (not just for automating research newsletters, but also for being a good citizen of the global research community) we have prepared an overview you can use and share as needed.

We hope that seeing research※mesh in action provides some inspiration for your researchers to invest a few minutes to update and manage their ORCID profile.

Let us know what you learn and observe about ORCID uptake and adoption in your research community. We would love to compare notes anytime!

One way to help foster the uptake and adoption of ORCID in your institution is to host an ORCID Clinic.

Here are the details for an upcoming ORCID Clinic host at Western University. The event is open to all, so feel free to join us for a refresher on ORCID optimization, share with colleagues in your research unit, and/or to use this event as a template for hosting your own session at your institution:

The ORCID Clinic is a virtual workshop scheduled for Wednesday, September 24, 2025, during the lunch hour (12-1PM ET). The session is designed as a practical, hands-on walkthrough, where faculty members can optimize their ORCID profiles to automatically pull new publications from scholarly databases.

The session includes demonstrations of connecting ORCID to trusted databases, step-by-step assistance with profile configuration, and breakout rooms for individual support when needed. Rather than being heavily instructional, this clinic focuses on helping attendees simply carve out dedicated time to complete the process with real-time, live support. Facilitators will be available for troubleshooting and answering questions. This workshop emphasizes execution over explanation, providing the supportive environment and assistance to "just do it" and get one's ORCID profile configured for automatic publication synchronization.

Facilitated by Kristin Hoffman (Western Libraries), Arielle Vanderschans (Western Libraries), Lama El Ayoubi (Faculty of Health Sciences), Qing Liu (Western Research), and James Shelley (Western Research/Faculty of Health Sciences)

👉 Open to all. Please RSVP for a calendar invite and Zoom meeting details at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/zRVJ84t55C