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If you use the DMP Assistant to support data management planning, please note this upcoming maintenance window for the DMP Assistant service as it migrates to new infrastructure:

May 21, 2025 8:30 to 11 am PT
We were unable to deliver the migration [on May 15] during the maintenance window. We will schedule a second outage for Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 08:30-11:00 PT in order to complete this work.

Updates will be posted at this link: https://status.alliancecan.ca/view_incident?incident=1316

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The Persistent Identifier (PID) Matrix: Choose the Right ID for the Right Problem

From CRKN:The PID Matrix is a tool that can help you to choose the right PID for the right problem. In particular, it compares gold standard open and public options (like ORCID and DOIs) to proprietary optionsMore about the National PID Strategy to support research infrastructure:https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/national-pid-strategy#pidContact the Library with your questions about DOIs, ORCID, or other persistent identifiers. ...

Digital Research Alliance of Canada Town Hall on AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program, 2025 May 8

Please join us for a virtual Town Hall on Thursday, May 8 from [11 am to noon Pacific] for an update on the Alliance’s collaboratively-developed Statement of Interest in Canada’s AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program.Registration:https://engagedri-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/VUkwtOhfTa6Fod-0GK6xuQ#/registration...

Article: Researcher profile system adoption and use [ORCID and others]

From the abstract:An accurate record of scientific output is integral in academia. Maintaining accurate records of scientific output is important for documentation, discoverability, and assessment. Many aspects of academic life depend upon viewing research activity, including promotion, tenure, research grants, and service opportunities (Craft, 2020; HuMetricsHSS, 2022; Kjellberg & Haider, 2019). To maintain a digital academic presence, researchers use researcher profile systems, which fall into different types, including persistent identifiers (PIDs) (e.g., ORCID), researcher profiles (e.g., Web of Science Researcher Profiles/Publons, Google Scholar Profiles), and academic social networks (e.g., ResearchGate).Researcher profile systems are increasing in prominence among academics and researchers. Reasons for using researcher profile systems include name disambiguation (distinguishing one researcher from another with the same name), promotion of scientific output, collaboration, maintaining an accurate list of research, tracking citations and research metrics (bibliometrics), and increasing the visibility of scholarly work. Researcher profiles increase the visibility of scholarly output…Recommendations: Smaller arts and humanities publishers integrate with ORCID and require submitting authors to have an ORCID profile. Implement ORCID mandatory fields (e.g., full name and institutional or professional affiliation) and/or a minimum number of scholarly works.Integrate contents of ORCID profiles to institutional or organizational profiles.Upon registration, ORCID suggests authorization of third-party integrations (e.g., Crossref Metadata Search and Scopus).Academic librarians continue to instruct and advocate for researcher profile systems.Full article:Justin Fuhr, Caroline Monnin; Researcher profile system adoption and use across discipline and rank: A case study at the University of Manitoba. Quantitative Science Studies 2024; 5 (3): 573–592. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00319...

[Updated] Service Note: Alliance DMP Assistant Maintenance on May 21, 2025

If you use the DMP Assistant to support data management planning, please note this upcoming maintenance window for the DMP Assistant service as it migrates to new infrastructure:May 21, 2025 8:30 to 11 am PTWe were unable to deliver the migration [on May 15] during the maintenance window. We will schedule a second outage for Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 08:30-11:00 PT in order to complete this work.Updates will be posted at this link: https://status.alliancecan.ca/view_incident?incident=1316...

[Updated] Service Note: Alliance DMP Assistant Maintenance on May 21, 2025

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