The document discusses Imperial College London's efforts to integrate ORCID identifiers with its Symplectic research information system. It describes how the college previously had separate approvals for ORCID and Symplectic access, but has now enabled reading and writing to ORCID directly from Symplectic. Around 900 accounts were initially identified as having potential issues linking the two systems. The college created instructions to resolve these issues but saw low compliance. It then simplified the instructions and used broader communications channels to encourage linking of all remaining accounts, allowing over 300 additional users to enable read and write access between the two systems.

1. Robyn Price
12.05.2020
ORCID & Symplectic
integration
Jisc ORCID Annual Event 2020 - Stream 2

2. Previous set up
Separately approve
both
New read and write to
ORCID

3. New ORCID feature in Symplectic

4. Target Audience
6,382 academic staff with full Symplectic accounts
2,266 of which 'claimed' ORCID account in Symplectic
Apx 900 'problem' ORCID/Symplectic accounts

5. “Problem/Affected users”* mostly Emeritus and senior staff
Create webpage of detailed instructions... 15 steps :(
Communicate to 'affected' accounts direct email with link to instruction page.
Stress optional
Responses
Some frustration
Low compliance
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/support-for-staff/scholarly-
communication/orcid/symplectic-to-orcid-for-affected-users/
* UNIQUE to Imperial …
Communications – Phase 1

6. Communications – Phase 2
Create webpage with instructions simple > log in > click approve > done :)
Non-direct communications
e.g. Faculty and College level social media, newsletters, bulletins
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/support-for-
staff/scholarly-communication/orcid/symplectic-to-orcid-for-all-users/
…. planned for April 2020 ….

7. Incentive to doing upgrade
1 task now = less admin in future
+ benefit of ORCID
...347 users allowed Read and Write