ORCID Adoption by the LIS Faculty Community of India

Sanjeev Kumar Jain; Jignesh Makwana; Kaja Bantha Navas R

doi:10.14429/djlit.43.06.19178

Sanjeev Kumar Jain Department of Library Science, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar - 388 120, Anand, Gujarat, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9110-7270
Jignesh Makwana Department of Library Science, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar - 388 120, Anand, Gujarat, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8274-8543
Kaja Bantha Navas R National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar - 382 007, Gujarat, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8305-1214

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.43.06.19178

Keywords: ORCID, LIS faculty Community, Author Identifier, Persistent Identifier, Researcher Identifier, Academic Identity, Identification system

Abstract

The study aims to evaluate the utilisation of ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor identifier) among LIS faculty members at UCG-approved Indian universities. An online survey was conducted to collect data from a representative group of 369 faculty members. LIS field who are associated with Indian Universities and actively involved in teaching and research activities. A simple random sampling procedure was used in the study to collect samples from respondents. Total 164 completed responses were received, with a response rate of 44.44 %. The results suggest that LIS faculty members had high awareness of ORCID. ORCID is a widely used system by LIS faculty members specially used to find and share information about research articles. The gender-wise awareness, ORCID Holders and the types of recommendations, ORCID Holder usage time examined. This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis exploring the ORCID adoption among LIS faculty members in India and addresses multiple objectives.

ORCID Adoption by the LIS Faculty Community of India

A Case Study

Abstract