ORCID Resources
Get the most out of your Consortium membership
Your Consortium membership gives your organisation all the tools you need to connect your systems to ORCID, and the training and resources to make the most of your subscription.
Below you’ll find guides, training and videos to help you gets started and stay in the loop.
As the ORCID Consortium Lead, AAF is here to help. If you need a hand onboarding your team or have any questions about your membership, contact our Support team.
Webinars & recordings
ORCID: ARC and NHMRC Infosession 2025
Persistent Identifiers for the Australian research ecosystem – Information Session with the ARC and NHMRCORCID Community of Practice: May 2025
Australian ORCID Consortium Community of Practice (CoP) May 2025 RecordingORCID Community Call: October 2024
ORCID Community Call October 2024 RecordingSee all training and webinars
ORCID Videos and Webinars
Australian Persistent Identifier (PID) Roadmap and Strategy Information Session
Join the AAF and the ARDC as they discuss the collaborative process behind the National PID Strategy and Roadmap, and how it will help harness Australia’s research capability to address the nation’s pressing economic, social, health and environmental challenges.
Dashboard tutorials
ORCID Dashboard Tutorial: Member Report
ORCID Dashboard Tutorial: Integration Report
ORCID Dashboard Tutorial: Affiliation Report
The Role of the ORCID Consortium Lead
Curious what AAF does as Consortium Lead? Our role essentially is to support members and drive adoption and integration of ORCID within Australian research sector.
AAF provides onboarding, administrative, technical and training support to our wide range of members right across Australia. As the central resource, our support team are available Mon-Fri 8am-4pm AEST.
Read more about the onboarding and day-to-day assistance members receive.
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