Date: April 11, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration
In our next Bibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice session, John Aspler, Manager of the Canadian Persistent Identifier (PID) Community at the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, will:
- Describe research PIDs such as ORCiD and DOIs and discuss the problems they solve.
- Review the current national landscape of PIDs for Canadian research and the work being done to build a national strategy.
- And discuss the important role of PIDs in the assessment of research.
Following John’s talk, there will be a facilitated discussion on the barriers and facilitators around supporting PIDS in our research impact work. While this month’s discussion will be primarily in English, John is bilingual and can take and respond to questions in French and English.
Community Calls are organized by the CARL Canadian BRI Community of Practice Steering Committee:
- Philippe Boisvert, Université Laval
- Laura Bredahl, University of Waterloo
- Christine Brodeur, National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada
- Thane Chambers, University of Alberta
- Rachel Couban, McMaster University
- Monique Grenier, University of Victoria
- Mindy Thuna, University of Toronto
Speaker bio
Dedicated to public service and knowledge access, John has experience working in research and public library contexts. He graduated from McGill University with a PhD in Neuroscience in 2021, where he worked on several projects about media discourse and neurodevelopmental disabilities. He is currently the Manager of the Canadian Persistent Identifier (PID) Community at the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, supporting the use of PIDs like ORCID iDs and DOIs across the country.
