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Why ORCID @ Texas A&M University? Dr. Karen Butler-Purry Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department May 2014
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Panel discussion: Why ORCID? Perspectives from the university community Moderator: Barbara Allen, Executive Director, Committee on Institutional Cooperation Presenters: Karen Butler-Purry, Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies, Texas A&M University Keith Hazelton, Senior IT Architect the University of Wisconsin-Madison/Chair of Internet2 MACE-Dir working group Neil Jacobs, Programme Director, Digital Infrastructure, Jisc Yan Shuai, President, Society of China University Journals (CUJS)
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Why ORCID @ Texas A&M University?
Dr. Karen Butler-PurryAssociate Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering DepartmentMay 2014
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 2
Overview of Texas A&M University
• Land-, sea-, and space-grant status• More than $700 million in research expenditures • 237 graduate degree programs, including 17 degrees in 9 interdisciplinary programs
• More than 2,700 faculty, including recipients of the Nobel Prize, National Medal of Science, as well as members of the National Academies
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 3
Overview of Texas A&M University
Health Science Center*• 2,432 graduate & Medical,
Dentistry, and Pharmacy 1st
professional students
Law School*• 770 J.D.
Graduate and 1st Professional Enrollment (Fall 2013)
• Doctoral -- 4,684 Master’s -- 5,338
• DVM -- 527
• 3,958 (39%) International from 130
countries
• 1,744 (17%) Race/ethnic minority
graduate students (African-American,
Hispanic, American Indian)
TAMU 2012-2013 Graduate Degrees Awarded- Doctoral -- 726 Master’s -- 2,243
*Addition to TAMU in Fall ‘13
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 4
Why ORCiD @ TAMU?
• National Attention and Public Scrutiny– Value of Graduate Education– Student Debt– Cost of Education
• Texas A&M University has been exploring various means for tracking career outcomes and impact of scholarship of graduate students
• Currently limited student level data is available– Accredited graduate programs – NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) data– AAU Data Exchange– Academic Analytics
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 5
Why ORCiD @ TAMU?
• TAMU University Libraries initiated discussions about ORCiDintegration for early career scholars and professionals (graduate students and post docs)
• Major Decision Factor: Benefits• Benefits of ORCiD integration -- University
– Provide student level data– Track impact of graduate students’ work– Track career outcomes of funding records, publications
impact, particularly of PhD students in academia and research institutions
– Enhance effectiveness of VIVO
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 6
Why ORCiD @ TAMU?
• Benefits of ORCiD integration – Graduate Students– As early career professionals, able to maintain full scholarly
records over career– Prepare graduate students for managing their scholarly
identity with training
• Other Major Decision Issues– Mandatory or Optional Student Adoption– All graduate students or PhD students only
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 7
Implementation --Partnership with TAMU University Libraries
• Office of Graduate and Professional Studies • Facilitates connections to college graduate administrators, faculty,
Graduate Student Council, and graduate students• Provides outreach support (e.g., event management) • Helps to navigate policy issues
• University Libraries • Develops outreach materials, conducts presentations and
trainings, IT development including integration into student records, etc.
• Current Graduate Students Transition• New Graduate Students
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 8
Contact Information
Dr. Karen Butler-Purry
Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies
979-845-3631
http://ogaps.tamu.edu
