> 5) A quick review by the RSCE on whether ORCIDs are or will be a "stable > resource". E.g. how are they funded, who owns the database? Can the > database be sold? Is there an escrow and recovery process? Is there a > backing established organization (e.g. EDUCOM?). > > I agree with John, ORCID is a very widely used and supported identifier for academic, open source, and commercial publishers. It's been in wide use for more than 10 years and was founded by large publishers who will likely continue to use it as it solves a problem for them. It's a member-supported organization, and they seem to be running in the black consistently from a quick glance at their finances.
On other topics raised, I have a preference for "designing for change" and using URNs, but I'm not gonna die on that hill. Alexis
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