IDENTIFIERS AND OPEN SCIENCE: ELEMENTS FOR A SOCIO-TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF ORCID
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Goal: to describe and analyze the technical and social environment of an identifier globally used in the research community concerned with the implementation of open science. Design½Methodology½Approach: this article describes the creation process of an identifier through the lens of the Social Construction Of Technology (SCOT) and the Actor Network Theory (ANT). This research uses primary sources available on the Orcid and ISNI websites as well as grey literature provided by a librarian involved in the development of ISNI. Secondary sources, e. g. peer-reviewed articles, are also quoted.
Results: the social groups supporting Orcid are identified and their actions are described. Orcid's development model is analyzed. The relation between Orcid and the advent of systems monitoring public scientific production is established. Originality½Value: persistent identifiers are considered as a key infrastructure of open science. Various stakeholders are involved in their implementation. It is important to understand which agency these stakeholders have on technical systems to make them serve their objectives.
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