Toohey J1
1Australian Access Federation, , Australia
Biography:
Julie Toohey is the ORCID Community Specialist at the Australian Access Federation (AAF), based in Brisbane, Australia. Julie works closely with members of the Australian ORCID Consortium, helping organisations to get the most out of ORCID and supporting adoption across the sector.
Julie collaborates nationally with diverse sector stakeholders including libraries, research offices, graduate offices and IT teams to support ORCID integration, sharing of best practice and connecting community insights into broader national PID initiatives. Internationally, Julie also Co-chairs the ORICD Consortia Interest Group.
Julie’s previous positions include Library Research Data Specialist, Implementation Manager, Business Analyst and Senior Functional Analyst delivering Library and eResearch Services projects.
Julie has also co-authored papers on Australian research data management practices with a focus on the challenges and barriers faced by researchers
Abstract:
As eResearch Australasia celebrates its 20th anniversary, this presentation marks another significant milestone: 10 years of Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) adoption in Australia. This session reflects how the Australian ORCID Consortium has played a key role in ORCID adoption over the last 10 years and considers what this means for future ORCID and PID adoption.
It also explores ORCID’s uptake through the Australian ORCID Consortium, drawing on experience supporting integrations across universities, funders and government agencies. Through this lens, it examines how ORCID has reduced administrative burden for both researchers and managers, enabling more streamlined grant and manuscript submissions, while supporting outcomes such as improved data quality, reproducibility, transparency and integrity.
Realising the full value of these outcomes, however, depends on ORCID operating as part of a universally connected PID ecosystem. Without connection to other PIDS, an ORCID ID functions as a standalone identifier, limiting its ability to link individuals to their research outputs and activities. A primary barrier therefore lies in shifting PID adoption toward a more coordinated and sustainable national approach aligning policy, infrastructure and incentives. In Australia, this challenge is being addressed strategically through the work of the National Persistent Identifiers Strategic Advisory Group (NPSAG), led by Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and supported by Australian Access Federation with sector representatives.
This session concludes by reflecting on a “PID ready” research environment, emphasising shared leadership and aligned policy frameworks, and inviting participants to celebrate Australia’s ORCID success in shaping a collaborative, inclusive PID enabled future.
