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Having an IPTC field might well help widen its appeal to photographers as this would allow easy integration into workflows around Adobe Bridge, Media Pro etc. Sarah Saunders (on this list I think) is part of the IPTC review team for Cultural Heritage. http://www.electriclane.co.uk Tony -----Original Message----- From: AHFAP, for image professionals in the UK cultural heritage sector [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andy Mabbett Sent: 09 June 2014 13:47 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: ORCID identifiers for photographers On 9 June 2014 11:51, HARRIS TONY <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'm interested in ORCID, but could you outline its usage outside of > the academic arena It serves the same purposes - disambiguation (and identification) of authors; and the grouping of their work - as it does within academia. It's already used, for instance, for Wikipedia article subjects and contributors. > are their plans for an IPTC field? A proposal could be made for one; what's the process for that? In the meantime, the "CiUrlWork" parameter accepts multiple, comma-separated URL values, so the creator's ORCID could be incuded, in the form "http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5882-6823". -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk This email was scanned by the Government Secure Intranet anti-virus service supplied by Vodafone in partnership with Symantec. (CCTM Certificate Number 2009/09/0052.) In case of problems, please call your organisations IT Helpdesk. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes. **************************************************************************** This email and its contents are the property of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please delete it. All DCMS e-mail is recorded and stored for a minimum of 6 months The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Vodafone in partnership with Symantec. (CCTM Certificate Number 2009/09/0052.) This email has been certified virus free. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes.