%0 Report %A Karen Smith-Yoshimura and Micah Altman and Michael Conlon and Ana Lupe Cristán and Laura Dawson and Joanne Dunham and Thom Hickey and Daniel Hook and Wolfram Horstmann and Andrew MacEwan and Philip Schreur and Laura Smart and Melanie Wacker and Saskia Woutersen %T Registering Researchers in Authority Files %D 2014 %I OCLC Research %C Online %X Registering researchers in some type of authority file or identifier system has become more compelling as both institutions and researchers recognize the need to compile their scholarly output. The report presents functional requirements and recommendations for six stakeholders: researchers, funders, university administrators, librarians, identity management systems, and aggregators (including publishers). It also provides an overview of the researcher identifier landscape, changes in the field, emerging trends, and opportunities. %G en