 An ORCID ID is a free, unique, persistent identifier that reliably connects you with your works, awards, and affiliations. ORCID is open, international, community-based, and multidisciplinary. Any person contributing to research, scholarship, or innovation can register for one. Register for an ORCID ID. Go to ORCID.org. Click the register for an ORCID ID link under the heading for researchers and fill out the form. The registration form requires basic information and is quick to fill in. Additional email addresses may be added to encompass multiple affiliations or institutions. Once you've registered, you can use your own ORCID ID number whenever you are prompted or required to do so, such as when submitting a manuscript or grant application. ORCID alleviates mistaken identity by assigning a unique number to each person so that persons sharing the same or similar name or, for example, who have changed their name or go by different versions of their name will be saved from any confusion. ORCID allows you to differentiate yourself by including an option to input names you are also known by using the options below your profile name and ORCID ID number. With an ORCID ID, you maintain ownership over and in control of your record, managing what information is connected to it and how it is shared. Three privacy options are available, everyone, trusted parties, and only me. ORCID's visibility settings are very flexible, allowing you to make different data elements visible to different groups and for changes to be made at any time. The three visibility options allow you to make one record visible to everyone, but perhaps another record in the same category only visible to yourself. ORCID reduces time spent form-filling because you enter data once and can reuse it often. ORCID improves the discoverability of a researcher's scholarly output and enables researchers to easily and uniquely associate their identity to a wide range of research output. Non-traditional, scholarly work, like activity that comes from teaching and supervising students, can also be added to a faculty member's ORCID record, as well as supervise student publications, lectures, or speeches. Now anytime you need to log into ORCID, you simply go to the homepage, click Sign In next to the register link underneath the For Researchers tab.