On ORCID, accreditation structures and altmetrics

This post is written in response to a question by the ace Bernie Folan, from Sage publishers, who asked whether ORCID has the potential to disrupt, or conversely endorse, the problems in publication driven by accreditation structures. Here's a few of my hastily assembled, initial thoughts... First off, for those who don't know, ORCID is an identifier system for scientists and scholars.