The document outlines the role of CHORUS, Crossref, and ORCID in improving public access to research and supporting compliance with US federal funder mandates. It highlights the evolution and efficiency of scholarly communication infrastructure, focusing on reliable linking (via DOI), persistent researcher identification (via ORCID), and streamlined compliance monitoring. Crossref, established as a collaborative, non-profit entity, facilitates reference linking and the management of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for a variety of research outputs—articles, books, data, and more—enabling the scholarly community to address issues like broken links and content discoverability on a global scale.
CHORUS is presented as a not-for-profit solution leveraging existing publisher infrastructure and standardized metadata to advance public access to federally funded research outputs in a cost-effective, sustainable manner. By forming partnerships with major US federal agencies (such as DOE, NSF, DOD, and NIST) and collaborating with initiatives like SHARE, CHORUS aims to automate compliance tracking, reduce administrative burdens for researchers and institutions, and support robust preservation and discovery practices. International approaches to open access are briefly compared, emphasizing the US response to OSTP directives and the collaborative, data-driven environment fostered by CHORUS. The document advocates for further institutional participation, underscoring the value of integrated dashboards and reporting tools that align with funder requirements while minimizing extra workload for faculty and promoting transparency, accountability, and innovation within the research ecosystem.
