The Best Practice session will showcase some examples from DataCite Members who have implemented workflows that enable connection metadata to be included when they register DataCite DOIs. The connection metadata properties in the DataCite Metadata Schema are nameIdentifiers (e.g., ORCIDs), affiliationIdentifiers (e.g., RORs), relatedIdentifiers (e.g., DOIs), and fundingReferences (e.g., Crossref funder IDs). Connecting DataCite DOIs to other PIDs is essential for discovery and reuse of the underlying content and for making sure researchers get credit for sharing their outputs. Join this session to understand how DataCite Members adopt best practices for connecting metadata in their research outputs. Speakers: 00:00 Welcome and introduction – Arturo Garduño-Magaña (Regional Engagement Specialist Latin America, DataCite) 01:48 DOI Workflow Best Practices - Office of Scientific and Technical Information – Sara Studwell (Librarian and Product Manager, Department of Energy – Office of Scientific and Technical Information), 13:03 DOI Workflow Best Practices - DOIs/RORs at the University of British Columbia – Eugene Barsky (Research Data Management Librarian & Adjunct Professor of iSchool, University of British Columbia), 23:41 DOI Workflow Best Practices - DOIs, Integrations & ORCID: University of Chile – Rodrigo Donoso-Vegas (Director, Directorate of Information Services and Libraries, University of Chile), 30:06 Q&A session