How-To: Collections

Collections are an excellent way to organize and keep track of your publications, resources, and other materials. You can share collections with other members of the Canadian HSS Commons or keep them to yourself.

Creating a collection:

1. In the top right corner, click the silhouette of your profile image.
2. On the left side of the page under your profile image, click “Collections”.
3. Click the second tab that says “[#] collections”.
4. Click the outlined box that says “New collection”.
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5. Select who should be allowed to see your collection using the drop-down under “Privacy”.
6. Add a title.
7. Provide a brief description of your collection.
8. Add all relevant tags (Remember: Tags will help other members find your publications.)
9. Decide how you would like the posts to be displayed and sorted.
10. Click “Save”.
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Adding posts to a collection:

1. In the top right corner, click the silhouette of your profile image.
2. On the left side of the page under your profile image, click “Collections”.
3. Click the third tab that says “[#] posts”.
4. Click the outlined box that says “New post”.
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5. Attach relevant files.
6. Include relevant links.
7. Add a title.
8. Add a description.
9. Select the collection you would like to add your post to.
10. Add all relevant tags.
11. Click “Save”.

Search and follow other collections:

1. Go to Discover > Collections to view all public collections shared on the Canadian HSS Commons.
2. You can search through collections using keywords.
3. Hover over the post you are interested in with your cursor.
4. Click “Collect” to add a post or collection to a new or existing collection of your own.
5. Click “Follow” to add the collection to your following tab so you can access the collection more easily.

When you access collections from your dashboard, you can use the “followers” and “following” tabs to view the collections put together by members you are connected with on the Canadian HSS Commons.