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Introduction to DSpace User Accounts

Learn why user accounts are required and how to create them in DSpace. Understand the concept of groups and how they are created. Make a user account an administrator. This module covers the basics of user accounts in DSpace.

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Introduction to DSpace User Accounts

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  1. May 2, 2013 An introduction to DSpace

  2. Module 5 – User Accounts • By the end of this module, you will … • Understand why user accounts are required, and how to create a user account. • Understand what groups are and how they are created. • Know how to make a user account a DSpace administrator • Have created an initial administrative user

  3. DSpace user accounts User accounts are required in order to grant privileges to different users If not logged in, you are considered to be an anonymous user If you have a user account, privileges can be granted to you to allow you to interact with DSpace Some users will be ‘administrators’ and have access to all functions in DSpace

  4. Creating users To create a user (self-creation) Click on MY ACCOUNT – Register link Click on Using the UH Web Login Service … link OR Enter email address in the box at bottom of the page and click Register button. New users have no privileges

  5. DSpace Groups Combine users into logical groups Assists with the management of users Assign privileges to group not individuals Groups can be members of other groups E.g. Computer Science staff group Faculty staff group All staff group

  6. Special groups Two special groups: Anonymous: No users in this group. This group is used when the user is not logged in. Administrator Contains users who should have full administrator access.

  7. Administration Overall Administration for the UH System Repository will be handled as part of the service contract. The UHM System Administrator will give each designated repository community manager administrative privileges. The community administrator will then be able to add new E-Persons and give them certain privileges.

  8. Exercise You have all be given administrative privileges. Register a fictitious new E-Person. Edit this new account.

  9. Credits These slides have been produced by: Stuart Lewis & Chris Yates Repository Support Project http://www.rsp.ac.uk/ Part of the RepositoryNet Funded by JISC http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

  10. Credits These slides are based on a DSpace Course produced by: Stuart Lewis & Chris Yates Repository Support Project http://www.rsp.ac.uk/ Part of the RepositoryNet Funded by JISC http://www.jisc.ac.uk/

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