This page contains other frequently asked questions about the Knowledge Commons toolset. Scroll down to find a topic or use the table of contents below to jump to a particular section.
Profiles and Accounts
- How do I change my Commons password?
- How do I delete my account?
- How do I change my name, title, or institutional affiliation?
- How do I bookmark things on the Commons?
- Can I share an event with a group?
- What’s in the News Feed section of the Commons?
- Can I add a new log-in method to my account?
- I am having trouble logging in. What should I do?
- How can I edit my profile?
- How do I upload a picture of myself to use on the site?
- What are “mentions,” and how are they used?
- How do I reply to e-mail notifications?
- Who has access to the Commons?
- How do I post an update?
- How do I add a link to my Mastodon profile onto my Commons profile?
Sites
Groups
- Can I create a new discussion topic by email?
- Can I reply to a discussion forum topic by email?
- Can I share an event with a group?
- How do I create a group?
- How can I change my group e-mail notifications?
- How do I reply to e-mail notifications?
- Why do unwanted characters appear in my post, comment, or page?
- What is the difference between a group and a site?
- How do I upload files to a group?
- Can I edit my comments?
- How can I join a group?
KCWorks
- Who mints KCWorks DOIs?
- Who has access to Knowledge Commons?
- What types of content can be submitted to KCWorks?
- Is there a maximum file size for KCWorks?
- Can I create a metadata-only record of a Work without uploading a file?
- How do I go about removing an upload from KCWorks?
- Can I remove something I have uploaded to KCWorks?
- How do I make my content findable? Metadata!
- Does KCWorks sync with other platforms so I don’t have to upload my work in other repositories?
- How do I cite an item I find in KCWorks?
- Who can add works to a collection?
- How do I submit my work to a collection?
- Where can I view collections?
- Where can I edit my collections?
- I am an admin for a collection. What controls do I have available to me?
- Are there limits to the number of collections I can create?
- I am an admin for an organization that has its own collection. What controls do I have available to me?
- How will I access the set of uploads made by our org’s members?
- How do permissions work in collections?
- Are collections required to be linked to Commons groups?
- I want to create a collection of other user’s works without having to get their permission. How do I do this?
- I am a group admin on Knowledge Commons. What happens to CORE deposits that were added to Commons groups? Do I need to do anything?
- How do I add an existing deposit to a collection?