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How to deposit records in E-LIS

Last Update: December 27, 2010

The first thing you'll need to do, after registering, is fill out your user record. When you click on Deposit Papers you'll see an option saying View/change your user record: Select this option. The user record form is described below.

User Record

Your user record is used to hold contact information about you. Some of this information will be associated with eprints you upload; some of it is purely for internal archive use. General information like your name, URL,address and e-mail address are public, so it's inadvisable to put down a home address. (Usually a postal address isn't required.) Information aboutyour operating system is purely to help the archive administrators help you if you encouter problems. Enter the relevant information in the form. Those boxes where the field name (on the left of the box) has an asterisk are required fields that you must fill out before you can deposit papers in to the archive.

Note that you cannot change your e-mail address here. This is deliberate; if you inadvertently enter an incorrect e-mail address, the site will have no way of contacting you. Instructions for changing your e-mail address can be found on the ''Registered Users Area''.Rather than clicking in each box before you enter something into it, you may find that your browser will let you use the tab key to move the cursor between the boxes. In this way you can enter the information much more quickly.

When you've entered the relevant information, click on the ''Update Record'' button at the bottom of the form. If the form is filled out correctly, you'll be taken back to the ''Deposit Papers'' page. If there's a problem with the form, the form will be presented to you again with a description of what's wrong. Correct the error and click on ''Update Record'' again.

How to register in E-LIS

If you wish to deposit papers in the archive, you will first need to register as an archive user. No charge is made for registering with the archive or for use of any of the services it offers.

Registration is a two-stage process. Firstly, you need to complete an initial registration form. This means choosing a username and password to use when you want to deposit or manage your papers. Submit that initial form. Archive staff will then email you with a code to use to confirm your details. When you return to the archive to complete the registration process,you will need to supply further information about yourself.

Your user record holds this contact information about you. Some of this information will be associated with ePrints you deposit. General information like your name, Web address, address and e-mail address are public. Information about your operating system is sought to enable the archive administrators to help you if you encounter problems.

Enter the relevant information in the form. Boxes marked with an asterisk (*) are required fields.

When you have entered the relevant information, use the Update Record button at the bottom of the form to submit your details. If the form is filled out correctly, you will be taken to your new user area page. If there is a problem with the form, the form will be presented to you again with a description of the problem. Correct the error and try Update Record again.

That should complete the registration process, so that you can begin depositing papers.

To reset your password use the forgotten password tool.