DRS Managing Users

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Assigning Proxy Privileges

In Grouper, add the desired staff person to the northeastern:drs:repository:proxystaff group

Connecting Faculty to a Community

When a faculty member signs in to the repository for the first time, identify their community affiliation.

Go to the DRS Admin page

Click Manage Communities

Find the community to which you would like to add a user

Search for the faculty member by NUID in the search box under the Add Employee to Community heading

Select the appropriate user and click Submit

Removing Faculty from a Community

Go to the DRS Admin page

Click Manage Communities

Find the community from which you would like to remove a user

Find the user you would like to remove under the Employees heading

Click Remove user from this community

Faculty Notifications

Send an email to the new faculty member using this boilerplate text:

Subject: Welcome to the DRS!

Hi [faculty name],

Welcome to Northeastern University's Digital Repository Service!

Get Started
Now that you have an account in the DRS you can:
*Upload research papers, presentations, or other scholarly materials to your [Smart Collections]. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/my_drs
*Create [personal collections] to store other academic content. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/my_drs
*Create [Sets] of DRS content to share with others. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/sets

Join the DRS Community
Your Smart Collections have been connected to the [Department name]. If you would like to be added to another DRS department or research group, simply reply to this email with the group or department name.

Discover Content
Now that you have signed in to the DRS you have access to a substantial amount of content that is not available to the general public, like photographs from Northeastern's [Office of Marketing and Communications]. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/communities/neu:353

Feel free to explore other content by using the search box in the top right of the DRS, or by browsing the Featured Content section of the [DRS homepage]. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/

Learn More
We want to help you get the most of the DRS. To learn more about how you can take advantage of the DRS as a storage and preservation system, or to view our FAQ and User Guide, please visit http://dsg.neu.edu/resources/drs.

You may also contact me directly with DRS questions or general inquiries.

All the best,