edShare@GCU

A guide for Elsevier users for how to relink their Elsevier account following a change to Glasgow Caledonian Unviversity's authentication setup

Stewart, Nicholas

edShare@GCU (Glasgow Caledonian University)

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Relinking Your Elsevier Account – A Guide 
for Users 
 
The library has implemented a new authentication system to enhance security and streamline access 
to our digital resources, including Elsevier. As part of this transition, Elsevier platform users are 
required to perform a one-time relink of their personal Elsevier account (e.g., for ScienceDirect, 
Scopus) when they next log into the platform. This change ensures that users can continue to access 
personalised content within their accounts such as saved searches and reading history. 
  
If you already have an Elsevier account, follow this guide to re-associate your account with the new 
authentication system. This process is quick and will only need to be done once. If you do not 
already have a personal Elsevier account there is no need to complete these steps unless you wish to 
register for a personal account. 
 
Once the relinking process is complete the change will apply to all Elsevier platforms: 
• Science Direct 
• Scopus 
• Knovel 
• SciVal 
• Engineering Village 
 
Please note that the relinking process will look different in each platform, it is therefore 
recommended that you use ScienceDirect where possible so that your experience matches the steps 
in the following guide.  
What you need to do: 
1. Access the Library’s Database A-Z, and select ‘S’ for 'Science Direct’ 
https://www.gcu.ac.uk/currentstudents/essentials/library/onlineresources/database
a-z 
 
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2. Under ‘Science Direct’, click ‘Available online’ to navigate to the Science Direct 
platform 
 
3. You will be taken to the GCU SSO login page, please enter your domain username 
and password 
 
4. Click ‘My Account’ 
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5. Click ‘Register with institution’ 
 
6. Enter your email address and click ‘Sign in or register’  
Important: 
• It is essential that you use the same email address when relinking your 
account as the one you used to set up your personal Elsevier account initially.  
• If a different email address is used, your account may not link correctly, and 
you will need to contact our enquiries team for assistance in resolving the 
issue. 
 
 
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7. An email will be sent to your email account with a one-time link. Click on the link in 
the email. 
 
8. You will be taken to a new page where you will see your email address present. Click 
‘Link and continue’. 
 
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9. Click ‘Continue’ 
 
10. Your account is now relinked. You will find your personalised content by clicking on 
your name in the top-right corner. 


Relinking Your Elsevier Account – A Guide for Users

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Guide to recording research activity records in Pure (Updated version to meet WCAG AA accessibility standard)

Hanning, Toby

Recording Research Activity in Pure 
Last updated: 19 January 2022  Page 1 
You can use Pure to record activities related to your research, including editorial work, 
participating in conferences, membership of boards, committees or networks, plus much 
more. 
 
Use the Activities module in Pure to record the activities related to your research. Pure 
includes a wide range of activity templates that you can use to describe your research 
activities. If no relevant template is available for the type of activity you would like to 
record, please email librarysystems@gcu.ac.uk with details and we can investigate whether 
a new template is required. 
 
Activity records in Pure can be used: 
 
• to keep track of the research-related events that you have attended 
• to build your research profile on ResearchOnline 
• as evidence in your Performance and Development Annual Review (PDAR) 
• to create evidence for your research impact 
• in the environment section for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) submission. 
 
NOTE: Activity records do not go through a formal validation process in Pure. You are 
responsible for maintaining the accuracy of your activity records over time and as such 
have full control to edit or delete the records you create. 
 
Adding a new activity record 
 
1. Log in to Pure using your domain username and password 
 
2. Click the + Add content button at the top right-hand side of the screen and choose 
Activity. Select the most appropriate activity template from the list 
 
 
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3. Add Journal or Publisher or Event. 
Search for the required journal, publisher 
or event. If not found, create a new one 
 
4. Describe the activity. The description 
added here will display on Research 
Online 
 
 
5. Enter a Specific date or Period of time 
for the activity. If using a period of time 
enter both a start date and, where 
applicable, an end date 
 
6. Select the Degree of recognition most 
appropriate to the activity 
 
 
7. Click Edit to change your Role and/or your Organisational affiliation. Note: the 
roles available to select will differ depending on the template type selected 
 
 
 
 
 
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8. Add Documents or Links to the record. When adding 
documents ensure you have the necessary permission 
to upload. Consider the following: 
a. Who owns copyright of this document? 
b. Is there any content in this document I am not 
authorised to share? 
If you have any concerns, please contact 
copyright@gcu.ac.uk before you upload. 
 
 
Documents with Visibility set to Public 
– No restriction will be publicly 
accessible on Research Online. To 
restrict access to a document set 
Visibility to Backend – Restricted to 
Pure users. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Link the activity to other related content in Pure. 
This helps to show the full network of relationships 
between the different aspects of your research 
 
10. Set the Visibility of the record 
a. Public means the record will display in 
Research Online 
b. Backend means the record will not be 
publicly accessible 
c. Confidential means the record contains 
confidential data or documents and can only 
be accessed by research administrators at 
GCU 
 
 
11. Remember to save the record when you have finished. Saved records with public 
visibility will be published to ResearchOnline immediately. 
 
 


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Kelt, Marion

Uploading eLearning resources to edShare
eLearning resources created using software such as iSpring, Captivate, and Articulate can be uploaded to edShare. These are usually interactive resources which can incorporate a variety of file types including text, video, audio and images. 
Once uploaded you can normally view the resource through edShare or embed it into GCULearn. Follow these instructions to upload an eLearning resource: 
Export your resource as a zip file. Most eLearning software will allow you to do this. 
Go to your Resource Manager and click New Resource. 

In the Files section, upload your zip file. 

Once uploaded click the Box Icon (unpack). 

A screen will pop-up asking if you want to unpack into a single or multiple resource. Always select single. A second file will now display on your record.

Next to this second file click the Files Icon. edShare will display a list of all the files in your zip package. 
Select the index.html as your main file and click Apply at the bottom of the screen. 
Use the Bin Icon to delete the original zip file. 
Complete the other fields in the record and click Deposit. Remember the more information you add the more discoverable your resource will be. Due to the interactive nature of eLearning resources edShare is unable to create previews of these packages. However you can still view the resource in edShare; just navigate to the record and click the View button.
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Uploading eResouces to edShare.

A step by step guide for edShare users. Updated version to meet WCAG AA accessibility standard

Editing the length of your video using 
Handbrake 
Introduction 
The library’s edShare team don’t offer a video editing service, but we have created this short guide 
to help you edit your own creations. 
If you have produced your own video file for edShare upload, you may find that the video starts with 
a close up of a big hand or arm as you start recording on your chosen device. Here’s how to fix the 
problem easily. 
We recommend using Handbrake, which is a freely available open source video transcoder. It will 
run on PC or Mac.  
Selecting a file 
First, tell Handbrake which file you want to edit by using the Source Selection panel 
Editing your file 
Now you need to work out how many seconds you need to edit out of your video. I do this in a very 
low-tech way by playing the video and counting “one elephant, two elephant” and so on! Don’t 
forget the elephants, they are very important! You can use a timer if you prefer. 
Once you work out how long you want to edit out of the video, you need to tell handbrake when to 
start the new version. 
 
Select seconds from the drop-down menu in the Source section at the top of the screen. Enter the 
number of seconds to edit out in the next box. 
Saving your file 
Next tell Handbrake where the edited file should be stored by editing the Destination field. The 
quickest way to do this is to click the Browse button and select a destination. Edit the filename as 
required (the original will be overwritten if you don’t change the name). Now click Save. 
 
  
Encoding your file 
Now start the encoding process by clicking the green Start Encode button at the top of the screen. 
 
You can check the progress by looking at the foot of the screen. A progress bar is displayed and then 
you will see a message saying Queue Finished. 
That is it! Now you are ready to upload your video to edShare as usual. 


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