Resources
New Users
1. Visit the ReSciColl Dashboard
2. Sign up for an external (non-DOI) account here.
3. Use Log in link located in top right corner of web page window to access the Dashboard. Non-DOI users can reset their password here. Please e-mail nggdpp@usgs.gov to resolve any other login or permissions issues.
4. Prior to using the Dashboard, new users must select their state affiliation. To do this, log in → in top banner, select More → User-State Affiliation, type State name and select State geological organization from drop down menu. You will not have to do this again.
5. User may now add and edit Collections. In the future, user may visit the Dashboard, log in, and access collections.
Collections documentation
ReSciColl Dashboard should be used to create new/update existing collections on ReSciColl on ScienceBase.
Add New Collection
Log in. Add new collection by selecting Collections → New. In new collection page, provide values for all fields and click Create button at bottom of screen. At the bottom of the screen, a message will inform the user that the collection has been created.
Edit, View Collection
Log in. In top banner, select Collections → Edit. A page will show registered State collections with number of items described for each collection. Select Collection title to view its description. For each collection, user may:
Edit collection description – further inventory and metadata development may result in availability of more accurate information about a collection. This information may be updated in ReSciColl.
View samples and their descriptions within a collection. Select sample title to view its description.
Access guidance for generating CSV/XLSX files
Questions? Please contact nggdpp@usgs.gov.
