Q.  How do I change the password for use with this database?

A. Log into the database and click on the "Preferences" link at the top of the Login page.  Enter your new password and confirm it in the fields provided.  Click the "Update Password" button.

Creating and sharing groups.

Q.  What does the "Login" menu option do?

A.  This allows you to create a personal account so that you can create groups to save images and information that you are interested in.  These groups can be shared with others (see below).

Q. How do I create a user account?

A. Click the "Login" link in the menu in the upper right hand corner of any database home page.  Enter your email address and confirm it in the fields provided in the lower half of the Login page.  The database will deliver a password to the e-mail address you provided.  Once you receive your password, you can use the "Login" menu option to log into the database.  Click on the "Manage Favourites" link to continue.

Q.  How do I create a group of records?

A.  Groups can include records from anywhere in the database. 
In the “Manage Favourites” section, click on “New Group Name” .  Type in the name of your new group.  Click on “Add Group”.  Your new group will display at the top of this page under the “My Favourites” heading.  In the beginning of the group creation process, the number of the items in the group will display as “(0)”.  As you add items, this number will increase.

Having logged in to the database and located a record that you want to add to your group, click the "Add to [your group name here]" option.   To remove a record from a group, click on the “Remove from [your group name here]” link.   

To display your group of added records, click on the “Display [your group name here]” link at the top of the page.

Q.  How do I share a group of records?

A.  When you create a group, that group is - by default - a private group.  If you want to share your group with others, go to the "Manage Favourites" section and find the name of your group.  Click the "Make Public" link.  The group name will be given a Share ID (a unique number assigned to the group) that you can give to others with whom you would like to share your findings.  When these people log into our database, they can enter this number in the "Share ID" field and may then click the "Add Public Group" button to see the items belonging to that group.  To make the group private again, click on the "Make Private" link for the group of your choice.