Once signed in the batch loaders you have access to (if applicable) and your Sets page. If you are a Northeastern faculty or staff member, you will also see a link to your My Deposits Page. If you have multiple myNortheastern accounts, an option to manage your identities in the DRS will be available from this menu, as well.
If you are a Northeastern faculty or staff member, you can click your name in the top right corner of the page to navigate to your My DRS page. On your My DRS page you will find links to your system-generated Smart Collections, space to create your own collection, and tabs for viewing all your deposited files, the communities you're attached to, and a link to the My Loaders page, if you have access to a batch loader.
Read and agree to the terms, select the file you want to upload, and select the appropriate proxy option, if prompted (not all users can act as a proxy, so this option will not be presented to all users).
Enter the title of your file, the date it was created, the names of the people or entities responsible for creating the file, a description for the file, and at least one keyword.
Select whether you would like the file to be public or private. If needed, select the name of the group who should be able to manage the files (or view, if the file is private).
To create a new collection, navigate to the space where you would like the collection to live. If you want to create a new collection in your My DRS space, scroll to the bottom of the page and select "Create a new collection".
The main search box is located at the top right of every page in the DRS. Enter a keyword in this search box to search across all files and collections you can access in the DRS (be sure to sign in to search everything you have access to).
Search results will appear on the page in a list sorted by the default relevance. Results may be switched to a grid rather than list view. Results can be narrowed by clicking the "Limit your search" button.
Files may be downloaded locally or saved in a Set to be viewed later. Click the file type button next to the file information to download one file at a time.
To download multiple files, check the tick box next to the file information for each file you want to download.
Click the number next to your name in the top right corner of the page to see the queue of files you have selected for download.
You can edit the list, clear the list, choose to save the files in a Set, or download the all the files at once.
You may also save files in a Set. Click the "Save for later" button next to the download options to select the Set where you would like to save the file.
Select the Set where you would like to save the file, or remove the file from an existing set (marked in red).
You can also choose to save all files from a search page or from a collection browse page to a Set by clicking the "Save for later" button near the search options. Only 100 files may be added to a set at a time.
Northeastern University Library offers a variety of services to help users get started with the DRS, including documentation, consultations, trainings, workshops, and general guidance.
Use the DRS contact form or contact Library-Repository-Team[@]northeastern.edu to start a new project, ask questions about files or features, get help with an issue, or to set up a training or general consultation.