Self-Archiving in Digital Commons: Create Account

To Create a New Account

1. Go to "My Account" in DigitalCommons@UMaine.
2. Click the "Sign up" button under Create New Account.
3. Enter a valid maine.edu E-mail address.
4. Enter your name.
5. Enter your institutional affiliation (select University of Maine—Main from the drop-down menu).
6. Create a password.
7. Click the "Sign up" button at the bottom of the form.
8. You will receive a confirmation E-mail at the address you provided. Follow the link and any additional instructions in the confirmation E-mail.
9. Questions? Contact your Subject Specialist or kimberly.sawtelle@maine.edu.

To Login

1. Go to https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/.
2. Click on "My Account" at the top of the page.
3. Enter your E-mail and password
4. Click the reCAPTCHA tick box and respond to the reCAPTCHA request, as appropriate

Now you have activated your DigitalCommons@UMaine account, you're ready to request access privileges to self-archive within a particular series.

1. Send an email to um.library.technical.services@maine.edu and include:

• Your academic department or program affiliation (e.g. History, Climate Change Institute),
• Subject or research area (e.g. Maine history or glaciology),
• Summary of the full-text content you wish to archive.

Questions?  Contact your Subject Specialist or kimberly.sawtelle@maine.edu.

Questions? Contact your Subject Specialist to learn more about identifying your discipline commons.

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