This page will guide you through setting up your profile in Elements. As always, if you have questions or concerns please contact the informationist in the library. Their contact info is located on the first page of this guide.
b. Either drag and drop the image you would like to use as a profile picture into the box or "Browse" to select the file from your computer.
c. Use the gridded square to select the area of the Uploaded picture on the left that Elements will use for your Profile preview and Thumbnail preview. You will be able to view these previews on the right. Once you have selected the area that you would like to be in view, select "Save".
Step 2: Add your research overview
Your research overview will appear under the "Bio" heading on your Faculty Profile and provides a general overview of your career and/or a brief overview of your research.
a. To update your Research Overview, click "Add" under the Overview heading.
b. Type your research overview into the text box and click "Save".
Step 3: Add your research interests
Your research interests section provides a more detailed, accessible summary of your lab's work. Most researchers use the same text that they wrote for their CSHL Faculty Page on the main website.
a. To update your research summary, click "Add" under the Research interests heading.
b. Type your research summary into the text box and click "Save".
Step 4: Add your campus affiliations
This section indicates what centers, institutes, and areas of research with which you are affiliated on campus.
a. Select "Add labels" under the Affiliations heading.
b. Search for your campus affiliation in the Label search bar.
c. Once you have found the affiliation you want to add, select it in the search and then click "Add".
d. You can select as many campus affiliations as you need. Once you have selected all of your affiliations, click "Save Changes". Once you have saved your changes, then click the "Cancel" button to leave the Affiliation labels menu.
Step 5: Add your fields of research
a. Select "Add Labels" under the Fields of Research heading.
b. Use the search bar to find your fields of research and then click add.
If your fields of research do not appear, please email Katie (kmcguire@cshl.edu) to have them added to the main list.
c. Once you have selected all of your fields of research, click "Save Changes". Once your changes are saved, then click "Cancel".
Step 6: Add your current CSHL (and other) appointments
a. Find "CSHL Appointments" under the Experience heading. Click "Add an institutional appointment".
b. Fill in your current CSHL position title for "Position". Next to "Institution Name" begin typing and then select Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. It will automatically fill in the relevant location details.
c. You must provide a Department name or your appointment will not appear on your faculty profile. If you are a PI, your department is your lab i.e. McGuire Laboratory. For the dates of your appointment only use years in YYYY format. Then click "Save".
d. Once you have finalized your CSHL appointment(s), you will repeat these steps for each academic appointment that you have held under "Academic appointments". For non-academic employment (ie. military service) use the "Non-academic appointment" section. For post doctoral training positions use the "postgraduate training" section which is part of the next "Education" heading.
Step 7: Add in degree information
Degree information should be listed in reverse chronological order with the most recent degree earned listed first.
a. Click "Add a degree".
b. "Qualification" is the degree type/name (i.e. BA/BS, MA/MS, PhD, MD). Click the blue downfacing caret to expand the Qualifications field. Include the major or field of study.
c. Next to "Institution name", begin typing the awarding institution name and select it from the drop-down menu. It will automatically fill in the City and Country.
d. Include the years attended via the Start and End dates. Then select "Save".
e. Repeat this process for all degrees earned in reverse chronological order.
f. Add any postdoctoral appointments by selecting "Add postgraduate training" under the Postgraduate training heading.
Step 8: Add web addresses and social media accounts
Include a link to your page in the Institutional Repository, your lab's webpage, your twitter account, anything you would like to include.
a. Navigate to the Addresses heading and select "Add a web address".
b. Select the Type of address from the dropdown menu. Add a label (i.e. Lab Website, LinkedIn Profile, GitHub). Insert the link to the website in the URL box. Then click "Save".
c. Repeat this process for all websites and social media pages that you would like to include.
