Who this is for
Researchers, reviewers and administrators
This guide is for the people who keep the platform alive: researchers who upload resources and papers for their institution, reviewers who approve and publish them, and the platform administrators. No development skills required: everything is done from the web admin panel.
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Full manual (PDF)
About 43 pages, co-branded Space42 / Life Mapper, with screenshots from the admin panel as it is today. Available in English and Italian.
Outline
What's inside
The manual is a sequence of short, task-oriented chapters. To upload a resource go straight to chapter 6; for a paper with a DOI, chapter 7 takes three steps. Read chapters 1–5 first if it's your first time on the admin panel.
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1. Introduction
Who this guide is for, what Directus is, how the manual is organised.
- 2
2. First access
Where to log in, email/password or ORCID, the lock-out after failed attempts, changing your password.
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3. Interface tour
Module bar, collection menu and the Reference data folder, interface language, search and filters.
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4. Data model
Chapter, Tutorial and Resource, the form's groups from Start here to System, tag taxonomies, codelists, institutions, languages.
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5. Roles & institutions
Researcher, reviewer and administrator; one institution per account; who publishes; how accounts are created from the onboarding form.
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6. Upload a Resource
Step by step: type and texts, classification, tags, media, draft vs published, preview on the public site.
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7. Scientific papers & DOI
Resource Type Paper, paste the DOI, save: title, authors with ORCID, abstract, journal, licence and PDF link are filled in for you.
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8. Edit a Resource
Find, edit, leave comments, archive — and when deleting is the right move.
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9. Manage Tutorials
Titles, texts, videos (YouTube, Vimeo or an uploaded file) and covers of the published tutorials. Administrators only.
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10. The 6 Chapters
Stable scaffolding: what administrators can edit, and when to call Space42 instead.
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11. Tags & codelists
Who can add what, adding a tag, hierarchical habitats, projects, codelist hygiene.
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12. Media & files
Recommended sizes and formats, automatic folders per resource, the 10 MB limit.
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13. Editorial good practices
Title style, summary vs abstract vs body, cover images, tags, link hygiene.
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14. FAQ
Resource not showing, save errors, login problems, broken images — and how to reach support.
Need help?
Reach Space42 when the manual isn't enough
Schema changes, new collections, design tweaks, security questions or anything that breaks: write to us. Working-hours reply within 24h. Add [URGENT] for blocking issues.
admin@space42.eu