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Table of Contents
- Login and Signup
- Navigating the platform
- All partners
- Articles and Collections
- Collaborate on openresearch.amsterdam
- Additional Support
Register and login
Sign up
You log in to openresearch for the first time by clicking on "Login" on the home page at the top right.
Then click on which organization you want to log in next. If you are an employee of one of the organizations, you can log in with the same credentials.
If you are not an employee of an organization, please contact us to request an account.
Login
On the home page at the top right, you can click on 'login'. Choose an organization and enter your mail and password.
Navigating the platform
Homepage
On the home page you can use the toolbar to go directly to the file page, the partner page, search by topic using the search bar and log in to your account so you can also see content in the non-public layers.
If you scroll down the home page you will find highlighted topics that our domain editors regularly refresh. Here we highlight a current and relevant topic for each domain with articles and research linked to it. This looks like this:
Search functions
Use the search bar at the top to find articles, collections or specific topics. You can filter by articles, content from specific locations, organizations, dates and more.
Under Article you can also filter by content and methodology keywords, for example circular economy and scientific research.
My Profile
You can find my profile under the "profile icon. You can navigate to my profile, log out, workspace and 'view all'.
When you are on your profile, you can edit your profile there by clicking 'edit profile' and add or edit information about yourself such as your name, job title, and interests.
Workspace
On the right side of your profile page is the workspace. Here you can see all the projects and collaborations you are involved in. From the workspace, you can easily access relevant documents, reports, and other resources linked to your activities on the platform.
Knowledge Network
Under knowledge network , you will find a visual "spider web" that displays your network and affiliations on openresearch.amsterdam. This spider web shows at a glance the articles, keywords and people you are connected to.
Logout
To log out, click on the profile icon at the top right of the website and then select 'Log Out'. This will safely exit your account and end your session on openresearch.amsterdam.
Files
At the top of the menu bar you will find Dossiers. These are carefully curated collections of knowledge about important urban topics in Amsterdam and the metropolitan region. Each dossier contains relevant articles and research reports on topics such as urban development, housing, sustainability and other important urban issues.
To discover more, click on one of the dossiers. You will be redirected to a collection containing articles within that topic. For more details on how to navigate through articles and collection, see Articles and Collection section for more information.
All partners
This page lists all formal partners of openresearch.amsterdam. A partner page/organization page represents an organization or institution that openreserach.amsterdam collaborates with to share knowledge and information through the platform to share organizations can publish and manage their own content. In addition, you will find an overview of all partners involved. For an explanation of the partner cooperation agreement, click on the following link (create hyperlink)
Organization pages
Click on the top bar on 'partners' then you will find all partners. Click on an organization you want to view, for example 'Municipality of Amsterdam' .
Organization information: Here you will find description of the organization. On the right side you will see the picture of the organization. There is also a link to the organization's official website for more information.
Editorial pages
An editorial page is a shared account that can be managed by multiple editors at the same time. This allows all editors from a specific organization (e.g., organization X) to jointly access and work on editorial page X. This allows team members to collaborate on and jointly manage content, enabling efficient coordination and consistency of publications across the organization.
Editor of the organization
Editors are the individuals who created or wrote the article. You can find the editors under the title of the article. They are responsible for the content and quality of publications within the organization.
If you are an editor of an organization, you can edit the organization page. Click "Edit" to make changes to the page. This will take you to the organization's edit screen, where you can update information and add new content. For more information about the edit screen and how to edit content, visit
Powers of an editor
- Editor can create workspace
- Editor can add other people
- More information to come
Involved Partner pages
Under Partners you will find the Involved Partner pages, displayed as collections.
Involved Partners are civil society organizations and (cultural) knowledge parties within the Metropolitan Area that play an important role for the city and region. These organizations share the mission and ambitions of openresearch.amsterdam and want to actively contribute to the platform. Unlike institutional partners, involved partners often have a smaller, permanent team. In addition, they sometimes have a different governance structure and may find themselves in situations where knowledge sharing is challenging due to procurement. To support these partners without creating an uneven playing field, the collaborative form of engaged partnership was created.
Articles and Collections
Everything on openresearch exists in the form of articles. Articles can consist of a text, a pdf and a photo. These articles can then be put together to form a collection. A collection is a folder that can consist of existing, merged articles and/or other collections.
As an editor on openresearch, you gain additional rights to post and edit articles and collections on the platform. You can become an editor by attending the editor training provided monthly from openresearch.
If you would like to become an editor and add indispensable knowledge and research to the platform, sign up for the editor training at (link).
(Explanation of different layers)
Sharing and publishing
When you create an article or collection they are listed under Work in Progress (WiP). It is possible to share the material with all other users on the platform by clicking on:
- 'Share within platform'. This automatically moves your article or collection to the "shared" tab.
- Shared: Here users can add articles that will be shared with all users on the platform.
- Published: Articles and/or collections posted here are public, so anyone without a login can see it. Users cannot add material here themselves because they must first be approved to publish.
This feature can be found in the upper right corner under 'status'.
Creating and uploading articles and collections
Title, subtitle & summary
When creating an article and collection, it is important that you add a short summary about the topic in the edit screen. This summary will appear below the title and subtitle (if any) and can act as an introduction. By adding a summary, the content of the article and/or collection can be more easily linked to relevant articles by the AI Global Campus feature. For more information on what this entails, see section for Global Campus more information.
Keywords
When creating an article, it is also important to add keywords to it via the edit screen. This ensures that others can find and filter the article using keywords via the search function on the platform.
Sources
When creating and writing an article, do not forget the source citation. It is important that you cite the source of the pdf, research and/or photo you use in the article. You do this by writing the source citation in the edit screen in 'the main text'.
Creating, editing and uploading articles
The video below shows you how to create, edit and upload an article to the platform.
To edit your article, click on Edit. If some aspects in the edit screen are unclear, you can click on the question marks next to the fields for additional explanations and tips.
Creating, editing and uploading a collection
The video below shows you how to create, edit and upload a collection to the platform.
To edit a collection, click Edit and adjust the desired aspects of the collection. In the collection edit screen, you can change existing information and add new items.
Adding articles or collections in Collection
You can also add items or collection while in the selected collection. To do this, click + Article or + Collection and type the title of the item you want to add. This makes it easy to add new content to the collection. Video instruction show an example how to add an item in collection, these steps apply to the same as collection
Delete article or Collection in collection
If you want to delete an item or a collection in a collection, click 'Edit' and navigate to the 'Contains' section. Select the item you want to delete and click the cross to permanently remove it from the collection.
Collaborate on openresearch.amsterdam
Workspace
Workspaces are the environments in which users can create relevant research materials. The workspace is only visible to members of a project group. The workspace has three components: Inside Workspace, Inside Platform and Public. In this tutorial, we explain how to create new items in your workspace and how to edit the workspace. (add description, change item order, or delete an item).
Click on your profile icon and go to 'my profile'. Go to a workspace you want to work in.
Add Items or Collection to your workspace (video)
You are now in the workspace, for example of ''. Click '+ article' or '+ collection' to add material. For more details on how to navigate through articles and collection, see section Articles and Collections for more information.
Publication requests
Bell icon
The bell icon is located in the upper right corner of the website, next to the profile icon. This icon displays notifications and requests related to your publications, keeping you informed of important updates and collaboration requests. By clicking on the bell icon, you can quickly view your requests and respond to messages. Your will receive notifications for the following actions:
Publication requests
You will receive notifications when someone requests to add a publication to your content or share it within the platform.
Feedback requests.
You will receive notifications when you have requested feedback on your submitted publications, or when you have sent a feedback request to others as a requester.
Feedback requests (recipient)
You will receive notifications when you receive feedback on your publications or when someone asks you for feedback as a recipient.
Networking functions
The networking feature on the platform is designed to connect users and promote collaboration. This feature can be found at the bottom of every article page. The networking feature provides an overview of all relationships on openresearch between people, keywords and articles. This allows you and other users to easily discover relevant connections and collaboration opportunities.
For example, in the article "Historical Figures," you can find the network function by clicking on "Network Function" under the heading "Part of. You will then be redirected directly to the graphical representation of the network structure below the document.
Global Campus
The Global Campus A.I. functionality links scientific databases with open research. Using artificial intelligence, the Global Campus API connects all open-access scientific research on the Internet with articles and the search function of openresearch.
In the recognizable green bar at the bottom of the page, openresearch is enriched with scientific content from around the world. An editor searching or posting something about circular economy or mobility, for example, will be connected to various public scientific articles within that field in an instant.
You can apply this feature when you create an article and look under "Related Articles from Scientific Databases" in the edit screen. This functionality analyzes the article you added and generates other possible scientific articles in the database, giving you easy access to relevant scientific content.
You can apply this feature while creating or uploading an article. See section see Articles and Collections section for more information.
Additional support
Frequently Asked Questions
Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about using the openresearch platform. This section provides helpful information and tips to quickly resolve common problems.
Contact
You can reach us at openresearch@amsterdam.nl. Our team is ready to support you with your questions or problems with the platform.
New on openresearch
The openresearch platform is constantly changing. Want to know about the latest features of our platform? Then go to this link (hyperlink) for more information. Here you will find details about recent updates and enhancements.
Image credits
Icon image: Openresearch handleiding/Manual