Collections¶

A collection is a named group of items, such as a project, a paper or a student's thesis. An item can be in several collections. Adding an item to a collection does not change the item.

Create a collection¶

1. Click Collections in the top menu.
2. Click Create new collection.
3. Enter a Collection ID. It follows the same rules as item IDs.
4. Enter a Full title, such as "LFP coatings paper, 2026".
5. Optionally, pick items to Start with, groups to Share with, and Additional creators.
6. Click Submit.

Add items to a collection¶

There are three ways:

• When you create an item. Pick the collection under Insert into collection.
• From the item page. Add the collection in the item's Collections field, then save.
• From a table. Tick several items, click Add to collection, and pick the collection.

The collection page¶

Click a collection to open its page. It shows:

• the title and a free-text description, which you can edit,
• a table of the items in the collection,
• a graph of how those items are linked.

Collections and access¶

If you can see a collection, you can see every item in it. This is a quick way to share a set of items. See Permissions and groups.

Being able to see a collection does not let you edit its items.

Collection or relationship?¶

An item can have both. See Relationships and the item graph.