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Sciwheel : Organizing References

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Types of Projects

Sciwheel organizes references into projects. There are three types of projects you can create: private, shared, and subprojects. Private projects are only accessible to the user. Shared projects are useful if you are collaborating with others and wish to share your work, references, notes and citations. Subprojects are stored under larger projects and can be added to either private or shared ones.

Learn more about each type of project:

Private Projects

Creating a Private Project 

Using Sciwheel dashboard

  1. In the Sciwheel "References" tab, scroll to the left of the screen until you see the header "Private Projects." 
  2. Click on the "+" symbol to create a new private project. Type the name of your project and press “Enter”. ​​​ 
    • Please note that you can share your private projects at any time by clicking by on the name of your private project and clicking the three dots, and then selecting "share project"

Screenshot of how to add a private project in Sciwheel


Using the browser extension

You can also create projects directly from the browser extension.

 

  1. Click the browser extension and then click the "unsorted" project dropdownScreenshot of creating projects using browser extension
  2. Next, your list of projects will display or you can create a new projectScreenshot of creating a new folder using browser extension

Shared Projects

  1. In the Sciwheel "References" tab, scroll to the left of the screen until you see the header "Shared Projects."  
  2. Click on the "+" symbol to create a new shared project.   
  3. Enter the email addresses of individuals you wish to share the project with. 
    • If collaborators already have a Sciwheel account, make sure to use the email address they used to sign-in to Sciwheel. 
    • For UNC collaborators without a Sciwheel account, use their UNC email address to invite them to the project. They will need to create an account using their UNC email address.  
    • For non-UNC collaborators, use their preferred email address and they will be invited to the project. By accepting the invitation, the collaborator will sign up for a free 30-day trial, which will allow continued access to the project beyond 30 days. 

Screenshot of creating a shared project in Sciwheel.

Subprojects

After creating a private or shared project, "click the pencil icon" (which appears when hovering on the project in the left menu) and select  "Create subproject" from the dropdown menu. Enter a name and press "Enter", then your subproject will appear under the main project. 

Screenshot of how to create a subproject.