2.1: User IDs
- Page ID
- 209121
LibreTexts has five levels of UserIDs, and each allows different levels of access to the system. No user ID is required to browse or read, however, if students or others register as Community Members, they can make suggestions and rate the pages. Instructors start with what the MindTouch System calls Viewer access. This allows unlimited access for editing and creation to personal Sandboxes as well as OER they create in Course Shells. Author and Editor levels are reserved for creators and curators in the Bookshelve area. Administrators are handy to get to know as they can help you to recover from all disasters (well almost all).
Level |
User |
Access |
|
Viewer |
Instructor |
General Your Sandbox and |
LOGIN, BROWSE, READ, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE LOGIN, BROWSE, READ, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE, UPDATE, CREATE, DELETE, CHANGEPERMISSIONS |
Community |
Student |
|
LOGIN, BROWSE, READ, COMMENT |
LogIn, Browse, and Read are self explanatory.
Comment
If you are signed in, there is a line at the bottom of every page asking whether you thought it helpful or have a comment
This feedback is available to editors and curators. If you wish them to get in contact with you, leave your Email address.
Notification of Page Changes
At the top of every page there is a star in the middle under the title at the top. Selecting this brings up a menu which will notify you by Email if there are any changes to the page, or subpage. This is particularly useful for Instructors who are using material written or curated by others.
While the LibreTexts team has a curation sub-team that takes care of the content in the library (in coordination with contributing authors), community curation is a key aspect in keeping our content "living" rather than stagnating (e.g., in a dead format). There are three aspects : Watching pages, Rating Page, and providing Feedback on Pages.
Change Permissions
Selecting the Restrict Access button in the dropdown Options menu on the black bar allows you to set the permission for everything in your Sandbox and later course shells.
Permission |
|
Private |
Must have an assigned page-level role to be able to view, find, or edit. |
Semi Private |
Everyone can view or find, must assign page-level role to be able to edit. |
Semi Public |
Everyone can view, must have an assigned page-level role to be able to find or edit. |
Public |
Administrators handle the Control Panel and assign Control Panel roles
Delete
Instructors can delete pages in their Sandboxes and Course Shells using the drop down Options menue. ALL Pages are backed up automatically by the system and can be recovered by Administrators (info@libreTexts.org) or https://libretexts-constructionforum.groups.io/g/main