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Bridges allows you to selectively share private items with other people, by generating a unique link to your record. However, this will grant anybody with the link access to your private article, so be careful who you share it with!
These links expire after one year and therefore should not be used to cite your data in publications.
Copy the link, and save the record by clicking the Save changes button (do not tick Publish).
The private link can be shared with anyone whether they have a figshare account or not.
If you wish to remove access to your private record through this link return to the draft record scroll down to the private link section. Select the X to disable the link.
No, once disabled the link will no longer work. If you would like to share the item again, you will need to generate a new private link with a new URL.
A Project is a collaborative space for figshare users to privately store and share their research files with other users of their choosing. You can access other project members' files and they can access yours. Project members must have a figshare account, through their institution (e.g Bridges) or figshare.com. From within a Project members can also publish select items.
The project manager is the creator of the project and has the ability to invite new members into the project. The project manager also determines who is a collaborator or viewer (see How do I invite people to join a project?), and has the authority to remove members from the project.
Go to your My data page and select the Projects tab. Click on the +Create a new project button. Your project must have a title but all other fields are optional. You can provide a description, list the funders, and allocate storage.
Under Project Type there are two options - individual or group.
Individual:
Group:
In most cases we recommend selecting the Individual option. If you are creating a project to collaborate with other researchers, and you think the Group option would suit you better (or would like to discuss the options further) please contact the Library on researchdata@monash.edu.
When creating a new Project you will be asked to select the type of storage - individual or group.
Individual:
Group:
In most cases we recommend selecting the Individual option. If you are creating a project to collaborate with other researchers, and you think the Group option would suit you better (or would like to discuss the options further) please contact the Library on researchdata@monash.edu.
New Project
When creating a new project you can invite people (on the right hand side) by searching for their full name or ORCID, or by clicking on invite new users. This latter option is the recommended method as it avoids disambiguation of users with the same name.
When you click on ‘invite new users’ a box appears for you to fill in including the person’s name, email address and what role you want them to have in the project. There are two roles:
Existing project
To invite people into an existing project navigate to, and select, the chosen Project from your My data area. Click on the Manage cog wheel icon and choose Edit project. Follow the same steps as listed above.
Select the project and click Submit.
If the Project has been set up with individual allocation of storage, the ownership of the files remain with the creator, and therefore take their files with them when they leave the project.
If the Project has been set up with group allocation of storage, the ownership of files uploaded by a project member will transfer to the project manager, allowing the project manager full access to modify the files.