The following PDF links provide guidance on how to administer publication information for CU听Boulder faculty听using the CU Boulder听Elements (CUBE) application. For additional assistance, please contact ofafacultydata@colorado.edu.
- CUBE Home Page (PDF)
鈥婣 quick guide to the navigating the CUBE home page.
- Auto-Claiming Publications in CUBE (PDF)
CUBE can automatically claim publications for users when certain identifiers (such as ORCID iDs)听are matched on publications flowing through the automated data sources.听This guide will walk you through enabling Auto-Claiming and will explain the options and IDs being used by CUBE.听听
- Optimizing Search Settings in CUBE (PDF)
If publications are not found via the automated searches, your search settings may need to be tweaked.听This guide walks you through adding name variants, prior addresses, and how to re-run searches.听听
- Viewing Publications in CUBE (PDF)听
CUBE offers different ways to view publication and creative work data.
- Claiming or Rejecting Publications in CUBE (PDF)
This brief guide focuses on claiming or rejecting听publications听that flow into CUBE from the听automated data sources.
- Adding Journal Articles (PDF)
A听quick guide to听using the built-in digital object identifier (DOI) and title听search in CUBE to add journal articles听not found by the automated searches.
- Adding Books (PDF)
A quick guide to using the built-in Google Books听search in CUBE to add books not found by the automated searches.听
- Adding Book Chapters (PDF)
A quick guide to using the built-in Google Books听search in CUBE to start adding book chapters.
- Manual Entry of Journal Articles, Books, and Book Chapters (PDF)
If journal articles, books, or book chapters are not found by any of the automated searches, they can be added manually. This guide walks a user through the process of adding any one of these types of scholarly work through the manual process.
- Importing Publication Data听into CUBE (PDF)听
If the automated search is not finding all of your publications, it is possible to import publications from an external source, provided the source can deliver the publication information in the BibTeX听or .RIS formats. Follow the instructions in this document to import publications from external sources.
- Exporting Publication Information from CUBE (PDF)
For use with funding requirements, you can download your publications from Elements in these formats in BibTeX or .RIS formats. This guide will walk you through exporting one or more publications for use in other programs听such as funder systems (e.g., NIH My Bibliography) or other citation management tools.
- Modifying Publication Records (PDF)听
To alter an automated record or make corrections to a manual record,听please see this guide for assistance.
- Joining or Splitting Publication Records (PDF)听
Occasionally records in CUBE may be duplicated and need to be manually joined, or more rarely you might need to split two records that have been joined in error.听