# Helping Give Away Psychological Science/Standard Operating Procedures/ OSF Basics

HGAPS is finding new ways to make psychological science conferences more accessible!
Here are examples from APA 2022 and the JCCAP Future Directions Forum. Coming soon... ABCT! ~ More at HGAPS.org ~

## OSF Basics

OSF is comparable to a free and online collaborative file sharing platform for researchers. HGAPS stores a lot of our ongoing projects and their materials here. It is more than just a drop box, though -- it has several special features very useful for doing and sharing research.
On OSF, things are organized as projects are made up of components, and components contain files and documents.

### Creating an account

* This is what you will see when you have logged into a new account.Go to osf.io.
* Click the green sign-up button located at the top right.
** If you have an ORCID, sign up with your number
** If you don't have an ORCID, register for one.
*** You can click here for further instructions on creating an ORCID.
** Note: If you have an HGAPS email, use it for your OSF. If not, use your personal email - this will keep your account from being deleted with your school email after graduation.
* Confirm your account through your email.
Once your account is created an confirmed, you can start working on projects when you're added/invited to them.

### Getting started

Once you have a project you need to work on with other members, you should:
* Create a project and its relevant components.
* Add contributors and assign their privileges.
** Administrator: Able to read and write on the project, manage contributor lists, delete and register the project, have access to public-private settings.
** Read + Write: Read privileges, adding and configuring components, adding and editing content.
** Read: View project content and comment.
** Bibliographic Contributor: If you check this box, the person will be shown publicly as a contributor and will be part of the project's citation. If you don't check this box, that person is still able to contribute; however, they won't be listed in the citation. Make sure to uncheck this for everyone and keep the measure private until further notice.
* Add relevant tags to the project. (e.g., clinical resources, dissemination, infographic)
* Change your project's visibility.
** Making it private: This is typically used for confidential content.
** Make it public: This is typically for open access content.
*** Note: Once your project is public, a DOI is created for it.
* You can add folders, files, and images.
* Assign your project to a category to increase its visibility.

### Manipulating projects and components

What you can do in OSF:
* You can link projects and components.
* You can change access and contribution status on different components.
* You can fork and duplicate projects.

### Using add-ons

The add-ons tab allows you to enable what external applications can be linked to your OSF project.
You can control these settings by going to the adds-on tab located on the light grey bar. To enable each application, simply click the "Enable" button next to each.
Here are some examples of add-ons you can enable:
* Google drive
* Zotero
* Dropbox
* Wikipedia
** Note: You can create Wiki pages in OSF by using the wiki tab; however, it uses a different code than Wiki platforms.
* And many more!

### Sharing

In OSF, folders, libraries, and documents can be viewed from the add-on programs (if granted access).
To share OSF components, it is recommended to create a view-only link.