Activating Association
Codes on Springer Link
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Activating Association Codes on Springer Link

Introduction
Welcome. If you are reading this then you have likely received an association code fromyour society, organisation or institution and are wondering how to use it.
If you are new to Springer Link, then please start at the beginning with registering a newaccount. If you already have a Springer Link account that you are using, then please jumpahead to slide 9: for instructions to activate Your Association Code.

Contents:• Registering a New Account

Slide 3.

• Resetting Your Password (for a previously registered account)

Slide 6.

• Activating Your Association CodeSlide 9.

• Accessing Journal Content

Slide 11.

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Registering a New Account• Please go to
http://link.springer.com/• To register a new account onSpringer Link please click on“Sign up / Log in”• You will find this on the topright-hand side of any Springer
Link page.
• This is also where you go
whenever you want to log in.

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Registering a New AccountPlease fill in all fields as required• First Name
• Last Name
• Email Address• Password• Password Confirmation

Please be informed that you will need to accept ourterms of use.
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Registering a New AccountPlease note:• Your username for Springer Link will always be your email-address.
• Your password needs to meet the following requirements: Minimum 6 characters
including at least 1 letter and 1 number.
When you have finished entering all your details please click onYour account has now been successfully created. Pleaseclick “Continue.”
After registration is complete, you may proceed to activate your Association Code.
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Resetting Your Password
If you have previously registered an account with Springer link and have forgotten, ordo not know, your password this can easily be reset.
An email address can only be registered once; so if you discover when signing up thatyour email has already been registered, as in the example below, then you can also use
the following instructions to recover your account and set a new password.

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Resetting Your Password• If you have not done so already please click the “Sign up/Log in” link (found in the topright-hand-side of any Springer Link page).
• Now click on “Forgotten password” in the blue log in box.

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Resetting Your Password• Please enter your email address, thenclick on Submit.
• You will receive an email fromonlineservice@springer.com including alink.
• Please click on the included link; then
you will be directed to a secure page
where you can enter your newpassword.
• Enter a new password. (Make sure yourpassword contains 6 characters, alphanumeric and at least one numeric.)• You can now log in using your emailaddress and newly created password.
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Activating Your Association CodeOnce you have a Springer Link account you can activate your Association Code:• Log in to your Springer Link account. (use the blue log in box).
• You will now see your name displayed on the top-right-hand side of the screen.
Click the arrow next to your name.
• Click on “Account details/profile”.

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Activating Your Association CodeEntering your Association Code:• We recommend copying and pasting
your code in order to avoid any typingerrors.
• Now click “Associate”.
• You should see a message informing
you or your new access details.
•You are now an associated member of yoursociety, institution or conference.
Important: it is now necessary to log out
and then log back in for access to beupdated.

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Accessing Journal Content• Once you have logged out andback in, you will have access toyour publication.
• To locate your journal pleasesearch for the journal title in theSpringer Link search box.
• Your results may include othertitles as well as articles from thejournal you are looking for.
• Please locate your journal title inthe search results.
• It may sometimes be necessary toscroll through the list to find yourjournal.
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Accessing Journal Content
You can identify the correct result by the following:• The word “Journal” will appear above the title.
• Where available an image of the journal cover will be displayed.
Click on the journal name to be taken to the journal’s home page.

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Accessing Journal Content
Now you are on the journal’s homepage. Here the latest articles will always bedisplayed.

To see all the available articles(including all back issues) click
on “All Volume & Issues”.

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Accessing Journal Content
Now you will see the whole content of the journal and you can make your own
selection.

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Accessing Book Content• Once you have logged out andback in, you will have access toyour publication.
• To locate your book please search
for the book title in the Springer
Link search box.
• Please locate your book title inthe search results.
• It may sometimes be necessary toscroll through the list to find yourbook.

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Accessing Book Content• Where available an image of thebook cover will be displayed.
• Click on the book name to be taken
to the book´s home page.

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Accessing Book Content
Now you are on the book’s homepage. You can download the whole book or selectindividual book chapters.

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