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Your Account

Signing In

The catalog uses ORCID for authentication. Click "Sign in with ORCID" on the login page to authenticate using your existing ORCID account.

Access is controlled by an approved whitelist. If your ORCID iD is not on the list, you'll see a message directing you to contact helpdesk@obis.org to request access.

On your first approved login, the catalog will:

  • Create a catalog account linked to your ORCID iD
  • Add you to the OBIS Community organization as an editor
  • Use your name and email from your ORCID profile

What You Can Do

Action Available to
Browse and search all products Everyone (no login required)
Edit any public product Any logged-in user
Create new products Any logged-in user
Import products from DOIs Any logged-in user
Delete products Organization admins only
Change a product's organization Organization admins only

Any logged-in researcher can improve metadata across the entire catalog — adding thematic tags, linking institutions, correcting descriptions — without needing to be a member of the owning OBIS node.

Organization Membership

When you create a new product, it will be assigned to one of your organizations. By default, all new users belong to OBIS Community. If you need to create products under a specific OBIS node, contact helpdesk@obis.org to request membership.

When editing an existing product, you cannot change its owning organization — it stays with the node that originally created it. Only organization admins can reassign products.

Getting Help