What Is HUBzero?

HUBzero is an open source software platform for building powerful Web sites that support scientific discovery, learning, and collaboration. Some refer to such web sites as “collaboratories” supporting “team science.” We call them “hubs” because each site becomes a focal point for its user community.

Hands-On Introduction

This brief session guides participants through the process of uploading materials and sharing them on a hub. The general process works the same way on all hubs. For these exercises, we’ll use the hubzero.org site, which is also a hub.

Exercises

#1 – Register and Log In

For this first exercise, you’ll create an account so that you can upload content in the exercises below. Go to http://hubzero.org and click on the Register link in the upper-right corner of the page. Fill out the form and click on the Create Account button. You’ll receive an email asking you to verify your email address. Click on the link to prove that you received the email, and then log in. Congratulations! You’re now a registered user.

Extra Credit: Try updating your user profile. Once you’re logged in, click on your name in the upper-right corner of the page. Then edit your institution, biography, and interests. Try uploading a profile photo, if you like.

#2 – Upload a Resource

For the next exercise, you’ll upload a technical report or presentation slides to share with the hub community. Don’t worry. If you don’t want your contribution to show up on the hub, you can cancel at the last minute, or the workshop coordinator can remove your posting.

Reference Materials

Created on 01 Feb 2015, Last modified on 01 Feb 2015