Organize Your Papers with Collections

You can now organize and manage your papers in the Elicit Library using Collections. Collections help you group related research, customize organization, and quickly launch reviews or extractions.

Creating a Collection

There are three ways to create a new collection:

From selected papers in your library (right sidebar)

• Select one or more papers in your library.
• In the right sidebar, click Add to collection.
• Choose an existing collection or create a new one.

From the Collections panel (left sidebar)

• In the left sidebar, next to Collections, click the + icon.
• Give your new collection a name and (optionally) a description.

From the upload pop-up

• Upload papers using the Upload button in the top right corner.
• In the Upload pop-up, click Add to collection and choose an existing collection or create a new one.
• Uploaded papers will be added to the collection and also available in the 'All' section of your Library.

Managing Collections

You can edit and manage your collections through the right sidebar:

• Rename or update the description: Open the Settings tab for the selected collection.
• Delete a collection: In the same tab, choose Delete collection. You'll be given the option to delete just the collection or delete the collection and all papers inside it.
• Add papers to collections. Papers can be in multiple collections at a time. Select the papers and click Add to collection in the right sidebar.
• Remove papers from collections. Select the paper and click the Collection button at the top of the table. Click the collection you'd like to remove the paper from so it no longer has a checkmark next to it and click Apply.

Using Collections for Research

Collections make it easy to start new workflows:

• Launch a systematic review or data extraction directly from the quick tools menu in the right sidebar.

• In workflows from the homepage, you can add collections of papers directly.

With collections, you'll have more control over how you organize, explore, and use your research in Elicit.