How to Join the Community

1. Create an account
   1. Visit https://community.culturalheritage.org
   2. Select the “Sign In Here” button in the upper right corner of the page.
   3. Select “New User” towards the bottom left of the login screen (do not select the red JOIN button near the center of the page).
   4. Enter your email address and select “Go”.
   5. Complete your profile (Note: Fields marked with an R are required. The rest are optional. Skip any questions that do not apply).
   6. Click “Create Account” at the bottom of the page.
   7. Be sure to take note of the password you create. You will need it to log in to post to the Community.
2. Join the Connecting to Collections Care discussions 
   1. After completing your account registration, select the “Community” button this will take you back to the Community page.
   2. Click on the “Communities” drop down and you will be taken to the list of all the AIC Communities.
   3. Scroll down to Connecting to Collections Care and click the “JOIN” button.
3. Set your email delivery preferences.
   1. Once you are in the Community, select the “Settings” button to set your Email Notifications. You may choose from:
   2. Real time: sends an email every time a new message is posted.
   3. Daily digest: sends one email to you each day, consolidating all of the posts from the previous day.
   4. No Email: allows you to be part of the group without having emails sent to you. You can still post and read others’ messages by logging into the community site.

We recommend the Daily Digest, as it allows you to follow the discussions without bombarding you with emails.