What is an online community? An online community is a group of people with a common interest who meet virtually (meaning via the Internet) to share information and deepen their knowledge of a topic.
What is the difference between public and private communities? Public communities are available for any GLP member to join and participate in community activities. Private communities require an invitation and can only be viewed by members of that community.
How can I contribute or participate in a public community? By joining a public community, you can add your own documents and web links, create a new discussion topic, and reply to messages posted by other community members of that specific community.
How do I create a Community? You must be signed in to GLP to create a community.
1. Click on “Communities”.
2. Click on “Public Communities”.
3. Click on “Request Community”.
4. Fill out the entire form. Enter your e-mail address in the “Requestor’s Contact Information” box so that GLP staff can contact you about the status of your request. Please specify whether your community should be public (open to all users) or private (open only to invited users).
5. After checking all the information you have typed about your community and verified your e-mail address, click on the Save button as shown below.
Join next to the community you want to join. 
Leave next to the community from which you want to be removed. 
