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On the left sidebar, click New --> Item --> ETD (Electronic Theses and Dissertations)
Upload your files
Use the browse button or drag and drop the file anywhere on the page.
Authors
Enter your last name, first name.
Title
Enter the title of your thesis.
Alternative Titles
Your thesis may have multiple titles, such as a translated title. Enter your work’s additional titles, using the + Add more button.
Date of Issue
Enter the copyright year on the title page of your thesis.
Degree
Select your degree from the dropdown menu.
Language
Select the primary language for your thesis.
Keywords
Enter your keywords or phrases. Click + Add more if you have more than one keyword.
Abstract
Copy and paste the abstract from your thesis.
Bibliographic Citation
If any part of your thesis has been published before (e.g. you published one chapter of it as a peer-reviewed journal article), enter each citation in a separate box.
IMPORTANT: Do NOT enter your bibliography or list of citations here!
Department
Select your department from the dropdown menu.
Supervisor(s)
Enter your supervisor(s) name.
Rights
Select Available to the World Wide Web.
Scholarly Level
Select Graduate.
Type
Select Thesis.
Upload files
If you have a signed Withholding Form, enter the withholding date. Follow steps 19.1 – 19.4. Repeat all steps for each file.
Click the pencil icon.
Under Access condition type, select embargo from the dropdown menu.
Use the calendar button in the Grant access from field to select the day AFTER your expiry date.
Click Save. You will now see a label indicating your expiry date.
Creative Commons license
Adding a Creative Commons license to your thesis is an optional step that allows you to give permission to others to share/use it. Refer to Thesis format checklist and sample pages.
Select Creative Commons and answer the questions, after which the link to your license will appear.
Click I grant the license above.
Deposit license
Click I confirm the license above.
Review and deposit
Review the information you entered for accuracy. Click + Deposit.