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Begin your submission
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Go to dspace.library.uvic.ca
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Log In
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On the left sidebar, click New --> Item --> the Collection you have authorization to submit to.
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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 project.
- Alternative Title
Your project 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 current date.
- Degree
Select your degree from the dropdown menu.
- Language
Select the primary language for your project.
- Keywords
Enter your keywords or phrases. Click + Add more if you have more than one keyword.
- Abstract
Copy and paste the abstract from your project.
- Bibliographic Citation
If any part of your project 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 project’s 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 Project.
- Upload files
If you would like to add an embargo date to your project (thus restricting public access to it until a certain 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 the embargo expires.
- Click Save. You will now see a label indicating the expiry date.
- Creative Commons license
- Adding a Creative Commons license to your project is an optional step that allows you to give permission to others to share/use it.
- Select Creative Commons and answer the questions, after which the link to your chosen Creative Commons license will appear.
- Click I grant the license above.
- Deposit license
Click I confirm the license above.
- Review and deposit
Review the information you have entered for accuracy. Click + Deposit.