UVicSpace Guidelines

Create a new item

• Go to dspace.library.uvic.ca

• Log In

• On the left sidebar, click New → Item.

  • If you don't see the sidebar menu, double check that you're logged in.
  • If you don't see the + icon, confirm that you have been added to the appropriate collection.

• In the search bar that pops up, start typing the name of the collection that you're submitting to, then click on that collection when it appears.
   

Complete the submission form

• Authors
  Enter your last name, first name.

  • Ignore the grey circle in the Last Name box and the Search and Edit buttons on the right.
  • Do not enter your supervisor's name here.

• Title
  Enter the title of your project in sentence case: This is an example title

• Alternative Title
  If your project has multiple titles, such as a translated title, enter it here.

• Date of Issue
  Enter the current year.

• Degree
  Select your degree from the dropdown menu.

• Language
  Select the primary language for your project.

• Keywords
  Enter your keywords or phrases in lowercase. Click + Add more if you have more than one keyword.

• Abstract
  Copy and paste the abstract from your project.
  • Special characters and formatting may not appear correctly: the submission form uses plain text.
  • Extra line breaks can be deleted.

• Bibliographic Citation (OPTIONAL)
  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. To add a co-supervisor, click + Add more.

• Rights
  Select Available to the World Wide Web.

• Scholarly Level
  Select Graduate.

• Type
  Select Project.

Upload your files

• Use the browse button or drag and drop the file anywhere on the page.

  • If your project includes more than one file, repeat this process for all files.
  • If you get an error message when uploading a file, click Save for later. Click Edit to reopen the submission form and try uploading it again.
    • If the file is very large, try compressing it.
    • If you're trying to upload several files at once, try uploading them one at a time.
    • If you're still getting an error, click Save for later and wait a while before trying again. Connection speeds and bandwidth imitations can cause upload errors.
       
• Creative Commons license (OPTIONAL)
  If you included a Creative Commons license on your title page, add the same license here.
• IMPORTANT: If you did not include a Creative Commons license on your title page, skip this step. Do not choose CC0–this indicates that your thesis is in the public domain. 
  • 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
  Read the UVicSpace non-exclusive distribution license, then click I confirm the license above.

• Review and deposit
  Review the information you have entered for accuracy. Click + Deposit.