To submit your work to TSpace, please proceed to https://utoronto.scholaris.ca/.
Detailed instructions about the item submission form are provided in text format and image captures below.
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Follow these steps to share and preserve your work by submitting to TSpace.
Navigate to TSpace. Click "Log In" from the TSpace home page. Log in with your UTORid. If you don't have a UTORid, enter your email address and password. If you do not have an account, register for one.
There are several pathways to start a new submission, including importing metadata from a published resource. Choose the one that works best for you. All options lead to a submission form that can be edited.
Regardless of how you choose to begin the process, you will be prompted to select a collection. Begin typing your desired collection and select it from the list. After selecting a collection, you'll arrive at the submission form.
Many collections require authorization before submission. If your preferred collection does not appear in the list, please complete the collection authorization form.
This descriptive information enables users to retrieve your item using search engines, such as Google Scholar, so please take the time to fill in as many fields as you can.
If you used the metadata import, some of these fields may already be pre-filled and can be modified.
If you have not already uploaded your file(s), you may now add them. Click "browse" to select a file from your device, or drag and drop the files anywhere on the page.
Save your progress and resume later any time by clicking the ‘Cancel/Save’ button at the bottom of the page. You will be able to access your unfinished submission from My TSpace workspace.
Authors: Enter the names of the authors of this item. If the author is an organization, use the last name input box for the organization name. To add additional authors, click "+Add more" for more input boxes.
Title: Enter the full name by which this item should be known.
Other Titles: If the item has any alternative titles (abbreviations, translations, or acronyms, etc.), please enter them. To add additional titles, click "+Add more" for more input boxes.
Date of Issue: If your item was previously published (e.g., an article published in a journal), enter the publication date. Otherwise, enter the current year only. Month and day are optional fields.
Publisher: If your item was previously published, enter the name of the publisher as applicable. Otherwise, leave blank.
Journal Title: If your item was previously published, enter the journal title as applicable. Otherwise, leave blank.
Citation: If your item was previously published, enter the full citation in your preferred citation style.
Series/Report No.: If you are submitting materials as part of a numbered series (e.g., technical reports or working papers), enter the series name in the first box and the report number in a subsequent box. click "+Add more" for more input boxes.
DOI: Enter a DOI that identifies the item, if applicable. e.g., 10.1038/ncomms9724
ISBN: If previously published, enter the book ISBN, if applicable. e.g., 0813005728
ISSN: If previously published, enter the journal ISSN, if applicable. e.g., 0315-1468
Type: Select the type of work (or genre) that best fits your item. If none of the types are appropriate for your submission, please select ‘Other’.
Language: Select the language of the main content of the item. If language is not applicable, please select ‘N/A’.
Other Language: Enter the language of the work if not included in the list .
Subject Keywords: Type one keyword or phrase in the box and click ‘add’ or search the sample keywords. Please use one input box for each subject word or phrase. click "+Add more" for more input boxes.
Abstract: To make your item more discoverable, enter your item’s abstract.
Sponsors: If your item is the product of sponsored research, enter the names of your sponsors and/or funding codes. e.g., This work was sponsored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Description: Enter any other description or comments. e.g., This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor and Francis.
You can update the file metadata and access conditions or upload additional files by dragging & dropping them anywhere on the page.
You can temporarily restrict access to each file in a TSpace item in compliance with a publisher’s embargo period. This is done at the file level.If you are depositing multiple files, you must complete this step for each file individually. Leaving this section blank will make your item publicly accessible immediately upon submission.
To add an embargo release date, first, select the pencil icon. Then, choose “Embargo” from the Access condition type drop-down menu. From the calendar, select the first date which access is allowed. Click Save.
The Creative Commons offers non-exclusive licenses and you can optionally apply one to let others know how they can use, distribute, or adapt your work. To license a work, you must be its copyright holder or have express authorization from its copyright holder to do so. Remember that once assigned, the license may not be revoked.
CC0 allows the copyright holder to waive all copyright to the extent possible under law.
Creative Commons licenses (with CC BY being the most open and CC BY-NC-ND the most restrictive) leave copyright with the copyright holder (author or publisher), but specify to others how they are allowed to use the work provided they give proper credit.
When depositing a previously published work, make sure to select the specific license as/if required by the publisher.
For more information on copyright, licenses, and how to select a CC license that is best for you, see our “Who Holds Copyright?” user guide, refer to the Creative Commons website, or contact us.
To apply a license, select one from the drop-down menu, specify the permissions you are granting, and click ‘Next’.
Your agreement to this non-exclusive license is required before your item can appear on TSpace.
For more information on the TSpace non-exclusive license and to read the full text, please refer to the TSpace Policies and Procedures page.
Clicking ‘Deposit’ will submit your work into the repository right away or send it for review to the collection editor if one was assigned. You will no longer be able to modify the descriptive information or the file you have uploaded. You will receive an email with a permanent URL (a handle) that can be used to cite and share your work.
You may save your progress and return to the form at any time. To do so, select "save" (to remain on the page) or "save for later" (to exit the page). Your submission will be available in the "MyTSpace" portion of the site.
To access "My TSpace," click the icon on the top right of the page. Then, click "MyTSpace." Here you will see your saved submissions. To continue the submission process, choose "Edit."
If you have questions about TSpace or the submission process, please contact the team at tspace@library.utoronto.ca.
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