Greater Visibility, Greater Access QSpace QSpace Queen’s University Research & Learning Repository

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What Are the Benefits? Increased visibility & citation rates Permanent links & perpetual access Permanent archive; preserve your work from loss or damage Easy to use & distribute links to your work with minimum effort Retain copyright & maintain ownership of your own work. You control who sees it. Maintenance free

Increased Citation Impact Open Access to Research Increases Citation Impact: technical reportOpen Access to Research Increases Citation Impact: technical report by Hajjem, C., Y. Gingras, T. Brody, L. Carr, and S. Harnad (Montreal: Institut des Sciences Cognitives, Université du Québec à Montréal, 2005).

More Effective Retrieval

447 downloads in a year QSpace can easily showcase previously inaccessible documents. This conference paper in University of Toronto’s T-Space Repository has been downloaded 447 times in a year. Increased Exposure

Increased Use In a year, 4,177 hits for this U. of T. faculty member’s book in the T-Space Repository The U. of T Library's 6 copies of the print book  Circulated once in past year (since online)  Grand total of 57 times since 1992.

You Choose What to Deposit An E-Journal A Computer Program Code A Video Learning Commons

Deposits thesis in QSpace ETD Collection QSpace Thesis Officer Reviews thesis format Thesis Officer Reviews thesis format Student receives notice of deposit Theses Canada Harvests metadata and thesis Theses Canada Harvests metadata and thesis Library Catalogue Metadata with link to thesis Library Catalogue Metadata with link to thesis ProQuest Metadata + thesis to Dissertations Online ProQuest Metadata + thesis to Dissertations Online E-Theses Service Google Scholar & other search engines harvest metadata Google Scholar & other search engines harvest metadata Search for thesis Student Downloads Templates Student Downloads Templates Prepares Thesis (optionally in QShare: web file sharing system) Converts to PDF System automatically add link from thesis in ETD collection to a corresponding departmental thesis collection Metadata export programs Asks student for format revisions Accepts thesis; deposit completed

Most journals allow authors to openly post their work in a repository Deposit Published Works

Control the Use of Your Work

Permission for QSpace to post your work on the Web & to take the necessary steps to preserve it in electronic form

rejected Submission  Reviewer  accepted  Peer Review

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Preservation Ensure your work is accessible in the future

Retention: QSpace is intended to be a permanent archive. Withdrawals: If necessary, items can be withdrawn leaving a withdrawn message rather than a broken link. Updating: QSpace is not designed to accommodate replacement of earlier versions. Updates can be added as new editions. Withdrawal, Retention, Versioning

 Cambridge University  Columbia University  Cornell University  Harvard  MIT  University of Calgary  University of Toronto  University of Waterloo … and many other universities Other Repositories

 Scholarly Communications Advisory Subcommittee Provide guidance on QSpace policy and other scholarly communication issues from the perspective of resource users.  QSpace Operational Working Group Implement & review enhancements, new features, future system development and needed bug fixes. The Group also recommends on policies related to QSpace services, standards, and functionality QSpace Governance

What Are the Benefits? Increased visibility & citation rates Permanent links & perpetual access Permanent archive; preserve your work from loss or damage Easy to use & distribute links to your work with minimum effort Retain copyright & maintain ownership of your own work. You control who sees it. Maintenance free

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