How to Deposit

How to Deposit to Spectrum

Depositing Articles and Other Faculty Research Publications

• Spectrum Checklist:  I want to deposit an article, what do I need?
  
• How to Deposit an Article in Spectrum.
  
• How to Deposit an Article with a DOI in Spectrum.
  
  • Watch a video on how to deposit an article in Spectrum.
    
• Message to publisher:  sample message to be sent to publishers to enquire about their policies regarding depositing articles into an institutional repository.
  
• Sherpa/RoMEO: a directory of journal publisher policies on author self-archiving.
  
• Concordia University Research Repository Non-Exclusive Licence.
  
• Learn about the option to create and connect your ORCID iD in Spectrum.

Depositing Concordia Theses

• How to Prepare Your Thesis for Deposit in Spectrum
  
• How to Deposit Your Thesis in Spectrum
  
• How to Deposit Your Research Creation Thesis in Spectrum
  

As of Spring 2011, Concordia graduate students are required to deposit their thesis in Spectrum. A Concordia thesis is intended to be a piece of work that is openly and publicly available. At the time of deposit, graduate students agree to the Spectrum licence, which originates from the Concordia University Policy on Intellectual Property:

"30. Upon submission of a thesis by a graduate student, the graduate student shall be deemed to have granted the University a non-exclusive, royalty free license to reproduce, archive, preserve, conserve, communicate to the public by telecommunication or on the internet, loan, distribute the thesis worldwide for non-commercial purposes, in any format including electronic. In the event of a deferment of a thesis for distribution or publication, it is understood that the University’s license to communicate, loan and/or distribute shall only take effect as of the expiry of the agreed upon deferment period."

• Thesis Non-Exclusive Licence
  
• Concordia University Policy on Intellectual Property
  

Questions concerning the deposit of theses in Spectrum can be directed to the Thesis Office, at 514-848-2424 ext. 3813 or 5858 and at thesis@concordia.ca

Concordia Libraries have made most theses from 1967-2010 available in Spectrum. If you are the author of a thesis from this time period and you do not wish your thesis to be available in Spectrum, please email Spectrum editors at lib-spectrum@concordia.ca.

Depositing Graduate Projects (Non-thesis)

• How to Prepare Your Graduate Project (Non-thesis) for Deposit in Spectrum
  
• How to Deposit Your Graduate Project (Non-thesis) in Spectrum
  

Currently, the following programs can deposit a graduate project (non-thesis): Media Studies (MA), Philosophy (MA), Art Therapy (MA), Mathematics (MA/MSc), Studio Arts (MFA).

Graduate students depositing Concordia Theses or Graduate Projects (Non-Thesis) can also choose to create and connect their ORCID iD in Spectrum.