This guide is intended for researchers who wish to deposit their work into D-Scholar, Durham College's institutional repository. It walks you through the submission process step by step, and answers frequently asked questions.
Durham College's institutional repository is called D-Scholar. It stores, preserves and disseminates digital copies of the research and scholarly output of faculty, researchers, and students. Materials in D-Scholar are openly available and discoverable through search engines such as Google Scholar. This high visibility, discoverability, and exposure can lead to increased citation.
Increase Visibility: Because D-Scholar is indexed in major search engines, authors boost the discoverability and readership of their work.
Ensure Longevity: D-Scholar assigns permanent URLs, so links will never change and your work will remain in a stable location online. In addition, we ensure uploaded files do no degrade or change over time.
Comply with funding requirements: You can comply with the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy by depositing your publication in D-Scholar when receiving funding from CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC.
Retain Copyright: Authors retain copyright when submitting work to D-Scholar.
D-Scholar accepts submissions from members of the Durham College/Ontario Tech University community including faculty, staff, and students with faculty sponsorship.
When uploading work to D-Scholar authors retain copyright and grant the library a universal non-exclusive license to distribute and preserve. The library can answer any questions on copyright and author rights [copyright@durhamcollege.ca]
