Frequently Asked Questions听
Why, what, and how
- How do I upload my papers in eScholarship?
- What is eScholarship?
- What are the benefits of eScholarship?
- When will my thesis be available on eScholarship?
- When will my work appear in Google Scholar?
- Which kind of publications may I submit?
- What is the difference between a 鈥榩re-print鈥�, an 鈥榓ccepted manuscript鈥�, and a 鈥榩ublished鈥� version?
- How can I find a copy of my accepted manuscript?
- My papers are on ResearchGate and/or on my personal/departmental website, why should I upload my papers on eScholarship?
- What happened to the old eScholarship? Why did it change?
- How will the library听help me with OA and with complying with my funder鈥檚 policy?
- How will people find work that I deposit in eScholarship?
- Do I sign over my copyright when I deposit my works in eScholarship?
- Can I remove or edit material from eScholarship?
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Searching & Analytics
- How do I view all items in eScholarship?
- Where can I see how many times an听item has been viewed? Downloaded?
- I used to be able to see all results by a particular department/faculty. How do I do that in the new system?
- Can I export a set of results to EndNote, Zotero, Excel, CVS etc.?
- Can I limit the results by a certain set of years?
- What is a contributor?
- What does 鈥淏rowse by category,鈥� mean?
- What are collections?
- Can I get bulk access to metadata about works in the eScholarship repository?
- Who do I contact if听there is an error?
How do I upload my papers into听eScholarship?
Fill out our听online submission form. We will check the copyright and upload the items on your behalf.
What is eScholarship?
eScholarship is an open access institutional repository managed by 平特五不中 Library & Archives.听
Institutional repositories preserve scholarly materials and make them openly available worldwide. This includes peer-reviewed articles,听conference papers,听theses and dissertations, etc.
What are the benefits of eScholarship?
- Long-term preservation: We attribute permanent URLs for each item in eScholarship.听
- Gain visibility: Search engines such as Google and Google Scholar crawl eScholarship, making it quick and easy for others to find and access your content.听
- Funder听mandates: Most听Canadian public funders have open access policies which require funded researchers鈥� publications听be made听freely available. Posting to eScholarship can meet these requirements.听
When will my thesis be available on eScholarship?
Availability dates of theses and dissertations are based on date of graduation and not date of submission.听Please consult this table:
| convocation date | Cohort sent to the library | Theses available in eScholarship |
|---|---|---|
| February | Mid March | Late March/early April |
| May | Mid June听 | Late June/early July |
| October | Mid November听 | Late November/ early December |
*These dates and delivery of ETDs are set by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office听in coordination with the library. Once the full set is received by the library it takes approximately 2 weeks to verify, prepare and finalize the upload. If you believe your thesis should be online and is not, contact escholarship.library[AT]mcgill.ca
When will my work appear in Google Scholar?
Google Scholar runs its indexing approximately every 6 months. As such, it may take up to 6 months before your work appears on their site. Your work should appear in a regular Google search within a few weeks.听
Which kind of publications may I submit?
- Research articles
- Working papers
- Conference presentations/papers
- Books/ book chapters
- Departmental research papers
- Technical reports
See also the webpage on听How to Submit听as well as the eScholarship policy.听
We do not accept course materials (e.g. syllabi, assignments, slides etc.).听
What is the difference between a 鈥榩re-print鈥�, an 鈥榓ccepted manuscript鈥�, and a 鈥榩ublished鈥� version?
During the publishing process, authors will encounter three main versions of their paper:
- Pre-print version (or author鈥檚 original manuscript) is:
- The version of the paper you originally submit to the journal (i.e. before peer review)
- The accepted manuscript (or post-print) is:
- The version of the paper after peer review听but BEFORE copyediting and typesetting.
- Saved by the author.
- Typically allowed to be posted to repositories.
- The publisher version听(or version of record) is:
- The final version that is published in the journal with all the typesetting, layout etc.
- Not typically allowed to be posted to repositories
Note the Tri-Agency policy requires either the accepted manuscript听or the publisher version to be made available in an open repository.
How can I find a copy of my accepted manuscript?听
The听 provides useful advice on locating accepted manuscripts.听听
My papers are on ResearchGate and/or on my personal/departmental website, why should I upload my papers on eScholarship?
ResearchGate does not:
- Check if you have the right to upload your papers and leaves this responsibility to you.
- Does not promise to keep your papers available in perpetuity.
- Fulfill听funder open access requirements.听
By contrast, eScholarship will check the copyright, preserve your materials in perpetuity, and meets OA requirements of grant agencies.听
What happened to the old eScholarship? Why did it change?
eScholarship launched in 2006 and therefore the original system was no longer听being updated and keeping up with technical changes and features.听In order to ensure continues to meet the needs of users in the present and future, it was essential that we moved to a new software system; one that was being actively updated with the latest features and functionalities.听听
How will the library听help me with complying with my funder鈥檚 OA policy?
Email escholarship.library [at] mcgill.ca (subject: CV%20review%20for%20Open%20Access) 听with your list of publications and we will:
- Review the funding agency OA policy.
- Check the copyright policy of journals you've published with听(or plan to publish with).
- Determine where the full text of an article may be deposited in eScholarship.
- Obtain and deposit the final PDF of the article where allowed.
We will also advice on any available article processing charge discounts for OA journals.听
How will people find work that I deposit in eScholarship?
eScholarship is indexed by the major search engines such as Google and Google Scholar. This means that your papers will be accessible and visible to anyone looking for papers in your field.
Do I sign over my copyright when I deposit my works in eScholarship?
No.
When depositing papers in , you grant the University a non-exclusive distribution license. The University has the rights to distribute your materials and you keep the right to post them on other repositories or other websites.
Can I remove or edit material from eScholarship?
As a general policy, eScholarship does not allow to remove or edit items once deposited. There may be exceptions:
- Replacing a paper with an听updated version
- Updating a record if there is a mistake听(e.g. authors names, title, metadata).听
If you want to remove or edit material you authored in eScholarship, escholarship [at] mcgill.ca (contact the eScholarship repository team. ).
For recently-submitted theses, please contact Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
How do I view all items in eScholarship?
On the main page, click 鈥淕O鈥� without adding any search terms. This will display all items in the repository.
Where can I see how many times an听item has been viewed? Downloaded?
Views:
- Select the item and then click "Analytics". This view data is based off听Google Analytics.
Downloads:
- Click on the hyperlink for the file.
- On the next page, click "Analytics".听
Note: The downloads and views data are based on clicks within the eScholarship system. They do NOT听include data from web searches and referrals.听
I used to be able to see all results by a particular department/faculty. How do I do that in the new system?
If you know the name of the department(s) you can go directly to the 听and听enter the name(s) there.
Another method is to听click 鈥淕O鈥� to view all results and then use听the facets on the left to navigate by faculty and/or department.
Note:听As department/faculty names may change, you may听need to run multiple searches with different department names. Additionally, not all records contain both faculty and department information. For example, theses only contain department information so you will be unable to navigate to a particular faculty鈥檚 set of theses records directly. If you need help locating a particular set of results, please contact escholarship.library [at] mcgill.ca
Can I export a set of results to听EndNote, Zotero, Excel, CVS?
Unfortunately this functionality is not currently available.
Can I limit the results by a certain set of years?
Yes.
Use the听 to enter the years separated听by OR (e.g. 2018 OR 2019 OR 2020).听
What is a contributor?
A contributor is someone who made a significant contribution to the document but was not an author. Examples include supervisors, editors,听translators, advisors etc.
What does 鈥淏rowse by category,鈥� mean?
This is a听list of specific collections in the repository.
What are collections?
Collections are a grouping of content on a specific theme or type of work. For example, the Theses & Dissertations collection or the collection of Technical Reports.
Can I get bulk access to metadata about works in the eScholarship repository?
Yes! eScholarship provides metadata听for harvesting via the (OAI-PMH). The OAI-PMH baseURL is听.
Please note that while the metadata听in eScholarship is available for free use for any purpose, the works themselves may still be under copyright protection. Please see the rights metadata field in each OAI-PMH record for information about the rights status of any given item.
Who do I contact if听there is an error?
Please email escholarship.library [at] mcgill.ca with any corrections.
