UCIspace @ the Libraries is one of a suite of digital scholarship services offered by the the UCI Libraries. To learn more about our other digital scholarship services, please see our website, or contact the Digital Scholarship Operations Team or your Subject Librarian.

UCIspace @ the Libraries is a service for the UCI community to publish, manage, and preserve diverse kinds of research output. Fully searchable and indexed by major search engines, with UCIspace @ the Libraries you may publish digital research materials for researchers to download, create description to help researchers find and understand your content, and rest assured that your files will be preserved and accessible long term.

Each item in UCIspace @ the Libraries has a license associated with it. Please check this license to understand how you may use the material. Ultimately, it is the user's responsibility to use an item according to the terms governing its use. Users are encouraged to understand the limits of "fair use." Most of the materials in these collections are protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by copyright law requires the written permission of the copyright owners.

To gain access to the Virtual Reading Room, researchers must submit an application to use a collection and agree to follow the Rules of Use. Access may be granted in less than 5 business days.

Submissions to UCIspace @ the Libraries typically occur as collaborative projects between the Libraries and UCI faculty or research staff. UCI faculty and research staff who are interested in publishing materials in UCIspace @ the Libraries are encouraged to contact the Libraries Digital Scholarship Operations Team or their Subject Librarian to develop project proposals. The Libraries evaluate proposals based on their suitability for an available tool, their research significance, their potential impact, and the resource requirements for completing the project successfully.

If a project is approved for publication in UCIspace @ the Libraries, you will be asked, as a Depositor, to prepare the materials for submission. UCI Libraries staff may assist at various levels depending on the project and available resources.

Every published item in UCIspace @ the Libraries is assigned a permanent URL, which can be referenced as needed in publications, curriculum vitae, web posts, or other documents. This unique URL helps to ensure persistent access.

UCIspace @ the Libraries is an open access publishing platform. As such, it is regularly indexed, and metadata for published items are made available to many search engines and aggregators of research content.

The UCI Libraries strongly discourage the removal or modification of submissions. UCIspace @ the Libraries is designed to support perpetual access to research materials of long term value. We will remove or alter submissions only under special circumstances, such as submission errors, rights violations, or inappropriate content. If an item is removed, a citation to the item will remain in our system, along with its URL, and a copy of the submission will be retained in a "dark archive", where it is no longer publicly accessible.

When submitting content to UCIspace @ the Libraries, a Depositor must:

1. Resolve any outstanding copyright issues. (See Copyright Status above.)
2. Sign a deposit agreement with the UCI Libraries. Depositors determine how they would like to license their materials for others to use.
3. Create basic description (i.e., metadata) for each item to facilitate identification and retrieval, with advice from UCI Libraries staff.
4. Submit files to Libraries' staff, who will review and publish the materials. All submitted items and accompanying metadata are subject to the approval of the Libraries. Metadata may be revised to enhance access.

The UCI Libraries will:

• Ensure items published in UCIspace @ the Libraries are preserved long term
• Provide persistent and reliable access to items published in UCIspace @ the Libraries
• Promote open access and indexing of content in UCIspace @ the Libraries
• Collaborate with UCI faculty and research staff to submit collections to UCIspace @ the Libraries. This includes providing advice about metadata creation, digital preservation, persistent access, and copyright policies.

The UCI Libraries retain the right to:

• Accept, reject, or modify publication submissions on the basis of the Deposit Agreement and/or UCI Libraries policies
• Review, amend, and redistribute metadata for any item published in UCIspace @ the Libraries
• Archive, copy, and/or convert submissions for security or preservation purposes
• Review or amend any collection's organizational structure, content policies, or workflows
• In the event that the Libraries are unable to maintain submissions to UCIspace @ the Libraries, locate another suitable service with a committment to preservation and access for the materials