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Users of TSW will adhere to UT's Acceptable Use Policy, and to the UT Libraries' Material Usage Statement.
We aim to provide access to collection materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, steward, and are represented in our holdings.
TSW uses DSpace software which supports a simple hierarchy structure of Communities/Collections. Communities hold Sub-Communties, Sub-Communities hold Collections, and Collections hold digital works.
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TSW offers an easy-to-use web based process for submitting digital works one by one to an established Collection. Faculty, staff and students must request authorization from the Repository Curator before submitting work to the Repository. Individuals or groups on campus can also request mediated deposit. See the Submission and Withdrawal Policy for submission guidelines and the Help section for step-by-step instructions.
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When setting up a Community, the department or research center must identify a Community Administrator to be responsible for either communicating with the library staff who manage their community or managing all aspects of the Community. For more information on Collection requirements, see the Collections Policy.
Access Services
TSW is built with technology that assures the online stability of a work submitted to a Collection; making the citation to the work as reliable as a scholarly journal, while the work is as accessible as any website. Each work and the information about it (the metadata) will have a digital object identifier (DOI) so it can be easily cited by other researchers. Works in TSW are indexed by Google, other search engines, and OAI-PMH harvesters like OAIster making them more findable.
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At this time, TSW is committed to preserving the bitstream (the binary form of the data). Further practical measures to preserve as much functionality (look and feel) of the original as possible will be employed as resources permit. See the Preservation Policy for more information.
Providing Feedback
Texas ScholarWorks staff would love to get your feedback on using our service. Please complete our short feedback short feedback form to provide your input. We are particularly interested in knowing how Texas ScholarWorks has helped you - educationally, professionally, or just for fun. You can also let us know if something isn't working as expected or if you’ve found descriptive information (title, subject keywords, etc) that you think is problematic. Feedback can be anonymous or you can provide your contact information so we can respond to your inquiry.
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