While UMaine Libraries transitions to the new digital asset management system, Specto, uploads to Digital Commons are temporarily paused, but students can still submit their non-thesis work to the institutional repository.

What kinds of work may I submit?

The institutional repository showcases outstanding student work that has been authorized by academic faculty for deposit and open access on the web. Examples include capstone projects, published articles, videos, poster sessions, and more.

For instructions on how to submit theses and dissertations, which is a different process, please see Special Collections: Theses Instructions.

Authorization Form for Deposit of Student Research

Print, complete, and scan to a file the Authorization Form for Deposit of Student Research, including faculty advisor signature, for each work you plan to deposit to the repository.

Gather the following materials:

• The full text of your abstract or summary of the work (if any)
• The full text file
• Supplemental files (spreadsheets, sound files, etc.) that are an integral part of the work, but not a part of the full text (if any)
• File with scanned authorization form
• Keywords that could help others find your work when searching online

Submit Student Work

Log in to your UMaine Google account, go to the Submission of Student Work Form,  and follow the onscreen prompts to enter information about your work and upload your files.

That’s It!

You have created the metadata and description that will accompany your student work submission and submitted all files. If necessary, you may go back and edit your submission form data. The description and files will be reviewed and uploaded by UMaine Libraries staff in the new institutional repository. 

If you have questions about submitting materials or using the form, please contact Digital Commons Curator Kimberly Sawtelle. For questions about the transition to Specto, please contact Assistant Dean Meg Colbert.