{"id":25706,"date":"2023-06-20T10:51:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/?page_id=25706"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:22:37","slug":"yorkspace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/collections\/yorkspace\/","title":{"rendered":"YorkSpace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover full-width\" style=\"min-height:257px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-25697\" alt=\"Earth from outer space with lights from human activity throughout the continents.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nasa-Q1p7bh3SHj8-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nasa-Q1p7bh3SHj8-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nasa-Q1p7bh3SHj8-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nasa-Q1p7bh3SHj8-unsplash-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nasa-Q1p7bh3SHj8-unsplash-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nasa-Q1p7bh3SHj8-unsplash-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/Q1p7bh3SHj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@nasa\">NASA<\/a> available on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yorkspace.library.yorku.ca\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YorkSpace<\/a> is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/open\/open-access-at-york\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open access<\/a> repository that enables York community members to disseminate and preserve their scholarly works in an institutional context. Each submission includes a digital copy of your scholarly work that can be made available to York and the global scholarly community permanently, without access restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">YorkSpace Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/collections\/yorkspace\/yorkspace-procedures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Policies &amp; Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/collections\/yorkspace\/yorkspace-license\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Licence Agreement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/collections\/yorkspace\/yorkspace-help-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Help Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/iHbJxcttkU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deposit Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mandate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YorkSpace is developed for the preservation and dissemination of open access scholarship produced by York faculty, students, and staff, as well as York affiliated community members. It supports the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/research-learn\/research\/oapublishing\/york-university-senate-policy-on-open-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">York University Senate Policy on Open Access<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of YorkSpace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Increased visibility:<\/strong> YorkSpace is indexed by major search engines, such as Google and Google Scholar, which increase the discoverability of your work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stable hosting and reliable links: <\/strong>YorkSpace assigns permanent URLs known as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Handle_System\">Handles<\/a> to each item. These unique links will never change and will provide a stable location for your work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support for various digital objects:<\/strong> YorkSpace accepts multiple file formats such as text, audio, video, and more. Please review our <em>Accepted File Types <\/em>section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/collections\/yorkspace\/yorkspace-procedures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YorkSpace Procedures webpage<\/a><strong> <\/strong>for more information on best practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support for open access compliance<\/strong> required by publishers or funding agencies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non-Exclusive Distribution Licence:<\/strong> York University Libraries requires authors to agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/collections\/yorkspace\/yorkspace-license\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YorkSpace Non-Exclusive Distribution Licence<\/a> prior to submitting work on YorkSpace. This agreement does not require copyright transfer. Authors can deposit and publish their work elsewhere. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This webpage, originally created by Priscilla Carmini and Stephanie Quail, has been updated and maintained by Jack Leong. It is available under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Last updated: September 19, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by NASA available on Unsplash YorkSpace is an open access repository that enables York community members to disseminate and preserve their scholarly works in an institutional context. Each submission includes a digital copy of your scholarly work that can be made available to York and the global scholarly community permanently, without access restrictions. 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