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Introduction
The following resources will help you better understand how to access and use YorkSpace to discover scholarly research produced by York's faculty, students, staff, and community members. The resources will also help you learn how to deposit your published and unpublished scholarly works to YorkSpace.
YorkSpace Help Resources
Using YorkSpace
- Step-by-Step: Searching YorkSpace
- Step-by-Step: Understanding YorkSpace’s Hierarchy & Discoverability
Accessibility Support
York University Libraries cannot guarantee that all files available in YorkSpace are accessible for individuals with print disabilities. If you are experiencing barriers accessing a document in YorkSpace, please see the instructions below:
York University Students & Faculty with Registered Accommodations
- If you are a student registered with Student Accessibility Services to receive alternate formats for a print disability at York University, please contact Library Accessibility Services directly at lashelp@yorku.ca for support.
- If you are a York University faculty member with registered accommodations, please contact lashelp@yorku.ca for support.
How to Cite Items from YorkSpace
In general, follow the standard or usual style for your discipline or intended journal for punctuation, syntax, abbreviations, etc. For more help on citation styles, please visit https://researchguides.library.yorku.ca/styleguides.
1. Previously published works
- Cite the original publication
- Optional: Add “accessed Saturday 22nd of February 2025 from [YorkSpace handle link]”
Example:
Journal article
Leong, J. (2024). Innovative Technologies and their Application in Academic Libraries. Ukrainian Journal on Library and Information Science, 13 (2024), 44–60.
Or
Leong, J. (2024). Innovative Technologies and their Application in Academic Libraries. Ukrainian Journal on Library and Information Science, 13 (2024), 44–60. Accessed 09/04/2024 from https://hdl.handle.net/10315/42230
2. Original materials not previously published elsewhere
Cite author, title, date, etc. The “publisher” is YorkSpace.
Example:
Leong, J. (2022). What is in a name: The Covid-19 virus naming variants and their impact on Chinese Canadian Community. Navigating Information and Race in the Era of COVID-19 Symposium. YorkSpace. Accessed 09/04/2024 from http://hdl.handle.net/10315/40843
3. Theses and Dissertations
Example:
Haouari, W. Secure Abstraction of Fractionalization Smart Contracts for Non-Fungible Tokens. MAS Thesis, Department of Computer Science, York University, 2024. Accessed 09/04/2024 from https://hdl.handle.net/10315/42164
Self-deposit resources
- YorkSpace Submitter Training Module
- Step-by-Step: Create a YorkSpace Submitter Account
- Step-by-Step: Submitting a Published Work to YorkSpace
- Information Checklist for Published Works (PDF)
- Step-by-Step: Submitting an Unpublished Work to YorkSpace
- Information Checklist for Unpublished Works (PDF)
- Step-by-Step: Converting a Word Document to PDF
- Self-archiving support
Questions?
Contact York University Libraries at diginit@yorku.ca if you have any questions about searching YorkSpace or submitting works to YorkSpace.
This webpage, originally created by Priscilla Carmini and Stephanie Quail, has been updated and maintained by Jack Leong. It is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.