Please read the Terms of Deposit and Terms of Use carefully before uploading the items in the IRR.
You must ensure sharing of any content or metadata is in accordance with the relevant policies as follows:
Select and deposit the appropriate version of the item:
Please contact Library@SingaporeTech.edu.sg if you are unsure about what should/shouldn't be uploaded on the IRR.
Once logged in, you will see the My data page:
Once you have finished making your edits, either click Save changes or tick Publish and then click Publish item to publish the record.
Types of Items (Records)
There are three types of items (records) which can be created in IRR:
It is possible to change the type at a later date, e.g. to add files to a Metadata record only item.
File(s) associated item is item that contains one or more files:
Note: You cannot directly upload an entire folder. If you wish to preserve the folder structure, you will need to compress the folder into a zip file. Alternately, you can navigate to a folder, and select all the files which will upload them all as separate files.
You can create a Metadata record only for item that requires to be part of the repository but cannot be uploaded. This could be where the items are:
To create a Metadata record only item:
Here is an example of a metadata record in IRR.
Note: Reasons as to why you will not be depositing your final research data must be given in the Data Management Plan for your project.
If your research output (e.g. final research data) is already retained in an external repository, i.e. stored elsewhere online, you can create a Linked file item that directs users to the location. Creating this link in IRR will increase the discovery of your research output.
To create a Linked file item:
Here is an example of a linked file item in IRR.