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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Digital Repository FAQs
http://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/faqs#getting_started
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Yes. One benefit of submitting to the Repository is that your work is assigned a permanent and
persistent web address.
10. How does the UT Digital Repository differ from WebSpace?
Both online services allow UT faculty, staff, and students to store and access works, but there are
differences:
The Repository WebSpace
Access to works from anywhere in the world
Long-term storage of works
Service for collaboration on works in progress
Works discoverable by Google, search engines
Can submit works in many formats
Persistent web address for works
Open access to works
Service for dissemination of works
Must be current UT faculty, staff, or student to access works
11. What is the relationship between the UT Digital Repository and the Texas Digital Library?
UT Austin is a founding member of the Texas Digital Library (TDL), a group of higher education libraries
in Texas working together on infrastructure to support digital repositories. For more information about
TDL, its members, or its services, please visit http://www.tdl.org .
12. What are UT Digital Repository communities and collections?
The Repository organizes content around established collections to simplify the process of submitting
your work and to provide you with the most flexibility for finding works of interest to you. Communities
hold Collections, and Collections hold digital works. The Repository offers established Collections for
faculty/staff/and student submissions. In addition, we will set up a community for those departments
or research units on campus wishing to establish their own collections.
13. I'm trying to access the UT Digital Repository and am getting system errors or no
response. Who should I report this to?
If you are trying to access the UT Digital Repository and it is not responding, please contact Colleen
Lyon, Repository Curator, at utdr-general@utlists.utexas.edu to report the problem.
14. Why does an embedded video not play, or not play until it is fully loaded?
In order for video to play progressively the video must be created as a hinted format. If a video is not
created in this format, then the whole video must download first before it will play. Sometimes your
browser may timeout while the video is downloading. This situation tends to happen with Flash videos
with an .flv extension. If it does, please try downloading the video again. If this does not work, the
next step is to request the file be sent to you outside of a web browser.
If you are experiencing this or another issue with embedded video in the UT Digital Repository please
contact Colleen Lyon, Repository Curator, at utdr-general@utlists.utexas.edu to report the problem. We
will help you as we can, or put you in touch with the person who submitted the video.
Getting Started
15. How do I gain authorization to submit to the UT Digital Repository?
Faculty
If you are UT faculty, you are automatically authorized to submit to the UT Faculty/Researcher Works
collection. Simply login to the UTDR with your EID and password, then click "submissions" on the right-
hand navigation bar under My Account. From the Submissions page, click the link "start a new
submission". If you are interested in submitting to a different collection or in setting up your own
collection, please contact Colleen Lyon at utdr-general@utlists.utexas.edu.
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