How to deposit your research on MIE's Institutional Repository

Submitting to the Library

Submitting is easy, but we can't use the publisher's version of an article as this would contravene copyright in most cases. Unless your article was published in an Open Access Journal, we usually ask for a version of your paper that's been through peer-review but hasn't yet been copyedited, typeset or had metadata applied to it by the publisher (the accepted manuscript). You can check the journal policy on Sherpa Romeo. If you're unclear about the policy of the journal you can get in touch with the Library and we can check for you. We are also happy to upload doctoral or research theses, conference papers, book chapters, and other materials to the repository. 

Submit your paper as normal to whichever journal you desire, be it an open-access journal, or a traditional subscription-based journal - try to retain copyright to your work where possible. 

Make sure to keep a final (peer-reviewed) version (the accepted manuscript) which you can submit to the Library (by email), who will undertake copyright checking before uploading it to the MIE page on TARA. We can also link it to the publisher's version if you wish. Alternatively you can upload your research to TARA yourself if you have a TCD login. 

If at any time you need help, get in touch with genevieve.larkin@mie.ie or openaccess@mie.ie

Submitting through TCD's RSS

If you have a TCD Log in, you can set up your own researcher profile and submit your papers and other research outputs through the Research Support System (RSS) into TARA. 

You will need to register with RSS first. 

1. MIE staff members must register with the RSS https://www.tcd.ie/rssregister. If you do not know your username/password you will have to contact TCD IT services to get it reset.
2. Once you have registered , Login to TARA to activate your profile.
3. Email openaccess@mie.ie to be added as a submitter to MIE collections on TARA.