Depositing your presentation or poster in Scholars Junction keeps it freely available to the public, ensures you'll always have a copy if you need it in future, and ensures recognition of your role in MSU's long history of teaching and learning.
Read on to learn how to deposit your items!
Be sure to read our policies and guidelines. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Scholarly Communication Team.
Make sure that you have all of the materials you'll need to deposit. Depending on your project and requirements, this might include:
Each file you upload should be no larger than 2gb (gigabytes).
Most browsers won't easily upload files larger than 2gb. If you have a file that is larger than 2gb, leave it off your submission and contact sct@library.msstate.edu to have it added.
In order to submit an item to Scholars Junction, you will need an account. Visit the account creation guide to learn how.
Submit your presentation or poster to the Presentations and Posters collection.
You can also find the form from the Scholars Junction homepage - simply click Submit Your Work in the left sidebar and scroll to find the appropriate form.
First, you'll need to agree to our submission guidelines and policies. In short, you agree that you are submitting your own original work to which you own the copyright, or that you have permission from the copyright holder to submit the work. You agree to allow us to store and distribute this copy of your work, and to update the format of it if needed for future archival.
To agree, check the box at the bottom of the page and click Continue.
You'll be brought to the main form. Please complete it with as much detail as you can. This information is vital in getting your work to display in search engine results and indicate to potential readers what it's about and why they should engage with it.
Most fields are self-explanatory, but you may benefit from additional context and instructions - here's a reference! (This only covers the most commonly used fields - if you have any questions about another field on the form, contact us.)
Once you've completed your submission, you'll be brought to the confirmation page. Here you can see the metadata you entered and, if necessary, revise your submission.
Note: Once your submission is processed and published, you will not be able to directly edit it. Email the Scholarly Communication Team if you need to make any changes after the item is published (and be sure to include a link to the item)!
Your item must be approved by a Scholars Junction administrator. This usually happens within a day or two, but may take longer depending on demand, workload, and complexity of your specific items. You (and any co-authors/co-creators for whom you provided email addresses) will get emails advising you of any revisions and of the publication of your item.
