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PRISM

PRISM (formerly known as DSpace) is University of Calgary's Digital Repository used to collect, preserve and disseminate the academic works of faculty, students, and research groups.

What types of materials can I deposit in PRISM?


  • Audio
  • Book or book chapter
  • Capstone project
  • Conference/Workshop Poster or presentation
  • Journal Article - submitted, accepted or published version - check SHERPA-RoMEO for the version your publisher allows
  • Learning Object - syllabus, class PowerPoint presentation, practice exam, etc.
  • Report
  • Review - book review, data review, etc.
  • Thesis or dissertation
  • Video
  • Working paper

If you have datasets or primary research materials to deposit, we encourage you to share those via PRISM Data, our data repository.

For more information on what file types are accepted, look at the FAQ

What types of files can I upload to PRISM: UCalgary's Digital Repository?


Any file types are accepted into the repository. We suggest submitting the highest quality, most original and not compressed version available. The file types listed below will ensure your files are preserved long term:

  • Containers: TAR, GZIP, ZIP
  • Databases: XML, CSV
  • Moving images: MOV, MPEG, AVI
  • Software and gaming: BAGIT, ZIP, TAR or AXF
  • Sounds: WAV, AIFF, MP3
  • Still images: TIFF, JPEG 2000, PDF
  • Tabular data: CSV
  • Text: PDF/A, EPUB
  • Web archive: WARC
  • Vector images: SVG

How do I find out if I can post my article to PRISM: UCalgary's Digital Repository?


When entering into a publishing contract it is important to know what rights you retain in terms of self-archiving your work in an institutional repository, like PRISM or on your personal website.

This information can be found:

  • In your publishing contract
  • On publisher websites in a copyright, author rights or open access section
  • In SHERPA/RoMEO, a database of publisher self-archiving policies 

Make sure to look for the version you are able to post for self-archiving:

Here is a helpful infographic explaining the difference between version types.

Pre-print /
Author submitted manuscript:

The version submitted to the journal, prior to peer review.
Post-print /
Author accepted manuscript: 

The version that has been accepted for publication and which typically includes author-incorporated changes suggested during submission, peer review, and editor-author communications. They do not include other publisher value-added contributions such as copy-editing or formatting.

Publisher's version /
Version of record:

The version that appears on the journal website that includes peer review, copy-editing, and layout.