Athena: USMA Scholarship

Edit or Remove Submissions

Submitters benefit from having access to edit or remove the submissions created under their own account.
Additionally, submitters are empowered with the ability to upload a revised or updated version of the work they have previously submitted. 

Athena: USMA Scholarship is intended to be a permanent archive for scholarship produced by students, faculty, and staff affiliated with the United States Military Academy. In exceptional cases, authors or library staff at resourcesupport@usmalibrary.org may request that works be removed from the archive. Reasons for withdrawal of content could be factual inaccuracy, copyright infringement, or plagiarism.

Content will not be removed due to the author producing a revised version of a work, because Athena: USMA Scholarship allows authors to submit a revised version of the work. By selecting the "Create a new version" icon on the right side of the item title, authors are empowered with the ability to upload a revised copy of the work to the institutional repository. This is also a helpful option for authors who might initially only share a DOI link to the material, but at a later date decide to upload a PDF of the work or supplementary material to give readers better access to their work. 

Material deposited in Athena: USMA Scholarship will remain when the author leaves the institution. In the event that material is removed, a record of the item will be preserved, with an explanation of the withdrawal action.

Editing a Submission

• Login and select the icon at the top right corner of the screen, select MyDspace from the dropdown menu.
• This will open the Your Submissions screen, under each work you've submitted you will see options to View, Edit, or Delete the work.
• Select Edit, this will open a new window to the submission form where you can edit the metadata.
• You will have to accept the Deposit License again.
• Once your edits are complete, you can choose to Save for later or +Deposit. 
• After submitting the work, the edits will have to be approved by USMA Library Staff before the edited of the submission goes live.

Creating a New Version

• Login and select the icon at the top right corner of the screen, select MyDspace from the dropdown menu.
• Select the "Create a new version"  icon on the right side of the item title, this will allow you to upload a revised copy of the work.
• You will then have a chance to describe the reason for creating the new version to the original work.

• Finally, the original submission form will appear. Author's can additional attachments and edit any of the previously submitted identifying information. 
• After submitting the work, the new version will have to be approved by USMA Library Staff before the new version of the submission goes live.

Please note *Content will not be removed due to the author producing a revised version of a work, multiple versions can be saved within the repository.

Removing a Submission Before Publication 

• Login and select the icon at the top right corner of the screen, select MyDspace from the dropdown menu.
• This will open the Your Submissions screen, under each work you've submitted you will see options to View, Edit, or Delete the work.
• Click Delete and a popup will appear asking if you are sure that you want to delete the submission.

• Select Yes, I'm sure and the work will be deleted from the repository.

*Please note, once deleted the metadata and listing cannot be recovered.

Removing a Submission After Publication 

• Login and open the page for the submission you are seeking to withdraw. You will then select the  located on the right side of the submissions title. 
• Next you will view the options located within the status tab where you can withdraw the item, make it non-discoverable, or permanently delete the item from the repository.

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• You will then follow through the prompt to confirm that you are sure you want to complete the process of withdrawing or deleting the item. 

*Please note, once deleted the metadata and listing cannot be recovered.