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# Importing your dataset

Your first task in MINT is importing or uploading your metadata.  You can do this by:

* Uploading a file (.csv, .txt, .xml and .zip files are allowed)
* Uploading a file using FTP/HTTP
* Harvesting your OAI-PMH repository 

Log-in to MINT and then click on *My workspace*.

![Workspace](/files/-MAQTPM8jEkCT7AUFPou)

Then click on Import new archive.  A form will appear on the right-hand side of your MINT window (*see image above*).

![Import form](/files/-MAQVmitVxSV92VBWx3y)

Next you need to:

* Specify the [format](/mint-mapping-service/importing-metadata/imports/import-formats.md) of your upload
* Specify that the upload is for your organisation
* Indicate if your import conforms to a schema and no mapping is required

{% hint style="info" %}
Note**:** If your data broadly conforms to a schema but you want to make a mapping in MINT to add data for Europeana, do not check the box to indicate which schema the import conforms to.
{% endhint %}

Once you have entered all the details needed by the import form, click on the *submit* button.

The name of the file being uploaded appear in your [*Workspace*](/mint-mapping-service/importing-metadata/imports/managing-files-in-your-workspace.md). 


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