About Institutional Repositories
Institutional Repositories (IRs) bring together all of a University's research under one umbrella, with an aim to preserve and provide access to that research.
IRs are an excellent vehicle for working papers or copies of published articles and conference papers. Presentations, senior theses, and other works not published elsewhere can also be published in the IR.
Where can I learn more about IRs?
The Association of Research Libraries is a good resource for information about Institutional Repositories. The following paper, "The Case for Institutional Repositories: A SPARC Position Paper" by Raym Crow, defines Institutional Repositories and argues their merits within an academic institution.
Your inclusion of published journal articles in the institutional repository is an extension of your copyright to the work. This site lists publishers' blanket policies, and you can also search for a particular journal.
Digital Commons Repositories
- Association for Information Systems: AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
- Atlanta University Center: DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center
- Australian Council for Educational Research: ACEReSearch
- B-Salut:
- Boise State University: ScholarWorks
- Bond University: ePublications@Bond University
- Boston College: eScholarship at Boston College
- Bryant University: DigitalCommons@Bryant University
- Butler University: Digital Commons @ Butler University
- California Polytechnic State University: DigitalCommons@CalPoly
- Carnegie Mellon University: Research Showcase
- Center for Florida Local Government Excellence: Digital Commons @ CFLGE
- coda: coda, An Institutional Repository for the New Zealand ITP Sector
- Colby College Libraries: DigitalCommons@Colby
- College of DuPage: DigitalCommons@C.O.D.
- Connecticut College: DigitalCommons@Connecticut College
- Cornell University ILR School: DigitalCommons@ILR
- CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Research Center: MediaWorks
- DePaul University: Via Sapientiae
- Dublin Institute of Technology: ARROW@DIT
- Edith Cowan University: Research Online @ ECU
- Fayetteville State University: DigitalCommons@Fayetteville State University
- Florida International University: Digital Commons @ FIU
- Fordham University: DigitalResearch@Fordham
- Fort Lewis College: DigitalCommons@FLC: Scholarship & Creativity at Fort Lewis College
- Glyndŵr University: Glyndŵr University Research Online
- Government of South Australia, Department of Health: SA Health Publications
- Grand Valley State University: Scholar Works @ GVSU
- HELIN Consortium: HELIN Digital Commons
- Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center: DigitalCommons@The Texas Medical Center
- Illinois Wesleyan University: Digital Commons@ IWU
- Johnson & Wales University: Scholar's Archive@J & W
- Johnson County Community College: ScholarSpace @ JCCC
- Liberty University: DigitalCommons@Liberty University
- Macalester College: DigitalCommons@Macalester College
- Marquette University: e-Publications@Marquette
- McMaster University: DigitalCommons@McMaster
- National-Louis University: OASIS: The NLU Digital Commons
- NELLCO: NELLCO Legal Scholarship Repository
- Okayama University: eScholarship@OUDIR : Okayama University Digital Information Repository
- Pace University: DigitalCommons@Pace
- Providence College: DigitalCommons@Providence
- Purdue Libraries: Purdue e-Pubs
- Rhode Island College: CREATED@RIC
- Roger Williams University: DOCS@RWU
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland: e-publications@RCSI
- Salve Regina University: eScholar@Salve Regina
- Sheffield Hallam University: Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive
- SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad: DigitalCollections@SIT
- Southern Cross University: ePublications@SCU
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale: OpenSIUC
- Tennessee State University: E-Research@Tennessee State University
- Texas State University: eCommons@Texas State University
- The University of Iowa: Iowa Research Online
- The University of Notre Dame Australia: ResearchOnline@ND
- Thomas Jefferson University: Jefferson Digital Commons
- UMaryland Law: DigitalCommons@UM Law
- University of Bolton: UBIR: University of Bolton Institutional Repository
- University of California: eScholarship Repository
- University of California Office of the President: Division of Academic and Health Affairs Repository
- University of Connecticut: DigitalCommons@UConn
- University of Georgia School of Law: DigitalCommons@University of Georgia School of Law
- University of Massachusetts Amherst: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
- University of Massachusetts Medical School: eScholarship@UMMS
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- University of North Texas Health Science Center: UNTHSC Scholarly Repository
- University of Pennsylvania: ScholarlyCommons@Penn
- University of Rhode Island: DigitalCommons@University of Rhode Island
- University of Surrey: Surrey Scholarship Online
- University of Texas at El Paso: DigitalCommons@UTEP
- University of Western Ontario: Scholarship@Western
- University of Wollongong: Research Online
- Utah State University: DigitalCommons@USU
- Wayne State University: Digital Commons@Wayne State University
- Wesleyan University: WesScholar
- Western Kentucky University: TopSCHOLAR™