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UM Libraries Implements Open Access Scholarly Repository

The University of Miami Libraries has implemented an Open Access (OA) Scholarly Repository to preserve and disseminate publications and related materials created by UM researchers and scholars. The repository is powered by Digital Commons software created by the Berkeley Electronic Press and is accessible at http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu.

Faculty interested in submitting their publications can work with library staff to identify and verify materials for inclusion in the repository. Staff will review copyrights, request permissions, and handle all administrative tasks necessary to include the materials. Examples of repository content include journal articles, including pre-prints and post-prints; conference papers; presentations; technical reports; working papers; and lecture series. Faculty will be notified if submitted materials cannot be included in the repository due to format type or copyright reasons.

The research and scholarship available in institutional repositories have grown significantly in recent years. Today there are more than 18 million articles and other items stored in repositories across the country, and that number continues to rise. The UM Libraries’ Scholarly Repository joins the University of Pennsylvania’s Scholarly Commons repository, Columbia’s Academic Commons repository, Syracuse University Library’s SURFACE Repository, and more than 300 other repositories in the U.S. and 1,300 repositories worldwide.

There are many advantages to including work in the repository. Open-access articles are cited significantly more than non-OA articles. OA work can reach more potential users of information, work in the repository is preserved, and the repository allows for simplified sharing of presentations and other supplements to published work.

For more information or to submit a publication, e-mail [email protected] or contact John Renaud at 305-284-4049. For frequently asked questions regarding the repository, please click here.

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