Authors retain copyright even after their work becomes available in the institutional repository.
Faculty and students have the flexibility to decide whether to publish their work in the IR. This is particularly valuable when publishing in journals with licensing agreements that restrict open access to the final version or do not permit self-archiving (also known as "Green OA"). The platform also supports embargo options, allowing authors to delay public access as needed. We can also publish only the metadata for a work, without a download option and retain a physical copy in the College Archives.
Yes, you can, provided that your publisher allows accepted manuscripts to be published open access on other platforms, such as ArXiv or institutional repositories. Check the rules outlined in your publication contract to ensure compliance. Green Open Access is the practice of self-archiving or depositing a version of a scholarly publication, typically the accepted manuscript, in an institutional or subject repository to make it freely accessible to the public.
Analytics are available directly at the work level in the user interface and more comprehensive usage statistics for the IR are available in the administrator platform.
Works will be tagged and categorized using standardized metadata, enhancing discoverability. The platform supports advanced searching for a number of fields, such as Title, Creator, Date, Keyword, Subject, and Abstract. That is why we encourage authors to provide keywords and an abstract or a description of the work when possible during the submission process.