About The University of Alabama's Institutional Repository (IR)
The Institutional Repository (IR) is a platform for promoting open access and sharing University of Alabama scholarship with a world-wide audience. Repositories are important tools for preserving an organization's legacy, and they facilitate long-term digital preservation and scholarly communication.
The University of Alabama’s Institutional Repository supports and supplements academic publishing and scholarly communication via a searchable, open access, web-based publishing platform for:
- Scholarly Articles
- Working Papers
- Creative Works
- Presentations
- Research Data
- Theses and Dissertations
- Project Reports
- Center Publications
- Data Sets
We want to make the process as simple as possible. If you are unsure of what you are allowed to upload into the repository, feel free to email us your CV. We will review the copyright policies for each work you have listed and let you know which version of manuscript can be uploaded into the Institutional Repository.
Benefits of Depositing Materials into the IR
- Open access to your scholarship
- Increased citations and impact
- Access to usage statistics and downloads
- Compliance with funder mandated open access
- Community and author control
- Digital preservation of materials
- Permanent URL (PURL) - a stable link that will not change or become inactive
- Option to mint a DOI if necessary
Open Access General Information and Resources
- International Open Access WeekOpen Access Week is an opportunity to join together, take action, and raise awareness of the benefits of openly sharing knowledge. Openness can create pathways to more equitable knowledge sharing and serve as a means to address the inequities that shape societies and our response to them. This year's Open Access Week is October 23 - 29, 2023.
- SPARC Open AccessA great resource providing information about Open Access.
- SPARC Author Rights and Author AddendumThis is an excellent resource outlining the rights an author has over their scholarly research as well as an addendum to help maintain rights when material is being published.