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DigitalCommons@C.O.D. is an open-access repository maintained by the C.O.D. Library that collects, preserves, and showcases scholarly, educational, and creative works created by the C.O.D. community. This repository facilitates global discovery of and access to C.O.D.'s intellectual output while providing a stable, long-term home for this scholarship. All C.O.D. faculty, staff, and faculty-sponsored students are encouraged to publish works in DigitalCommons@C.O.D.
DigitalCommons@C.O.D. makes C.O.D. scholarship easily available in one central place online, enabling greater access to colleagues, students and new audiences. Works in the repository are optimized for discovery in popular search engines as well as other academic search portals making it easier for students and researchers throughout the world to discover and cite your research. And because DigitalCommons@C.O.D. supports persistent access, users can cite these works confidently without worrying about content being moved or removed. DigitalCommons@C.O.D is a valuable way to extend C.O.D.'s scholarly output with truly international reach with the widest possible circulation. This global visibility, awareness, and stability benefits both content creators and C.O.D. as an institution.
Specific benefits include:
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.
DigitalCommons@C.O.D. is organized according to "communities". Any division, department, center, institute, lab or other college unit at C.O.D. is eligible to participate as a community in DigitalCommons@C.O.D. Other administrative units that produce research and can assume responsibility for setting and administering policies may also become communities. Other groups that do not fall under this definition will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Each community must be able to assign a coordinator who can work with the Library to support their DigitalCommons@C.O.D. community.
Communities registered with the repository participate with the Library in determining:
Individuals wishing to submit content must belong to a community registered with DigitialCommons@C.O.D. The communities then determine which individuals may submit content to the repository. If a contributor to the repository leaves the College of DuPage, his or her content will remain in the repository unless she or he requests its withdrawal.
Each participating unit will determine content appropriate for inclusion in its part of the repository, within the following guidelines:
To join DigitalCommons@C.O.D., College of DuPage units must choose a representative to coordinate DigitalCommons activities with the Library. The following form must also be completed and signed by a unit representative.
College units participating as DigitalCommons@C.O.D. communities also agree to disseminate information about procedures and policies for the IR—including author responsibilities regarding copyright—as set forth by the Library and communicated through written documents, correspondence, and training sessions.
DigitalCommons@C.O.D. is designed to provide long-term, persistent access to deposited items. However, a situation may arise requiring the removal of an item. When this becomes necessary, contact the DigitalCommons@C.O.D. staff and together we will determine the best course of action.
DigitalCommons@C.O.D. can support peer-reviewed series and journals in the repository. Units interested in starting a peer-reviewed series or journal should contact libweb@cod.edu. The Library is prepared to help you decide whether this is the right forum for your scholarship.
Contact Colin Koteles at the C.O.D. Library
Use this suggestion form.
Although most digital formats can be uploaded to DigitalCommons@C.O.D., to assure long-term operability and improved search engine results, files in PDF format are encouraged when applicable. If a PDF is not available or your work exists only in print format, the Library will assist you.
Please note that while the Library will make our best efforts to maintain the content, structure and functionality of work you deposit, not all formats can receive the same level of preservation commitment particularly with proprietary or uncommon file formats.
Yes. The system refers to these supplementary items (such as sound clips, data sets, etc.) as Associated Files. You will be prompted to submit Associated Files when you upload your submissions. The name of the files you upload will appear on the web site along with your short description of it. Viewers must have the necessary software to open your files; that is not provided by the repository.
Please be sure that there are no permissions issues related to use of the associated material. Sometimes, especially with images, you must write a letter seeking permission to use the material before it can be posted.
Also note that where possible, items such as images, charts and tables that are referenced in the document (or otherwise an integral part of the document) should be included directly in the article itself and not posted just as associated files.
The C.O.D. Library's commitment to provide persistent access to content in DigitalCommons@C.O.D. applies only to material housed on servers maintained directly or under contract by the Library. Links and access to content of any format referenced outside DigitalCommons@C.O.D. cannot be guaranteed by the Library.
Submitting materials to Digital Commons@C.O.D. does not alter copyright. Authors are asked to complete a Non-Exclusive Licensing Agreement for deposited materials. The author is free to reuse the content elsewhere. By signing the license, contributors affirm that they have the right to grant the rights contained in the license and that the submission does not infringe upon anyone else’s copyright. If the author has previously assigned copyright to a publisher, the publisher’s permission to contribute the work to the Digital Commons must be obtained.
To check on permissions that are normally given as part of each publisher's copyright transfer agreement check the Project RoMEO (Rights Metadata for Open archiving) web site. The Library can provide assistance on using and interpreting the SHERPA RoMEO web site.
If a working paper is later published in a journal (either in the same or revised form), the publisher may require that the paper be removed from the Digital Commons. Again, the publisher may grant an exception if the author requests it. It is the responsibility of the author to check the terms of his or her agreement with the publisher.
Individuals wishing to deposit materials in DigitalCommons@C.O.D. must complete and sign a Non-Exclusive License for Use of Materials.
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