What is repository.iit?
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Repository.iit is the Illinois Institute of Technology’s institutional repository. It is a digital archive for the research and creative output of the Illinois Institute of Technology community.
Why use repository.iit?
- It provides a single place for sharing the results of IIT's research and pedagogy.
- It provides global awareness of IIT's scholarly output and research initiatives.
- It provides long-term preservation (where appropriate) of all types of digital materials created by IIT's faculty, staff, and researchers.
- It provides persistent URLs that can be dependably used for linking to publications, research data, and other digital content.
Who can use repository.iit?
Anyone can browse or search repository.iit. Some items are restricted to IIT members only and you will first have to login using your IIT email address.
How do I add items to repository.iit?
To deposit material in the repository, make sure you are logged in to my.iit with your IIT email address then use this form to submit items to repository.iit. Only users with Illinois Tech email addresses will be able to submit to this form. You must be Illinois Tech student, faculty, or staff to submit items to the repository.
What can I deposit into repository.iit?
Repository.iit is for you to use for whatever you want, provided that:
- it was produced, submitted, and/or sponsored by IIT faculty, students, researchers or staff
- it is in digital form
- it is scholarly, educational, and/or related to IIT
- it will be a permanent contribution to the repository
- it is ready for public dissemination
- you (or the author/copyright owner) are willing and able to grant IIT the right to preserve and distribute the work via repository.iit. The author/copyright holder retains copyright for all items submitted
Some examples of the types of items that can be deposited are:
- course materials, such as homework, solution sets, notes, video lectures, syllabi, etc
- experimental or observational datasets
- conference and symposia presentations and papers
- lab notes and videos
- article pre-prints and post-prints