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Digital Commons Institutional Repository

The Institutional Repository (IR) is an intelligent and intuitive open-access platform that boosts the visibility of your institution’s scholarly outputs.

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Digital Commons IR overview

Capture and preserve your institutional content

The Digital Commons Institutional IR offers customizable options for content import and metadata harvesting from databases like PubMed, ORCID, and Pure. Key features include:

  • Free implementation, setup, and launch

  • Unlimited storage with privacy and security updates

  • Automatic upgrades to infrastructure and supported technologies

Curate, publish and showcase your institution's achievements

  • Seamlessly manage all file and content types with customizable collections and personalized site designs.

  • Explore intuitive tools for planning, promoting, and publishing to enhance the impact of the institution's scholarly output

  • Integrate with the Digital Commons Journals module for top-tier publishing services or the Exhibits module for showcasing digital collections.

From Explosive Growth to Sustainable Growth: Maturing the IR from a Moderated Submission Model to a Self-Submission Model

"Our institutional repository provides an essential service that aids in increasing the visibility of our University scholars and encouraging collaboration with other researchers and institutions worldwide."

WG

Williard Gingerich

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Montclair State University

Raise the international profile of your scholarly achievements

  • Boost your visibility with our automated SEO services, ensuring high visibility without burdening your technical team.

  • The IR ensures your content has compliant metadata, offering export options for automation in databases like Scopus and Web of Science.

  • Increase your global exposure with advanced search and browse functionality, including content from over 650 institutions.

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Reliable impact metrics and tools for gaining insight

  • Robust analytical dashboards show global readership and downloads, helping to analyze impact and guide strategy.

  • Real-time pin drop map on the IR homepage shows readership and downloads by geographic location.

  • PlumX Metrics displays citations, downloads, views, policy, social media mentions, and more.

Learn more about the full potential of Digital Commons with our expert Consulting Services

  • Expert Guidance: Our consultants are ready to assist you with tailored advice and examples to effectively showcase your institution's achievements.

  • Streamline Workflows: Optimize your submission management and publication processes, whether using author deposits or handling bulk content uploads, leveraging the powerful tools built into Digital Commons.

  • Enhance Visibility: Boost the visibility of your institutional repository and your institution with tips and strategies from our consultants, utilizing Digital Commons' advanced visualizations, reporting tools, and integrations.

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Cover of Scopus & Digital Commons Case Study - A.T. Still University of Health Sciences

Case Study: Hal Bright, Library Director at A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, explains how Digital Commons IR and Scopus help to increase the visibility of ATSU and its research.

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Highlighted DC IR Customers

Many institutions are using Digital Commons Institutional Repository to increase the visibility of their institution’s scholarly outputs.

Discover how they are maximizing the potential of our IR platform.

Ready to increase your institution’s impact? Contact our sales team today to learn more about how the Digital Commons can benefit your institution.

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