Welcome to KU ScholarWorks,
a repository of scholarship created by faculty and staff at the University of
Kansas.
KU ScholarWorks <http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu>
is a digital repository for scholarly work created by faculty and staff at the
University of Kansas. KU ScholarWorks makes important research available to
a wider audience and helps assure its long-term preservation.
Why a Repository for Your Scholarship?
- The software makes dissemination quick and efficient. Authors or
their assistants can easily upload files and create cataloging information
using a web-based form from any Internet connection.
- Offers increased visibility for your research and your unit.
KU ScholarWorks will bring many new readers to your research and to your web
site. KU ScholarWorks can be searched directly; it will also be searchable—along
with other databases, journals, and library catalogs—through the KU
Information Gateway. In addition, descriptions of the papers and other documents
in KU ScholarWorks will be available to other repositories through OAI (Open
Archives Initiative) harvesting, making KU ScholarWorks part of a world-wide
network of research collections. Items in KU ScholarWorks can also be found
through Internet search engines such as Google and Google Scholar.
- Helps you meet grant requirements for dissemination. Most federal
grants require that you describe how you will disseminate the results of your
funded research.
- Institutional identity of your department or center will be linked
to your content.
- Relieves your department or center of responsibility for system maintenance.
Departments and research centers need not worry about maintaining software
or servers for disseminating their research, or transitioning content when
switching PC’s or servers. The University commits to maintaining long-term
access to content housed in the repository, including durable file-names and
addresses.
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