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Digital Commons

Digital Commons Institutional Repository

The Institutional Repository is an intelligent and intuitive open access platform that boosts visibility of your institution’s scholarly outputs, amplifying your impact and enhancing your global reputation.

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Digital Commons IR overview

Showcase your researchers’ published and pre-published works with Digital Commons Institutional Repository

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Capture and preserve your institutional content

The Digital Commons Institutional Repository (IR) is custom designed with options including single and bulk imports for content population and metadata harvesting links to databases like PubMed, ORCID, and Pure. The platform's flexible metadata fields streamline content administration with features such as:

Free implementation, set up and launch
Unlimited storage along with privacy and security updates along with privacy and security updates
Automatic upgrades to infrastructure and supported technologies

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Curate, publish and showcase your institution's achievements

Seamlessly manage all file and content types with customizable collections and a personalized IR site design.
Curate success with intuitive tools for planning, promoting, and publishing, enhancing the impact of institution-hosted conferences, symposia, and lecture series.
Easily link to your content with integration into the Digital Commons Journals module for top-tier publishing services or the Exhibits module for showcasing special collections and digital exhibits.

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"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."

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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

Unique, robust analytical dashboards show global readership and downloads, helping to break down impact and guide strategy.
Real-time pin drop map on the IR homepage shows readership and downloads by geographic location.
PlumX Metrics display citations, downloads, views, policy and social media mentions, and more.
A full suite of tools demonstrates global impact and measures return on investment.

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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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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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Current DC IR Customers

University of Central Florida

Research University

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Wright State University

Research University

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University of South Florida

Research University

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Kenyon College

Colleges & Universities

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Children's Mercy Kansas City

Healthcare Network

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Ready to enhance your institution's research management? Contact our sales team today to learn more about how the Digital Commons can benefit your institution.

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