Services for Colorado State University Authors/Creators
For authors/creators wishing to submit into the repository, staff in the Libraries will assist you by:
- Checking the copyright permissions associated with your published work on your behalf;
- Uploading your work into the repository and providing metadata (descriptive information);
- Verifying and including the citation/publication details of your work within its metadata;
- Converting any MS Word file/s to PDF format (if required and appropriate) for storage and access within the repository;
- Exposing your publication in the repository to make it available to the global research community and discoverable via the Internet, e.g. Google, Google Scholar, etc.;
- Abiding by and managing any embargos associated with your publication or work;
- Depositing your NIH-funded research into its free public-access online archive PubMed Central.
Repository staff within the Libraries can also assist you in determining the policies of publishers with regard to their copyright agreements with authors.