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.
Repository staff within the Libraries can also assist you in determining the policies of publishers with regard to their copyright agreements with authors.