Step 1 // Any content a user might wish to have posted in UNB Scholar is passed to either their designated liaison/subject librarian or directly to the Scholarly Communications librarian. Initially, ideal submissions will be basic citations or PDF files.
Step 2 // A librarian will add your content to the repository. No matter what format of content being ingested, there will be a method to get it into the repository. They might submit an XML from RefWorks or a collection of publications from a spreadsheet or even just a ZIP file. We can ensure a method that best preserves metadata so your content is easily found and consistently cited. Eventually, any sort of material will have it’s own web form for submissions.
Step 3 // The content that goes into Scholar is placed in a Copyright Clearance Queue where UNB Libraries’ copyright officer and his staff use tools like SHERPA/RoMEO to determine the publication and sharing rights for all content. No content is made available without permission or clearance.
Step 4 // If the copyright officer determines that a license allows for either publisher PDF or author’s post-print to be deposited in an Institutional Repository, those articles or files will be pushed to the website and publicly available.
Step 5 // If the copyright officer determines that a license does not allow for either publisher PDF or author’s post-print to be deposited in an Institutional Repository, those articles will be listed only as citations and with links to the publisher copy.
UNB Libraries welcomes submissions to the growing collections in UNB Scholar. If you are interested in submitting your work to UNB Scholar, or if you'd like to know more about the repository, please contact:
Mike Nason
Scholarly Communications Librarian
mnason@unb.ca
(506) 452–6325
