The Digital Commons @Lindenwood University is an institutional repository (IR) that provides a persistent digital presence for the scholarly and creative output of the Lindenwood University community. Uploaded material includes works by Lindenwood faculty, theses and dissertations, material from the University Archives, and various centers, departments, and initiatives on campus. The Lindenwood community is encouraged to submit material for inclusion in the Digital Commons @Lindenwood University.
The mission of the Digital Commons @Lindenwood University is to:
Read more about what Digital Commons provides to various institutional stakeholders at Elsevier Flyer on Digital Commons.
Do I lose copyright when I submit a work to LU Digital Commons?
All items submitted to the LU Digital Commons by authors fall under applicable elements of LU Intellectual Property Policy and copyright guidance provided by Library Services. Generally, an author sharing an item through LU Digital Commons retains copyright for works and may use Creative Commons licenses to further restrict use, attribution, and remixing of their work.
To share already published work or materials, an author must be the copyright holder or licensed by the copyright holder to distribute work in an open access format. Many journals will allow the sharing of published work in an open access environment, but LU authors must review publication agreements carefully to ensure they have retained such a right with publication.
How can I protect work submitted to LU Digital Commons?
All materials submitted to the LU Digital Commons are afforded copyright protection under LU Intellectual Property policy. Authors and creators may select a Creative Commons license to further protect their work. Creative Commons licensing can be further applied to specify terms under which work can be used, attributed, remixed, and licensed. For advice about the use of Creative Commons licensing in an open access environment, please contact Paul Huffman at phuffman@lindenwood.edu .
How can I use material found in LU Digital Commons?
All authors and creators automatically retain copyright for works posted to the LU Digital Commons, consistent with current LU Intellectual Property policy and guidance. Any use of material from the LU Digital Commons beyond that considered fair use requires the express permission of the copyright holder. A basic Creative Commons license will be applied to all work submitted by authors and creators to the Digital Commons. Alternative or more restrictive licensing can be further applied to specify terms under which work can be used, attributed, remixed, and licensed.
Lindenwood University will make the scholarship of its faculty and students more accessible to the world through the Digital Commons @Lindenwood University.
For those who submit items to the Digital Commons @Lindenwood University, the expectation is that they are aware that it will be made openly accessible in order to provide the widest dissemination of knowledge.
Items on the Digital Commons @Lindenwood University will be subject to a Creative Commons "Attribution / Non-commercial" license, which means that work cannot be used commercially, and any authorized use must be properly attributed. Submissions will also be accompanied by a copyright statement indicating the author’s continuing rights. Lindenwood will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the author’s name remains clearly associated with the submission.