About the University of Utah IR
The Institutional Repository Initiative is a collaborative project between the libraries at the University of Utah and the University community. Our goal is to collect and archive the intellectual capital of the institution and make these scholarly materials freely available on the Internet.
On this page you will find information about IR activities at the University of Utah.
Mission Statement
To collect, maintain, preserve, record, and provide access to the intellectual capital and output of the University of Utah, to reflect the University's excellence, and to share that work with others.
Administrative Documents
- Answers to Faculty Questions
- Collection Development Policy
- IR Logic Model
- IR Materials Processing Workflow Guide for Eccles Library
- IR Materials Copyright Investigation Workflow Guide
- Metadata Standards Best Practices
- Metadata Best Practices Short Guide
Educational/Promotional Materials
- IR Brochure
- PowerPoint Presentation for Faculty
Copyright Management Documents
- Author's Addendum to Publisher's Copyright Transfer Form
- Publisher's permission request templates
Copyright Permissions
Although this is an open access repository, some items may have copyright restrictions. Please look at the "Rights Management" statement for each item to determine who holds the copyright and links to information on how you may use it. Permission may be required to re-use some of the material included in the repository.
Many items in the IR are licensed under a Creative Commons license. They will have a link to the Creative Commons license in the "Rights Management" field. Our most frequently used Creative Commons License reserves some rights to the authors and allows use that:
- attributes the source
- is non-commercial
- any resulting work uses the same Creative Commons license.
