MINDS@UW
What is MINDS@UW?
MINDS@UW, an open access institutional repository, is designed to gather, distribute, and preserve digital materials related to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s research mission. Although the primary focus is ETD’s (Electronic Theses and Dissertations); content may include department approved research papers and reports, pre-prints and post-prints, conference proceedings and reports from Campus Centers, and instructional materials. Official institutional records are not appropriate to deposit in this repository.
Who can deposit content in MINDS@UW?
Current faculty, staff, and students of the UW-Milwaukee are eligible to deposit in MINDS@UW.
What are the benefits of depositing your content in MINDS@UW?
- Increased visibility of your research work
- Supplemented with metadata to facilitate the discovery and use of the content
- Enabled for full-text search
- Indexed by Google and Google Scholar
- Provided a permanent, unbreakable URL
- Archived for safe, long term archiving
- Tracking of usage statistics, e.g. page visits or file downloads.
What types of documents belong in MINDS@UW?
- Electronic theses and dissertations
- Research papers including preprints, author accepted manuscripts, and postprints
- Conference papers and slides
- Technical reports
- Supplemental images and figures
- Books and book chapters
Can I deposit previously published works in MINDS@UW?
Yes, if you hold the copyright. Check the publishing agreement regarding self-archiving permissions to authors. Also, you can look for journal open access policies including conditions for specific versions such as submitted manuscript, accepted manuscript, and published article in Sherpa Romeo.
How do I add my content in MINDS@UW?
Send your material to Chris Doll at cmdoll@uwm.edu