Digital Commons

Digital Commons @ UConn 

To support open access, the UConn Library manages DigitalCommons @ UConn, an institutional repository for scholarly, creative, and educational materials by members of the UConn community. 

Scholars that need to meet open access requirements for federally funded research can use Digital Commons @ UConn to store and share their data. 

For more information on the institutional repository and adding material, contact a UConn Library subject specialist or Scholarly Communications.  


Additional Services & Resources

Creative Commons Licenses

Creative Commons licenses can be applied to items included in Digital Commons @ UConn and are available to any copyright holder or content creator to use for free. They help to protect creative works under copyright law while making them available for use by others in ways determined by the creator. This guide explains license types and how they can be used. 

Public Access to Funded Research: What You Need to Know

New federal policies will soon require the results of federally funded research to be immediately and freely shared with the public. All researchers receiving federal funding will be required to obtain and use a digital persistent identifier such as an ORCID iD.