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Why should I submit my work to the NU Institutional Repository (IR)? 

The NU Institutional Repository allows our university to collect, store, and showcase scholarly and creative works, as well as make them accessible to the world.

Benefits of submitting your work include:

  • Results of your research collected in one place
  • Increased potential for your publications to be cited by others
  • Wider dissemination (not limited to journal subscribers)
  • Ability to upload associated content (datasets, video/audio files, etc.)
  • Satisfactory for many grant requirements that stipulate researchers must publicly disseminate the results of grant-generated research
  • Long-term preservation, accessible from any computer at any location
  • Easier discovery in common internet search engines (such as Google)
  • Optional levels of access, compliant with your publishing agreements
  • Easy to view, download, and navigate
  • Permanent links to your work 
  • Statistical tracking
  • Simple submission process
  • Expert assistance finding publisher licenses 

reasons why to submit to the NU Institutional Repository




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