The Augusta University Libraries are committed to providing long-term access to all material submitted to Scholarly Commons. Atmire’s OpenRepository participates in a CLOCKSS, or Controlled LOCKSS (for Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), a not-for-profit joint venture started by libraries and publishers committed to ensuring long-term access to scholarly publications in digital format.
Scholarly Commons is organized in a hierarchical structure composted of Communities and Collections
Institutional repositories document, preserve, and provide access to scholarly materials for historical, academic, and research purposes.