Utah State University

DigitalCommons@USU provides open access to scholarly works, research, reports, publications, and journals produced by Utah State University faculty, staff, students, and others. Coordinated by the Merrill-Cazier Library, USU's digital repository joins other universities worldwide in the ongoing development of new knowledge.

Research continues to show that making your work open access in any form increases its impact. In addition, USU Policy, 535 (PDF) "Open Access to Scholarly Articles" ensures that making your work Open Access is your choice, not your publisher's. New tools developed by USU Libraries make notifying your publisher that you intend to make a version of your work open access via the institutional repository easier than ever. Now, a simple web form can be used to notify your publisher of the prior non-exclusive license between you and USU as per Policy 535. In the event that you wish to surrender your copyright to your publisher, you will be granted a waiver of Policy 535 on completion of this web form. For more information, visit the Scholarly Communication libguide or contact