Digital Common

Overview	Digital Common is a BU institutional repository for documents and research publications from BU faculty, students, and staff. It is an open access repository, meaning that anything you put there will be accessible to the world via the Web.
Available To	Students, Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments, Alumni
Benefits	As a researcher, you can upload your documents and publications to the Digital Common’s controlled environment. Unless copyrighted materials require restricted access, your research is made available to anyone online.
Key Features	The Digital Common lists all BU faculty publications, with open access to the full text of most. Browse 100+ communities and collections. Share documents, publications, and other media in a controlled environment. Maintain Boston University institutional history, publications, and documents for posterity.
Requirements	Anyone can browse the repository; you must apply for authorization if you wish to submit materials.
Cost	No charge
Getting Started	To learn more, go to the Digital Common. You can also apply to submit materials.