About ScholarWorks@UNO

ScholarWorks@UNO is the institutional repository for the University of New Orleans. Launched by the UNO Library in March 2011, ScholarWorks serves as an Open Access platform for sharing the exemplary scholarly and creative work of our students and faculty. Our goal is to increase the visibility and impact of the University while providing a stable, long-term home for this digital scholarship.

General benefits of ScholarWorks:

  • Greater online visibility and discoverability
  • Global audience and detailed readership reports
  • Increased citations and impacts reflected in readership metrics
  • Amazon S3 cloud storage for permanent preservation
  • Unlimited file types: streaming media, images, data, and more
  • Persistent URLs for every item; Digital Object Identifiers for select item types
  • Meets data management requirements for dissemination

Content housed in Scholarworks can include but is not limited to:

  • published articles
  • conference papers and proceedings
  • presentations, technical reports and working papers
  • books and book chapters
  • multimedia
  • theses and dissertations
  • data sets
  • peer-reviewed journals and other series
  • instructional material and courseware
  • software

Journal and Conference Hosting

The Library publishes peer-reviewed open access journals and supports campus events by posting conference schedules and archiving presentations.

  • Flexible workflows for submission management; optional peer review
  • Long-term archival storage for back issues and proceedings
  • Custom graphic design services for new journals and events
  • Training and support for journal editors and conference organizers
  • International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSNs) provided for journals
  • Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) assigned to journal article

For details on policies and procedures see the ScholarWorks@UNO Guidelines or contact the Scholarworks administrator by email () or phone (504-280-6547).