About Institutional Repositories

The Lewis University Institutional Repository, Digital Commons at Lewis University, is managed by the Lewis University Library and is hosted externally on the Digital Commons platform provided by bepress. As a unit of the Lewis University Library, the Institutional Repository inherits the vision statement of the Library and is dedicated to serving as “a hub of intellectual activity fostering synergy and sanctuary in the quest for knowledge and wisdom.” To this end, Digital Commons at Lewis University serves as a platform to provide long-term, perpetual access to the scholarly work produced within Lewis University. This scholarly work is the creative and intellectual output created by faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the University in the course of their appointments, studies, research, and activity directly related to their role within the University. The Lewis University Digital Commons platform will host and provide access to these materials in the interest of open access, open scholarship, and open collaboration with both Lasallian institutions and the wider community of scholars in institutions worldwide. These materials will be preserved to the greatest possible extent and be available in perpetuity, remaining openly accessible for others to access and engage with.

As a Lasallian educational institution, Lewis University is guided by its Lasallian mission. This mission extends to the Lewis University Library and to all of its departments, including the Institutional Repository. The Institutional Repository is deeply committed to satisfying the wider institution’s mission by providing equitable access to scholarship, allowing others a source of constant engagement with and learning from the scholarship produced within Lewis University. The Institutional Repository is committed to serving as a site for the constant development of the whole person and their pursuit of knowledge by providing open access scholarship and connecting Lewis University to a vast network of scholars and institutions, both Lasallian and non-Lasallian.