In the Spring 2007, a simple service for submitting textual materials will be available. Instructions and the web form for registering and submitting will appear here, so watch this space!
How RUcore worksYou Will:
Register, using your netID. This will enable you to submit materials and create a collection of materials in your name.
License RUcore to make the material permanently available through a nonexclusive license, which will not impact your ability to re-use the work in any manner but allows us to share your copyrighted work with others. You will provide this nonexclusive license to RUcore through a simple "optin" checkbox. A printable license, that may be used for all your submissions to RUcore, will be available for download here. Simply print and complete the form and return it to the libraries.
Submit, by completing a simple form that tells us a little about the material you are submitting and then uploading the digital file.
RUcore Will:
Catalog the resource, so that users can find it by author, department, type of material (e.g., grant report), subject, or a keyword search through a full text search of the entire resource.
Index and display the resource, so that anyone may search and retrieve it, through the RUcore website.
Personalize access by providing a customizable dynamic web page and script allowing you to provide search and display of your collection from your own online resume or website, and your department to include search and display of your work through the department's website, to showcase the scholarly output of its faculty and graduate students.
Provide statistics and reports: If your resource is changed in any way or deleted, you will be alerted via email. You will be able to log in and view usage statistics for your documents, which can help to document impact for your work and that of your department.
Make the resource permanently available. The resource will be assigned a permanent location identifier ("handle") so if you cite it from a resume, the URL will never change and your resource will always be available. RUcore assigns digital signatures to each work and checks for signature failure to insure that the "live" copy is always available, Should a signature fail, indicating that a file is corrupted, the material will be replaced by one of the many backed up, stored files.