The Humanities are under represented in the Institutional Repository. The capstone projects generally are kept in house and are not available online. The humanities incorporates unique concerns including plagiarism and the ability to publish the work in the future.

The English Department's capstone projects are created and stored and archives with in Special Collections.

These students' works can only be accessed on campus in the University Archives Reading Room. Using the Institutional Repository, we will create an opportunity for English majors to share their works publicly if they desire and can help them understand and navigate copyright concerns.

In this presentation, participants will learn strategies for addressing humanities specific open access publishing concerns and to create a platform for access and preservation of creative works.