From data-mining to dissemination, NSUWorks, the institutional repository of Nova Southeastern University, supports the teaching efforts, curriculum goals, and publishing workflow for faculty and students of NSU. The staff of the Alvin Sherman Library and the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanographic Campus Library would like to highlight how NSUWorks can innovatively bridge between a classroom teaching tool and publishing software, meeting the needs of both faculty and students of the university.