Keep It Simple! Updating Reuse Licensing and Submission Policies to Improve Participation in Institutional Repositories

Presenter: Jeffrey Mortimore, Nathan Banks

Reuse licensing and submission policies can be confusing to content creators. At their worst, they become barriers to participation in the repository. During this session, we will offer a brief history of our repository’s licensing and submission policies with emphasis on how both can become a liability for collecting conference and event materials. We will then describe how we are simplifying policies and procedures to increase submissions. While some of these strategies reduce creator autonomy, we have found that presenters are more confident submitting their materials when they are given fewer licensing options and simplified submission pathways.