MARS

The Mason Archival Repository Service

Institutional Repositories

• Collect, share, and preserve digital content.

• Distribute research without publisher paywalls.

• Promote the intellectual work of the community.

Open Access Explained

https://youtu.be/L5rVH1KGBCY

MARS : A History

• Launched in 2005
• As of November 17, 2015 contains 8344 public items
  • 2093 ETDs
  • 4940 from Special Collections Research Center
  • 1311 other items, including faculty & grad student submissions.

What can go in MARS?

Content accepted includes:

• Published articles and monographs
• Conference presentations and posters
• Supplemental materials, such as maps, media files, and data sets for publications and dissertations
• Podcasts
• Web content
• Software

What MARS Offers?

Preservation and Stability:

• Stable URIs and DOIs for digital content
• File format advising
• File integrity checks

What MARS Offers (Part 2)?

Indexing and Discovery:

• Indexed locally by Primo
• Indexed globally by web crawlers, such as Google Scholar and SHARE network
• Faceted search within MARS

What MARS Offers (Part 3)?

Respect for your intellectual property:

• No share-holders or investors 
• Option to assign a creative commons license or retain all copyright

Dissertation & Thesis Requirements:

• PDF document containing
  • signature sheet
  • title page
  • table of contents
  • abstract
  • text
  • bibliography
• Supplemental Files (optional)

(see thesis.gmu.edu for details)

Note on Digital Projects

Archiving Digital Projects as Supplemental Files

• README file
• Data files
• Zip of files used to create the interface
• Zip of code used in data analysis
• Zip of the application code
• WebArchive file (.warc) of website

Submit via ProQuest, or for additional control, submit directly to MARS.

contact jwiering@gmu.edu

Note on Digital Projects

Get Started!

library.gmu.edu/publishing/deposit

jwiering@gmu.edu

http://publishing.gmu.edu