CommonKnowledge

What is CommonKnowledge?

CommonKnowledge, Pacific University's institutional repository, is a website dedicated to openly sharing the scholarly and creative work of Pacific University students, faculty, and staff and their collaborators from around the world.

How can I use CommonKnowledge?

Faculty can:

• Share publications, like academic papers, white papers, technical reports, and program
  evaluations
• Share conference-related materials, such as presentations (slides, etc), research posters, and conference papers
• Create and/or work as an editor on a journal
  • We currently publish the following faculty-driven journals: Health & Interprofessional Practice, Interprofessional Optometry, Interface, and the International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
• Create and share Open Educational Resources (OERs), which help defray the increasing cost of student textbooks
• Create image or other media collections, like a collection of photos designed for use in classroom teaching
• Share datasets, like the results of research and/or grant-funded projects
• Share collaborative scholarship with Pacific undergraduate or graduate students, such as articles, conference presentations, and datasets
• Nominate student work for inclusion
  • The Senior Project Award is given yearly to a student nominated by a faculty member for outstanding work on a senior project or theses.

Undergraduate Students can:

• Share exemplary academic work with the support of a Pacific faculty member, like eBooks written as part of a class project, student publications, and datasets
• Share culminating projects with the support of a Pacific faculty member, such as capstone projects and senior theses

Graduate Students can:

• Share publications, like academic papers, white papers, technical reports, and program
  evaluations
• Share conference-related material, such as conference presentations (slides, etc), research posters, and conference papers
• Share culminating projects with the support of a Pacific faculty member, like capstones, theses, and dissertations
• Share collaborative scholarship with Pacific faculty members, like articles, conference presentations, and datasets

External Partners can:

• Host and publish journals (both peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed)
  • Examples: OLA Quarterly, Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
• Host and publish conference materials