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National University Institutional Repository

This guide is designed to provide you with an overview of the IR, how to use it for your research, how to submit your own work to it, and how to get in touch with the library with questions.

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We welcome submissions of master's culminating work & doctoral dissertations completed at National University, Northcentral University, and John F. Kennedy School of Law.  

Why should I submit my dissertation to the NU Institutional Repository?

The NU Institutional Repository allows our university to collect, store, and showcase your work, as well as make it accessible to the world.

Benefits of submitting your dissertation include:

  • Increased potential for your publications to be cited by others
  • Wider dissemination (not limited to subscribers of ProQuest Dissertations & Theses)
  • Ability to upload associated content (datasets, video/audio files, etc.)
  • Long-term preservation, accessible from any computer at any location
  • Easier discovery in common internet search engines (such as Google)
  • Permanent links to your work 
  • Statistical tracking
  • Free! No open access or publishing fees
  • Simple submission process

Infographic about open access benefits