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DSW Students and the Kutztown University Research Commons

This guide is to aid students from the Kutztown/Millersville Doctor of Social Work program in posting their dissertations to the KU Research Commons

What is the KU Research Commons?

The KURC:

  1. is a global-open access platform for faculty research.
  2. uses Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to make your research come out near the top of the results when someone searches your key terms on the internet.
  3. is open-access, which means that to post something, you need to be the holder of the copyright.
  4. gives you a permanent URL address to each piece of work that is never deleted.
  5. compiles statistics on the number and locations of views and downloads of your work for your CV or portfolio.