USC Research Bank has moved to a new home here!
For the past 13 years, USC has been using VITAL as our institutional repository. We have now moved to ExLibris Esploro, which complements and sits alongside our other Library platforms including the Library Catalogue, Course Reading Lists and our Research Collections.
Although all content has migrated to the new platform, there may be some slight differences between the two in terms of search and display. You may also find that your old URL links and bookmarks may no longer work.
If you need assistance with locating content or creating new URL links to collections, please contact the Research Collections team.
About the new USC Research Bank system
Our new Research Bank is a newly developed product in the research space. USC has signed as an 'early adopter' to the platform, meaning that we use the system and suggest enhancements and improvements as the software is being developed. It provides us with a unique opportunity to 'grow' with the platform and to provide feedback to the developers about what would work for us. It also means that over the next 18-24 months there may be slight changes to the look and feel as developments occur. New features and changes will be documented here.
USC Research Bank is an open access institutional repository. The records of USC Research Bank are available on the web to be searched by anyone using the Internet. Where permitted, a link to the full-text publication or to the research output is available for viewing and download.
The purpose of USC Research Bank is to showcase and make accessible the research outputs of USC researchers to local, national and international communities. This maximises the impact and potential for citation for individual researchers, as well as highlighting the overall research profile of the University.
USC Research Bank is complementary to traditional academic publishing processes – not a replacement. USC researchers continue to submit their research to peer-review scholarly journals for publication, however where possible also deposit a copy of their published research in USC Research Bank.
For Researchers:
For the University:
All USC staff and students, including adjunct staff, are welcome to deposit their research into the USC Research Bank.
Copyright ownership does not change hands when you place material in the repository and so will continue to be retained either by the author/s or the publisher.
With your permission, the full text of the research may be made available through USC Research Bank, with the consent of the copyright holder.