Yes--scanning printed pages is a great way to create PDF files for inclusion in the repository. 

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Text, images, audio, video, datasets, and more can be included in the repository regardless of file size or file type. This can include, but is not solely limited to:

• Previously Published Material-after permission is obtained from publisher (Green Open Access); journal papers (pre- or post-prints), book chapters
• Unpublished; conference papers, theses, honors papers, graduate theses
• Supporting or teaching material; syllabi, lectures, data sets, models, simulations
• Institutional materials; photo collections, course catalogs, commencement programs

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• Expanded access – publish in peer-reviewed journal AND rights-free version in Institutional Repository
• Increased visibility – searchable via Google and Google Scholar to global audience, providing opportunities for greater impact and knowledge exchange
• Awareness of author rights options at time of publisher contract with author
• Increased readership and citation of works, with regular download reports to authors
• Long term preservation, organization, access and distribution of quality content
• Serves to reduce plagiarism – the chance that plagiarism is detected is much higher; detected in Turn-it-in

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“Open access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions....[It] is a kind of access, not a kind of business model, license or content” Peter Suber, Director of the Harvard Open Access Project

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Yes. The bepress system refers to these supplementary items as Associated Files. 

Please be sure that there are no permissions issues related to use of the associated material. Sometimes, especially with images, you must write a letter seeking permission to use the material before it can be posted.

Also note that where possible, items such as images, charts and tables that are referenced in the document (or otherwise an integral part of the document) should be included directly in the article itself and not posted just as associated files.

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It depends on what the journal allows, which is usually specified in their agreement with the author. If it would not violate copyright to post the reprint on your repository site, you're welcome to do so. Permissions for many publishers can be found at SHERPA RoMEO.

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Many journals do not have any restrictions on working papers that preceded an article, especially if substantial revisions were made. You should check your author agreement with the journal to confirm that there is no problem with leaving the working paper on the site. The repository would constitute noncommercial use.

Assuming the working paper does remain on posted in the repository, it is a good idea to include the citation to the published article on the cover page of the repository working paper. Please contact the repository administrator to request this change.

As an author, you retain all copyright of your work. Materials in the repository are available for scholarly and research use only. You do not relinquish copyright when sharing their work in an institutional repository. The work is still yours to do with as you please. You may continue to revise it and even to submit it for publication in a journal.

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Send an email to mosaic@messiah.edu. We invite your questions and comments.

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