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Emerging Technologies Librarian
Constellation at BenU is Benedictine University’s institutional repository. The repository is designed to bring together and provide open access to unique scholarly and creative works produced by Benedictine University faculty and students. Authors will receive increased visibility while raising the profile of the University.
Maintained by the Benedictine University Archives & Special Collections, Constellation at BenU is part of Constellation, a collaborative digital repository that contains collections from private colleges and universities in the Chicago area.
Current Benedictine University faculty, students, and campus units are eligible to deposit content in Constellation at BenU.
For each work, complete the submission form. Email your file(s) and a scanned copy of your signed submission form to the University Archives at archives@ben.edu. Alternatively, deliver a print copy of the form to the University Archives in Kindlon Hall 029.
We encourage you to ask your academic department about opportunities to contribute work to Constellation at BenU.
Colleges, schools, departments, centers, institutes, and other campus units can partner with the University Archives to contribute unit-level content. We are currently seeking partnerships with units that collect theses, dissertations, symposium presentations, posters, capstone projects, conference proceedings, and campus publications. Campus units may select an individual from within their unit who, following training from University Archives staff, will be authorized to manage submissions. Interested campus units should contact archives@ben.edu.
Individuals and units may submit scholarly or creative works for which they are the sole rights holder, or for which they have obtained permission to submit from all co-authors. Constellation accepts all types of content, including text, images, video, and audio. Possible content types include, but are not limited to:
Constellation is built on DSpace, which can accept a wide range of file formats. However, some formats are better suited to long term preservation than others. The chart below lists the file formats currently supported by DSpace and the level at which they are supported. The levels of support are:
MIME type |
Description |
Extensions |
Level of Support |
---|---|---|---|
application/marc |
MARC |
.marc, .mrc |
Supported |
application/mathematica |
Mathematica |
.ma |
Known |
application/msword |
Microsoft Word |
.doc |
Known |
application/octet-stream |
Unknown |
(anything not listed) |
Unsupported |
application/pdf |
Adobe PDF |
|
Supported |
application/postscript |
Postscript |
.ps, .eps, .ai |
Supported |
application/sgml |
SGML |
.sgm, .sgml |
Known |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint |
Microsoft Powerpoint |
.ppt |
Known |
application/vnd.visio |
Microsoft Visio |
.vsd |
Known |
application/wordperfect5.1 |
WordPerfect |
.wpd |
Known |
application/x-dvi |
TeXdvi |
.dvi |
Known |
application/x-filemaker |
FMP3 |
.fm |
Known |
application/x-latex |
LateX |
.latex |
Known |
application/x-photoshop |
Photoshop |
.psd, .pdd |
Known |
application/x-tex |
TeX |
.tex |
Known |
audio/x-aiff |
AIFF |
.aiff, .aif, .aifc |
Supported |
audio/basic |
Audio/basic |
.au, .snd |
Known |
audio/x-mpeg |
MPEG Audio |
.mpa, .abs, .mpeg |
Supported |
audio/x-pn-realaudio |
RealAudio |
.ra, .ram |
Known |
audio/x-wav |
WAV |
.wav |
Supported |
image/gif |
GIF |
.gif |
Supported |
image/jpeg |
JPEG |
.jpeg, .jpg |
Supported |
image/png |
PNG |
.png |
Supported |
image/tiff |
TIFF |
.tiff, .tif |
Supported |
image/x-ms-bmp |
BMP |
.bmp |
Known |
image/x-photo-cd |
Photo CD |
.pcd |
Known |
text/html |
HTML |
.html, .htm |
Supported |
text/plain |
Plain text |
.txt |
Supported |
text/richtext |
Rich Text Format |
.rtf |
Supported |
text/xml |
XML |
.xml |
Supported |
video/mpeg |
MPEG |
.mpeg, .mpg, .mpe |
Supported |
video/quicktime |
Video Quicktime |
.mov, .qt |
Known |
text/x-sas-syntax |
SAS Syntax File |
.sas |
Supported |
application/x-sas-system |
SAS System File |
.sas7bdat, .sd1, .sd2, .sd7, .ssd01, .ssd, .ssd04 |
Known |
application/x-sas-transport |
SAS Transport File |
.xpt, .cport, .v5x, .v6x, .v7x |
Known |
text/spss-syntax |
SPSS Syntax File |
.sps |
Supported |
application/x-spss-sav |
SPSS system file |
.sav |
Known |
application/x-spss-sav |
SPSS portable file |
.por |
Known |
text/x-stata-syntax |
Stata Syntax file |
.do |
Supported |
application/x-stata |
Stata Binary files |
.dta |
Known |
text/x-r-syntax |
R syntax file |
.r, .R |
Supported |
application/x-rlang-transport |
R binary file |
.Rdata, .rdata |
Known |
text/x-fixed-field |
Fixed field text data |
.dat, .asc |
Supported |
text/csv |
Comma separated values |
.csv |
Supported |
text/tab-separated-values |
Tab separated values |
.tab |
Supported |
Authors retain ownership of copyright to works submitted to Constellation. By signing the license agreement, authors acknowledge that they have the authority to submit the work and that the work does not infringe upon anyone else’s copyright. Works published in Constellation will be available for free to the general public via the internet.
Purpose
Constellation is a digital repository (“repository”) intended to increase the visibility and availability of academic and scholarly work created by students, faculty and staff of Benedictine University, and others who may participate in the institution’s academic activities. I authorize Benedictine University to deposit a digital copy of the above work, in accordance with the terms of the license below, in the repository. I understand that I (and all co-authors) retain copyright for all items contributed to the repository (subject to the terms below) and that I am granting to Benedictine University a LIMITED, NON-EXCLUSIVE, IRREVOCABLE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE to make this work available worldwide and to migrate the item (i.e., copy it) for preservation purposes.
Non-Exclusive Distribution License
To properly administer the repository and preserve the contents for future use, Benedictine University requires certain permissions from you, the author(s) or copyright owner(s). By accepting this license, you still retain copyright to your work. You do not give up the right to submit the work to publishers or other repositories.
By accepting this license, you grant Benedictine University the non-exclusive right, for an unlimited period of time, to reproduce, translate (as defined below), and/or distribute your submission (including the metadata and abstract) worldwide, in any format or medium (including without limitation print, electronic, audio and video) for non-commercial, academic purposes only.
Benedictine University will clearly identify your name(s) as the author(s) or owner(s) of the submission, including a statement of your copyright, and will not make any alteration, other than as allowed by this license, to your submission.
You agree that Benedictine University may, without changing the content, translate the submission to any medium or format, and keep more than one copy of this submission, for the purposes of security, back-up and preservation.
You represent that the submission is your original work, and that you have the right to grant the rights contained in this license. You also represent that your submission does not, to the best of your knowledge, infringe upon anyone's copyright. You also represent and warrant that the submission contains no libelous or other unlawful matter and makes no improper invasion of the privacy of any other person.
If the submission contains material for which you do not hold copyright and that exceeds fair use, you represent that you have obtained the unrestricted permission of the copyright owner to grant Benedictine University the rights required by this license, and that such third-party owned material is clearly identified and acknowledged within the text or content of the submission.
If the submission is based upon work that has been sponsored or supported by an agency or organization other than Benedictine University (or by any other individual), you represent that you have fulfilled any right of review or other obligations required by any contract or agreement between you and such other agency, organization or individual.
Constellation at BenU’s license does not limit author rights in any way. Authors grant to the University, on an item-by-item basis, a non-exclusive license to distribute submitted works freely. Authors retain ownership of copyright in the works they submit.
Works submitted to the repository are subject to the University’s policies, including, but not limited to, the Copyright Policy. Please consider the copyright status of your work prior to submitting. In general, there are three possible scenarios:
End users, including the general public, have the right to download and use the work published in Constellation at BenU for non-commercial, academic purposes. Users are responsible for providing proper attribution and citation.
Constellation is intended to provide long-term, permanent access to submissions. Withdrawing items is discouraged. There may be times, however, when it is necessary to remove items for various reasons, including, but not limited to, copyright infringement, inaccuracy or plagiarism. When an item is removed, the item’s description remains as a placeholder. A brief statement, such as “removed from view at request of author” is added to the description.
The DSpace server will be maintained and backed up according to North Central College’s procedures and schedules.
For further information, please contact the Benedictine University Archives & Special Collections at archives@ben.edu.
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