Frequently Asked Questions


What is Haverford Scholarship?

Haverford Scholarship is a repository for the publications created by Haverford faculty. Its aim is to expose this work, and to the extent possible, make it available via open access.

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What is Open Access?

Open Access (OA) makes scholarship freely available on the Internet. This international movement is increasingly recognized as valuable both to readers -- through provision of unfettered access to scholarly work -- as well as to authors, who benefit from the broadest possible dissemination of their work. For an excellent summary please see Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) web site https://sparcopen.org/open-access/.

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I'm a Haverford faculty member. How do I get involved?

You can submit citations directly to . To learn whether a PDF of your publication can be included in Haverford Scholarship, please contact your subject librarian.

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What kinds of publications are included in Haverford Scholarship?

Haverford Scholarship features citations to faculty publications dating back to 1986; full-text accompanies citations when possible. Featured works include books and book chapters, journal articles, conference proceedings, book reviews, scores, sound recordings, software, works of art, and scholarly web sites.

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I'm a Haverford faculty member. Who should I notify about a forthcoming publication?

Please contact .

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Why do some citations include PDF files while others do not?

In cases where faculty authors have retained copyright to their work, or in cases where publisher policies permit, the published version of a paper will be made available on Haverford Scholarship. For more information contact your subject librarian.

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Who should be notified about technical difficulties or inaccuracies in citation information?

All questions and concerns should be sent to .

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