Vallo Vault: UM's Digital Archives and Scholarship Hub

All scholarly works – including articles (pre-prints, post-prints, or published articles as permitted by the publishing agreement), books, book chapters, conference presentations, data sets, digital research files, and more – are welcome, as long as you hold copyright or you have retained the right to share the work in an institutional repository. 

You are the copyright holder for your works if you have not assigned or transferred your rights to another person or entity, such as a publisher or agency. However, it is possible that even if you did transfer or assign your rights, you may have retained the right to share your work in an institutional repository. 

If you kept a copy of your publication agreement, refer to its text to determine what rights you retained. If you have not retained your agreement, you may be able to determine what rights are retained by you as author by looking up the journal in Open Policy Finder (formerly known as Sherpa Romeo).

Follow these steps to check Sherpa Romeo:

1. Using the default settings, in the Search box, type in the name of the journal that published your article and then press ENTER or click the Search button.
2. The results page describes the archiving or deposit rights that the publisher's typical agreements permit authors to retain in the various versions of their work.
3. Please note any restrictions, such as embargoes, and be sure to honor those restrictions.

Or watch this five minute video (by Carrie Price at Towson University Libraries) to learn more about Open Policy Finder (Sherpa Romeo).

UM Faculty can submit their own content using this form to provide the following information:

1. Name and contact information
2. Agreement to the terms of the Non-Exclusive Deposit License 
3. Content restrictions (ex. embargos), if applicable
4. Copyright or creative commons preferences
5. Shared link to the content (via OneDrive or Box)

Agreement to the Non-Exclusive Deposit License is a requirement of all Vallo Vault contributors. If you would like to preview the terms of the license before submitting the form, use this link.

In certain cases, faculty may submit content on the behalf of others. For example, faculty facilitate the submission of student works. The process and documentation needed to submit content on behalf of students is outlined in this document.

  ETDs & Other Student Work in Vallo Vault

The University of Montevallo requires graduate students to submit their masters theses and doctoral dissertations in electronic format (also referred to as Electronic Theses and Dissertations, or ETDs), starting with the 2024 incoming class. These theses and dissertations reside in Vallo Vault: UM's DIgital Archives and Scholarship Hub, a service provided by Carmichael Library. The Vallo Vault also hosts student scholarly projects including undergraduate research, Honors, Capstone, and McNair Scholars. Carmichael Library is proud to assist to you in developing your thesis, dissertation, or other terminal project. Our services include:

• Providing research support
• Providing submission support for faculty submitting on behalf of students
• Assisting with copyright and intellectual property questions
• Discussing the availability of your work, from embargoes to open access