What types of content can be deposited in Cardinal Scholar?
Work deposited in Cardinal Scholar should exhibit these traits: • The work must be created by Ball State University administrators, faculty, staff, or students. • The work must be educational, creative, administrative, or research-oriented. • The work must be complete and ready for distribution. • The author must grant Ball State University the non-exclusive right to preserve and distribute the work via Cardinal Scholar. (See “What rights do I grant Ball State University when I deposit my work in Cardinal Scholar”.) Examples of appropriate content include: • Articles, preprints, web-based exhibits, presentations, working papers, term papers, conference papers, technical reports, administrative reports, meeting minutes, etc. • Theses & dissertations • Data sets (GIS, scientific, statistical, demographic, etc.) • Computer programs and/or code • Multimedia objects –> Examples of inappropriate content include: • Any materials for which you cannot claim authorship and you have not obtained
