LaIR Submission Guidelines 

 

Contributor Eligibility 

Content may be submitted to the LaIR by the Langara community, including: 

  • Academic departments
  • Administrative units
  • Langara faculty members
  • Other Langara employees
  • Langara Students (with faculty sponsorship) 

 

Content Eligibility 

The LaIR publishes scholarly and creative works, as well as digital objects that document Langara’s history and operations. 

Works may only be added to the LaIR with the permission of the author/creator, in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act and contractual terms, where applicable. For copyright resources and contacts, check Copyright at Langara. 

Eligible works include, but are not limited to: 

  • Scholarly works, including open educational resources, conference papers, and recorded lectures
  • Journal articles and book chapters
  • Administrative works, such as records and other materials documenting Langara’s history and operation
  • Student works, such as graduation or capstone projects, or class assignments and projects recommended by the assigning instructor 

Works outside the scope of these guidelines may be denied. Any work in the repository may be removed without notice for administrative or legal purposes. 

 

Submissions 

Submissions must include: 

  • Metadata for submitted works, such as title, abstract, description, and keywords
  • A digital copy of the work in an approved format:
  • Documents: PDF, txt, html
  • Images: JPEG, TIFF 

 

Faculty and Staff Submissions 

Langara employees wishing to contribute to the LaIR should contact Ryan Vernon.  

 

Student Submissions 

Student works must be approved by a sponsoring faculty member prior to submission. 

To make a student submission, complete the LaIR Student Submission form.  

 

Access 

All deposited content will be publicly accessible, though an embargo may be requested at time of submission. 

 

Review, Retention and withdrawal 

LaIR administrators do not evaluate submission content. Submissions are reviewed for eligibility, layout, and format. 

Works in the LaIR do not have a retention period, and will be published indefinitely. Works are therefore not usually removed from the repository, although they may be removed for the following reasons: 

  • The original submitter requests withdrawal
  • Plagiarism or copyright infringement
  • Legal requirements
  • Falsified research 

This list is not exhaustive, and works may also be withdrawn for other valid reasons, at the discretion of LaIR administrators.