Graduate Institute Repository

The Graduate Institute repository is an institutional repository. Its purpose is to host and preserve the research produced by the Graduate Institute and its professors.

It contains:

• Records and full-text files (if available) of the books, book chapters, journal articles, working papers, conference papers written by the Graduate Institute professors and researchers
• Records and full-text files of the working papers produced by the Graduate Institute departments and research centres
• Records and full-text files of PhD theses and master theses
• Records of theses in progress, once the preliminary thesis (MPT, mémoire préliminaire de thèse) is complete

Principal languages of documents: English and French.

Access and re-use of metadata for non-profit purpose are free, without prior permission.

• Some full-text files are open access, accessible to anyone.
• Some files are in restricted access, and can only be accessed by the Graduate Institute community; they may not be distributed to anyone outside the Graduate Institute.
• Some files are private, and can not be accessed by anyone.
• Temporary restriction of access (embargo) may exist for the full-text of some documents.
• Open-access files can be used for research, educational or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission, provided the authors, title and full metadata are given, a hyperlink and/or URL are given for the original metadata page, and the content is not changed in any way.
• Full-text documents must not be sold in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holders.

• Items may only be deposited by members of the Graduate Institute community.
• Items will be added to the repository after validation by an authorized person.
• Full-text files will not be made publicly visible until any embargo period has expired.
• If the Graduate Institute repository receives proof of copyright violation, access to the file will be restricted immediately.

• Items will be retained indefinitely.
• The Graduate Institute repository administrators will try to ensure continued accessibility and readability, by migrating items to new file formats if necessary.
• Authors/depositors are required not to protect their document with a password in order to help the long-term preservation and access.
• Items will not be removed from the Graduate Institute repository.
• Metadata may be corrected if necessary.
• If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
• In the event of the closure of the Graduate Institute repository, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.