Frequently asked questions

Temporary access notice

MROAR is currently unavailable due to issues affecting the hosting environment. Some related repository forms and documents, including the submission agreement, may also be unavailable at this time.

If you would like to deposit an item while MROAR is unavailable, please email repository@mtroyal.ca. The repository team can answer questions, review basic submission information, and follow up when access is restored. Final deposit may need to wait until MROAR and the submission agreement are available again.

The Mount Royal Open Access Repository (MROAR) is MRU’s institutional repository. An institutional repository is a digital collection that preserves, organizes, and provides access to the scholarly and creative work of a university community. MROAR helps increase the visibility, accessibility, and long-term preservation of research and other intellectual contributions created at MRU.

MROAR includes a range of materials, such as articles, conference papers, reports, teaching and learning materials, undergraduate honours theses, and other major student research projects where appropriate. It also supports self-archiving, which means MRU authors may be able to share a permitted version of their work in the repository even if it has also been published elsewhere.

Who can deposit?

• Faculty, staff, and other MRU employees may deposit items in an appropriate collection.
• Students may deposit undergraduate honours theses or other approved major projects in the collection designated for undergraduate research.
• If you are not sure whether your material is a fit, please contact the repository team.

How do I deposit an item?

For help depositing material in MROAR, contact the repository team at repository@mtroyal.ca.

Questions?

Email repository@mtroyal.ca with questions about eligibility, collections, self-archiving, or depositing content.