About repository

ROCK (Repository of Open Collections and Knowledge) is Lublin University of Technology's institutional repository, which archives and provides access to publications, research data, and materials related to the scientific and teaching activities of LUT’s academic community, as well as to the history of the university and technology.

ROCK has replaced LUT’s Digital Library, which was established in 2008 as a service for sharing educational and scientific resources of LUT, as well as publications concerning science, technology, and the university's history. The role of the ROCK Repository is to increase visibility, promote, and facilitate the search for LUT’s scientific achievements. Additionally, it enables effective management of knowledge and LUT’s digital collections.

The ROCK Institutional Repository provides Lublin University of Technology with infrastructure based on modern DSpace open-source software, fulfills the assumptions and organizational framework set out in the Policy on Open Access to Publicly Funded Research Data adopted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the document entitled Directions for the Development of Open Access to Publications and Research Results in Poland, and the Open Access Policy at the Lublin University of Technology.

Therefore, ROCK fulfills the principles of LUT’s Open Access Policy and the recommendations adopted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, which are laid down in the document titled Directions of the Development of Open Access to Research Publications and Research Results in Poland.

ROCK is registered with search engines and repository indexing aggregators such as OpenDOAR, FAIRsharing, and re3Data. This allows it to comply with recommendations regarding open access to research data and publications of the National Science Centre.

Three main collections are available in the ROCK Institutional Repository: KNOWLEDGE, THEMATIC COLLECTIONS and PROFILES. Each is divided into smaller collections and sub-collections, reflecting current needs of the LUT’s academic community's and allowing for intuitive use by external users. Since the collection list is still open, it gives the perspective of further development of the ROCK Repository.