Library Guides: Alternative metrics: Minerva Access

About Minerva Access

Minerva Access
Minerva Access is the public face of the University's Institutional Repository. It aims to collect, preserve, and showcase the intellectual output of staff and students of the University of Melbourne for a global audience.
Each item record within Minerva Access has a link title "Show Statistical Information". Clicking on this takes you to a page where record views and downloads are displayed, also indicating the country of origin for these metrics.

The following material can be deposited into Minerva Access:

Journal articles, including:
- editorials
- book reviews
- letters
Conference papers, including:
- accepted abstracts
- poster sessions
- video recordings
Books and book chapters
Theses:
- University of Melbourne research theses
- some University of Melbourne minor and coursework theses
University of Melbourne internal publications
Creative works and non-traditional outputs (NTROs) - although you may prefer to use Melbourne Figshare

Have a look at the Digital Collections page for advice about depositing your research on Minerva Access and FAQs.