The Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) is a gateway to the international literature on the commons. The DLC provides free and open access to full-text articles, papers, and dissertations. This site contains an author-submission portal; an Image Database; the Comprehensive Bibliography of the Commons; a Keyword Thesaurus, and links to relevant reference sources on the study of the commons.

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DLC is a collaborative project of the:

• Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis
• Indiana University Digital Library Program

Generous funding has also been provided by the:

• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
• International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC)
• Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR)

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