Frequently Asked Questions

How do I load items into Scholarly Commons? How do I make changes to something that is already posted?

Just contact the Law Library staff at . If you have an item in PDF that is ready to load, please include it as an attachment.

I am a GW Law Faculty member with scholarship on Scholarly Commons, why doesn't my name appear in the list of authors?

The author list is automatically generated by the system. If the default institutional affiliation found in your GW Scholarly Commons profile has been altered, your name will not appear in the author listing. To fix this issue, please email .

Who do I contact if I have any questions about Scholarly Commons?

Again, just contact the Law Library staff at . If they can’t answer the question, they will forward it to the appropriate individual for a response.