sentences:  In October 2011, WLU Press, in conjunction with Laurier Library, launched Scholars Commons @ Laurier, an institutional repository that aims to support open scholarly communication, collaboration, and lasting visibility and recognition for Laurier scholarship.It will house online journals, faculty scholarship, theses, dissertations, and an archival collection of The Cord Weekly dating back to 1926.The Press aims to help channel culturally significant research into reader-friendly culturally significant books.