The Digital Repository IPCA - CiencIPCA - is an information system that aims to store, preserve, disseminate and facilitate access to the intellectual production in full text open access developed by the academic community of the Institute, in digital format, via the web. The CiencIPCA gathers in one site the scientific publications, technical scientific theses / dissertations and other resources, promoting their sharing and visibility, as well as the preservation of the intellectual memory of the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave.