Repositories of information from academic institutions not published in commercial form, such as:
Correspondence
Curricula
Departmental and research institution reports
Unpublished research, such as:
Learning objects
Working documents
Preprint manuscripts
Scientific or research data sets
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Provide avenues for faculty researchers to communicate working papers and ideas at an early stage of research.
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