Disciplinary repository

<h2 id="importance">Importance</h2>
<p>Beyond the core functions of collecting, disseminating, and archiving scholarly works, disciplinary repositories offer significant benefits to the overall academic ecosystem. Here is a closer look at their contributions:
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<ul><li>Increased accessibility: Many research articles are published in pay-walled journals, hindering access for new researchers. Disciplinary repositories make these publications more readily available at no cost, fostering wider dissemination of knowledge.</li>
<li>Enhanced discoverability: By categorizing scholarly works by subject area, disciplinary repositories enable researchers to locate relevant studies quickly and efficiently. This targeted organization streamlines the research process.</li>
<li>Improved credibility: Several disciplinary repositories implement a pre-print quality control process. This initial vetting enhances the overall credibility of the hosted research materials.</li>
<li>Preservation: Disciplinary repositories serve as digital archives, safeguarding valuable research from loss or degradation.</li>
<li>Scholarly impact measurement: Citation data associated with publications within disciplinary repositories can be used to evaluate research impact and the contribution of individual studies to a particular field.</li></ul>
<p>In conclusion, disciplinary repositories play a vital role in promoting research, scholarship, and knowledge development across academic disciplines.
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Institutional_repository/wnKIUJqk">Institutional repository</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Disciplinary_repositories">Open Access Directory - Disciplinary repositories</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:2"><p>"Institutional Repositories: Essential Infrastructure for Scholarship in the Digital Age". 2003. Retrieved 2010-12-14. <a href="http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/br/br226/br226ir.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/br/br226/br226ir.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"AgEcon Search: An International Disciplinary Repository". 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-01. <a href="http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/28460" target="_blank">http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/28460</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Development of Disciplinary Repositories: A Case Study of Open DOAR". 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-11-20. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100923212301/http://ir.inflibnet.ac.in/dxml/handle/1944/987" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100923212301/http://ir.inflibnet.ac.in/dxml/handle/1944/987</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Digital Repositories and Field-Specific Digital Libraries: Opportunities and Challenges". 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-22. <a href="http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=132638" target="_blank">http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=132638</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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