Long-term preservation and authenticity of the documents are guaranteed
A diploma or master's thesis or other examination work (Seminararbeit, Bachelor thesis etc.) can be published when approved by the tutor
Dissertations/Theses: Less printed copies are required to complete publication
Benefits for users (readers / learners)
Documents are rapidly accessible from every internetworked workstation (no false orders or loans, no refraining from including a relevant source just because of lack of time and money)
Usage is very uncomplicated and free of charge
"Findability" in common search engines as well as in specialised subject related services and communities
Documents are permanently accessible and citeable
Fulltext-searching in PDFs, navigation in structured documents throuhg thumbnails or TOCs
"Neat" PDFs are fairly barrier free
Benefits for university and library
Worldwide visibility and findability of an institution's scientif output
Centrally visible and transparent quality of service based on reliable and open standards and interfaces
Embedding into other services is possible (e.g. bibliography or digital lectures and seminars
Efficient use of resources, no media breaks (from paper to digital and back), no costly pre-production of overhead or copies without a demand
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