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To improve graduate education by developing accessible
digital libraries of theses and dissertations
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To improve graduate education by allowing students to
produce electronic documents, use digital libraries, and understand issues
in publishing
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To increase the availability of student research for
scholars and to preserve it electronically
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To lower the cost of submitting and handling theses and
dissertations
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To empower students to convey a richer message through
the use of multimedia and hypermedia technologies
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To empower universities to unlock their information resources
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To advance digital library technology