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[Literature Type] Pre-print servers [Access] The circulation of preprints amongst interested persons is a common function of the invisible college and is considerably facilitated by use of the Internet, to the extent that it is now common to talk of e-prints. This type of circulation of texts is important in disciplines where the currency of information is vital and the need to claim priority of discovery is strong. From: John Feather and Paul Sturges, eds., International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science (London: Routledge), 2003. [Description] 
This can refer either to a portion of a work,most commonly a journal article, printed and issued before the publication of the complete work, or a paper to be submitted at a conference that is printed for circulation prior to the holding of the conference. From: John Feather and Paul Sturges, eds., International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science (London: Routledge), 2003.
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