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Improved visibility and accessibility to large collections of research materials typically held by libraries and cultural heritage institutions, but also increasingly by researchers themselves
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Easier reusability of existing research materials in digital repositories by scholars and researchers interested in creating their own sustainable projects and exhibits
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Attractive and straightforward interface that invites users to explore the content
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Easy-to-use site-building interface that allows content owners and exhibit creators to quickly build up an online exhibit for showcasing digital collection materials without having to build it from the ground up
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Provides a platform for providing context and other scholarship around the digital materials to enrich the user experience
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Allows exhibit creators to supplement digital content from the SDR with their own digital content to enhance the user experience