A subject repository is an online repository of open access literature dedicated to a specific field or discipline. Research works, such as journal articles, conference proceedings, working papers etc., are deposited by researchers based at any number of institutions and are often international in coverage.
These discipline-based repositories of research may be hosted by university libraries, university systems, multiple organizations, a consortium, a publisher, or a research centre. They are funded from one or more sources within the subject community including, federal, institutional, organizational, or by for-profit companies.
Deposit of content is voluntary and access to the research is free to everyone, from everywhere, no login is required.