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About Manara
The University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) partnered with Qatar National Library’s Manara to capture, curate, preserve, and provide open access to Qatar’s research outputs. UDST was the first institution in Qatar to sign the Manara Memorandum of Understanding, demonstrating our commitment to advancing high‑quality applied science and technology research that supports the socio‑economic development of the State of Qatar and contributes to global knowledge.
Our commitment
UDST contributes its research, datasets, preprints, open access publications, and non‑traditional scholarly outputs to Manara to:
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Ensure long‑term preservation of the University’s research legacy.
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Increase discoverability and impact of applied research produced by UDST faculty, staff, and students.
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Support open science and responsible sharing by enabling free, permanent access to research outputs.
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Foster national and international collaboration by making UDST research visible to policymakers, industry, and the global research community.
What Manara accepts
Our repository, Manara is an open access institutional repository for UDST‑based researchers. Items eligible for deposit include:
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Peer‑reviewed open access articles; preprints; author accepted manuscripts
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Datasets and research materials
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Conference papers, technical reports, theses and dissertations
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Non‑traditional outputs such as software, methodological notes, and policy briefs.
