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Upload it to Academic Commons today.</p> </a> </div> <div class="row homepage-info"> <div class="stats col-md-4"> <h3>Stats at a glance</h3> <ul> <li><span>45,059</span> <a href="https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/search">total works</a></li> <li><span>18,230</span> <a href="https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/search?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Articles">articles</a></li> <li><span>6,641</span> <a href="https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/search?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Reports">reports</a></li> <li><span>9,338</span> <a href="/search?f%5Bdegree_level_name_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Doctoral&f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Theses">doctoral theses</a></li> <li><span>173</span> <a href="https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/search?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Conference+Objects">conference materials</a></li> <li><span>608</span> <a href="https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/search?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Data+%28Information%29">datasets</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="quotes col-md-8"> <blockquote> “Academic Commons is an important way that Columbia makes our scholarship accessible and discoverable. Open access has been incredibly effective in helping my writing reach new and important audiences.” <footer><span>Sharon Marcus</span> Orlando Harriman Professor of English, Columbia University</footer> </blockquote> <blockquote> “Academic Commons has enabled us to distribute citable versions of <em>all</em> our work, including software products. It tracks how much the software is being accessed, which helps us show the impact of our work.” <footer><span>Simon J. Mason</span> Senior Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society</footer> </blockquote> <blockquote> “The publication process takes time. 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