Deep Blue is a repository provided by the University of Michigan that provides authors with the following benefits: 1) Articles deposited in Deep Blue are cited more often than articles not in such repositories, receiving 25-250% more citations. 2) Works deposited in Deep Blue will be preserved and secured for the long term in formats that are non-proprietary with open standards or will be preserved in other formats. 3) Depositing works in Deep Blue is a simple process that allows authors to maintain ownership and distribution rights while enabling the university to preserve and distribute the works.