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General theoretical ideas about the essence of the academic document concept are presented in this paper. It is stated that a document can rightfully be considered as a particular case of information with the essential function of serving as evidence, proof, or as a means of teaching.

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Original Russian Text © Yu.N. Stolyarov, 2011, published in Nauchno-Technicheskaya Informatsiya, Seriya 1, 2011, No. 11, pp. 2–5.

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Stolyarov, Y.N. A document as information with a specific function. Sci. Tech.Inf. Proc. 38, 265–268 (2011). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147688211040101

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