I discussed the role of the Course Completion Work for graduation, its relevance in the training of students, and the importance of preserving this kind of material, bringing a brief analysis of the collection of CCWs of the Faculty of Library Science of the Federal University of Pará, where It was sought to point out the problems that the lack of adequate storage may entail. It also discusses the use of Institutional Repositories (IRs) as tools for the preservation and dissemination of scientific production at universities, giving a greater focus to CCWs, which is the focus of the study. This work was based on a feasibility study of inclusion of CCWs to the collection of RI of the Federal University of Pará (RIUFPA) made during extension with the Information Products Management Department of the UFPA Central Library. The methodology used was based on a quantitative survey of Brazilian federal universities that had the initiative to include in their IRs specific communities for CCWs, where a total of 13 IRs were obtained. Also conducted an email interview with some responsible for these IRs. Thus, it is concluded that the implementation of CCWs in IRs still suffers from problems such as teachers' lack of interest in making this material available, but it is a very important initiative. In this way, this study aims to broaden the discussion about the topic in the scientific environment, contributing to its greater approach.
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