Policies

Metadata Policy

for information describing items in the repository

1. Access to some or all of the metadata is controlled.
2. No metadata re-use policy defined. Assume no rights at all have been granted.

Data Policy

for full-text and other full data items

1. Access to some or all full items is controlled.
2. No full-item re-use policy defined. Assume no rights at all have been granted.

Content Policy

for types of document & data set held

1. This is an institutional or departmental repository.
2. The repository holds all types of materials.
3. Deposited items may include:
   • working drafts
   • submitted versions (as sent to journals for peer-review)
   • accepted versions (author's final peer-reviewed drafts)
   • published versions (publisher-created files)

Submission Policy

concerning depositors, quality & copyright

1. Items may only be deposited by accredited members, academic staff, and employees of the institution
2. Authors may only submit their own work for archiving.
3. No moderation policy defined. Assume nothing has been vetted.
4. The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is the sole responsibility of the depositor.
5. No embargo policy defined.
6. Any copyright violations are entirely the responsibility of the authors/depositors.

Preservation Policy

1. No preservation policy defined.