Repository Policies

Metadata Policy

for information describing items in the repository

1. Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
2. The metadata may be re-used in any medium without prior permission for not-for-profit purposes and re-sold commercially provided:
   • the OAI Identifier or a link to the original metadata record are given
   • E-Theses is mentioned

Data Policy

for full-text and other full data items

1. Anyone may access full items free of charge.
2. Copies of full items generally can be:
   • reproduced, and displayed or performed
   • for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge.
   provided:
   • the authors, title and full bibliographic details are given
   • a hyperlink and/or URL are given for the original metadata page
   • the original copyright statement is given
   • the content is not changed in any way
3. Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holders.
4. Some full items are individually tagged with different rights permissions and conditions.
5. This repository is not the publisher; it is merely the online archive.

Content Policy

for types of document & data set held

1. This is an institutional or departmental repository.
2. Subject Specialities:
   • Science General
   • Arts and Humanities General
   • Social Sciences General
   • Technology General
3. E-Theses is restricted to:Theses and dissertations
4. Deposited items may include published versions (publisher-created files)
5. Items are individually tagged with their publication status.
6. Principal Languages: English; Italian

Submission Policy

concerning depositors, quality & copyright

Policy not yet defined

Preservation Policy

1. Items will be retained indefinitely.
2. E-Theses will try to ensure continued readability and accessibility.
   • Items will be migrated to new file formats where necessary.
3. E-Theses regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
4. Items may not normally be removed from E-Theses.
5. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
   • Proven copyright violation or plagiarism
   • Falsified research
6. No deletion method for withdrawn items defined.
7. The metadata of withdrawn items will not be searchable.
8. In the event of E-Theses being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.