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 provided:
    • the OAI Identifier or a link to the original metadata record are given
    • Mountain Forum 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, displayed or performed, given to third parties, and stored in a database in any format or medium
    • 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 original rights permission 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. This repository is not the publisher; it is merely the online archive.
  5. Mention of Mountain Forum is appreciated but not mandatory.

Content Policy

for types of document & data set held

  1. This is a multi-institution subject-based repository.
  2. Subject Specialities:
    • Multidisciplinary
    • Agriculture, Food and Veterinary
    • Ecology and Environment
  3. Mountain Forum holds all types of materials.
  4. 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. No submission policy defined.

Preservation Policy

  1. Items will be retained indefinitely.
  2. Mountain Forum will try to ensure continued readability and accessibility.
    • Items will be migrated to new file formats where necessary.
    • Where possible, software emulations will be provided to access un-migrated formats.
  3. Mountain Forum is working with external partners to:
    • convert or migrate file formats
    • develop and implement software emulations for old file formats
    • record preservation metadata
    • backup items in external archives
  4. Mountain Forum regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
  5. No withdrawal policy defined.
  6. No deletion method for withdrawn items defined.
  7. In the event of Mountain Forum being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.

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