University of Nottingham Research Repository Policies

Content

1. This is an institutional repository for University of Nottingham UK.
2. The repository holds all types of research outputs except theses and dissertations and research data.
3. Outputs are individually tagged with their version type and date; their peer-review status; and their publication status.
4. Principal Language: English.

1. Items may only be deposited by accredited members of University of Nottingham UK, or their delegated agents.
2. Creators may only submit their own work for archiving. In submitting their work creators agree with the University of Nottingham deposit licence – depositor’s declaration.
3. The administrator only vets items for the eligibility of creators / depositors, relevance to the scope of the repository, valid layout & format, and the exclusion of spam.
4. The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is the sole responsibility of the work’s creator.
5. Items can be deposited at any time, but will not be made publicly visible until applicable publishers' or funders' embargo period has expired.
6. Any copyright violations are entirely the responsibility of the work’s creator.
7. If the University of Nottingham Research Repository receives claim of copyright violation, the relevant item will be investigated according to UoN Libraries’ takedown policy.

1. Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
2. Metadata, with the exception of abstracts, is available under a Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) licence.

1. Anyone may access full items free of charge.
2. Items can be used in accordance with the licence displayed on their repository page/metadata record.
3. Full text harvesting by robots is subject to the same licence conditions.