Policies
Metadata Policy
for information describing items in the repository
- Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
- The metadata may be re-used in any medium without prior permission for not-for-profit purposes provided the repository is mentioned.
Data Policy
for full-text and other full data items
- Access to some or all full items is controlled.
- All full items are individually tagged with differing rights permissions and conditions.
Content Policy
for types of document & data set held
- This is an institutional or departmental repository.
- The repository holds all types of materials.
- Principal Languages: Estonian; English
Submission Policy
concerning depositors, quality & copyright
- Items may only be deposited by academic staff, and employees of the institution
- Eligible depositors must deposit bibliographic metadata for all their publications.
- Submitted items are not vetted by the administrator.
- The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is the sole responsibility of the depositor.
- No embargo policy defined.
- If the repository receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediately.
Preservation Policy
- Items will be retained indefinitely.
- No functional specification policy has been defined.
- The repository regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
- Items may not normally be removed from the repository.
- Withdrawn items are deleted entirely from the database.
- Withdrawn items' identifiers/URLs are not retained.
- If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
- The earlier version may be withdrawn from public view.
- No closure policy defined.