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The scope of this policy is limited to the Archive ’s data collections. It deals with all aspects of preservation and applies to all materials held for long-term digital preservation by the Archive on behalf of the University of Essex and others. The policy only covers the preservation of data co...

Organizational infrastructure of ADP explained: legal, ethical norms, model of preservation, collection development policy and preservation strategy.

In this report we will identify and discuss the problems that may occur when preserving SSH data in the emerging European data preservation e-infrastructure. We consider the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ongoing modernisation of the EU copyright framework as key as...

This report assesses a selection of state-of-the-art guidelines and recommendations for formation of preservation policies. Furthermore it describes, compares & analyses the scope of policy-rules, and the requirements they set for the SSH domain. Based on the assessment of the policy rules and pr...

The DANS Data Stations Policy outlines DANS' policies concerning the Data Stations in more detail and also discusses DANS' preservation plan. It also gives information about data handling by DANS after archiving to ensure accessibility and readability.

The preservation policy is intended to give a succinct overview of the broader archival business processes of FORS, available to the public. It provides transparency on the objectives and principles that guide FORS with respect to its handling of digital data. It is addressed to research funders...

In this policy the GESIS Data Archive describes its digital preservation principles and strategies. The document expresses GESIS’s awareness of responsibilities and measures required to ensure adequate preservation and access. It is addressed at members, committees, management, and employees of G...

ADP's digital preservation policy not only determines the rules, the responsibilities, the roles, and the system of monitoring data management in the Slovenian social science data archive, but also presents the archive's designated community, mission, funding, roles of staff, digital object manag...

This Archive Training Manual summarises the core processes and documentation that underpin a trusted digital repository. The manual links to a range of UK Data Archive documentation, as well as the documentation related to the processes at selected European data archives. Archive Training Manual...