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This paper discusses FSD’s and ADP’s data acquisition policies in relation to their general archival development strategy.

Agreement on personal data processing which is useful for assessing the suitability of research data for archiving at FSD.

This policy presents the few criteria upon which SODHA administrators decide to publish or not to publish a dataset that was submitted for review. It first gives a quick overview of the criteria, so that potential depositors can quickly know whether SODHA is the right repository for them or not;...

Data selection and appraisal play an important role in the acquisition of data in any archival setting. The collections policy indicates the principles and criteria by which the archive develops its data collection in order to serve the designated community. In terms of acquisition, the FORS unit...

This File Format Policy of ISSDA defines the preferred and acceptable formats of datasets, documentation and metadata, that is acquired, preserved and distributed by the archive. The document could be useful for establishing policies towards both, data depositors and designated community of users.

The DANS guidelines on the file formats best suited for long-term sustainability and accessibility, including the definitions of different types of research data and the list of preferred formats for depositing in the archive.