Policies

Metadata Policy

for information describing items in the repository

1. Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
2. Data owner of this repository is Universitas Andalas.
3. The metadata must not be re-used in any medium for commercial purposes or for-profit purposes without formal permission from Universitas Andalas.
4. The systematic upload or collation of documents in eSkripsi across repositories is not allowed without formal permission from Universitas Andalas.
5. For more information, please see webpage: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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, and given to third parties 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 content is not changed in any way
3. Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of Universitas Andalas and the copyright holders.
4. For more information see webpage: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

Content Policy

for types of document & data set held

1. This is an institutional or departmental repository.
2. The systematic upload or collation of documents in eSkripsi across repositories is not allowed without formal permission from Universitas Andalas.
3. eSkripsi Universitas Andalas is restricted to:
   • Theses and dissertations
   • Multimedia and audio-visual materials
   • Software
   • Other special item types
4. Principal Languages: Indonesian; English

Submission Policy

concerning depositors, quality & copyright

1. Items may only be deposited by academic staff, registered students, and employees of the institution
2. Authors may only submit their own work for archiving.
3. The administrator only vets items for valid layout & format, and the exclusion of spam
4. The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is the sole responsibility of the author as the depositor.
5. Any copyright violations are entirely the responsibility of the authors/depositors.
6. If eSkripsi Universitas Andalas receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediately.

Preservation Policy

1. Items will be retained indefinitely.
2. No functional specification policy has been defined.
3. No file preservation policy defined.
4. Items may not normally be removed from eSkripsi Universitas Andalas.
5. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
   • Proven copyright violation or plagiarism
   • Legal requirements and proven violations
   • National Security
   • Falsified research
6. Withdrawn items are not deleted per se, but are removed from public view.
7. Withdrawn items' identifiers/URLs are retained indefinitely.
8. Changes to deposited items are not permitted.
9. Errata and corrigenda lists may be included with the original record if required.
10. If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
11. No closure policy defined.