Archive Policies

Follow these links for the policies of the University of Reading Research Data Archive.

• Service Policy
• Collection Policy
• Submission Policy
• Preservation Policy
• Data Policy
• Metadata Policy
• Takedown Policy
• Glossary of terms

Legal information

Follow these links for the terms and conditions of use of the Archive.

• Deposit Agreement
• Terms and Conditions for Registered Users

Instructions and useful information

Follow these links for instructions on how to deposit data in the Archive and other useful information.

• Data Selection and Appraisal Checklist [PDF]
• Preparing for Data Archiving [PDF]
• Data Deposit Checklist [PDF]
• Data Deposit Instructions [PDF]
• README file template [txt]
• Recommended File Formats [PDF]
• Book a deposit consultation with the Research Data Service