Metadata Policy

1. Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
2. The metadata must not be re-used in any medium for commercial purposes or not-for-profit purposes without formal permission.

Data Policy

1. Anyone may access full items free of charge.
2. Single copies of full items can be:
   • reproduced, and displayed or performed in any format or medium
   • for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge.
3. Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holders.

Content Policy

1. This is an institutional or departmental repository.
2. Repositorio digital de la Universidad Autonoma del Caribe holds all types of materials.
3. Items are individually tagged with:
   • their version type and date.
   • their peer-review status.
   • their publication status.

Submission Policy

1. Items may only be deposited by accredited members of the organisation, or their delegated agents.
2. Authors may only submit their own work for archiving.
3. The administrator only vets items for the exclusion of spam
4. The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is the sole responsibility of the depositor.
5. Items may not be deposited until any publishers' or funders' embargo period has expired.
6. Any copyright violations are entirely the responsibility of the authors/depositors.
7. If Repositorio digital de la Universidad Autonoma del Caribe receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediately.

Preservation Policy

1. Items will be retained indefinitely.
2. Repositorio digital de la Universidad Autonoma del Caribe will try to ensure continued readability and accessibility.
   • Items will be migrated to new file formats where necessary.
   • Where possible, software emulations will be provided to access un-migrated formats.
3. Repositorio digital de la Universidad Autonoma del Caribe regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
4. The original bit stream is retained for all items, in addition to any upgraded formats.
5. Items may not normally be removed from Repositorio digital de la Universidad Autonoma del Caribe.
6. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
   • Proven copyright violation or plagiarism
   • Legal requirements and proven violations
   • National Security
   • Falsified research
7. Withdrawn items are not deleted per se, but are removed from public view.
8. Withdrawn items' identifiers/URLs are retained indefinitely.
9. URLs will continue to point to 'tombstone' citations, to avoid broken links and to retain item histories.
10. Changes to deposited items are not permitted.
11. Errata and corrigenda lists may be included with the original record if required.
12. If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
13. In the event of Repositorio digital de la Universidad Autonoma del Caribe being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.