Download Terms and Conditions of Use (Undertaking Form) Selection Information

• 4. Population of 'Shell Dataverse & Dataset'

Post-Uploading Activity

• • Adding File Tags and Description Notes
  • Editing and Entering Metadata
    • Non-mandatory Metadata fields information
    • Geospatial Metadata field information
    • Social Science and Humanities Metadata field information
  • Setting Access Restrictions
  • Completion of License Document Suite
    • The License Agreement Form.
      • Download License Agreement Form
    • The License Terms and Conditions of Use
      • Download Terms and Conditions of Use (Undertaking Form) Selection Information document
    • The License Access Guestbook
      • Download License Access Guestbook Selection Information document
  • Notify the ADA that the Self-Deposit process has been completed

The document will be made available online for download in due course, in the meantime depositors should Contact the ADA requesting a blank copy of the License Terms and Conditions of Use (Undertaking Form) Selection Information document be sent to them if it is needed to amend any of the 'Additional Information Fields' or to draft Non-Standard Terms and Conditions of Use in support of your Dataset.

To aid your selection of the appropriate Terms and Conditions of Use for your Dataset you should complete the following actions:

1. Review the ADA Access Category and Terms and Conditions of Use matrix to understand the compatibility of the Terms and Conditions of Use with your chosen access strategy.

2. Read and review the Creative Commons (CC) License Terms and Conditions of Use. If you have decided that one of these is the most appropriate for your data, enter the selection on the License Agreement Form. You can also use the CC Choose a License Tool to assist you in your choice. 

3. Otherwise, read and review the ADA Standard License Terms and Conditions of Use. If these best fit your data, enter the selection on the License Agreement Form.

4. Where the CC or ADA Standard License Terms and Conditions of Use are deemed unsuitable for your dataset, use this form to draft your bespoke Terms and Conditions of Use and enter the selection on the License Agreement Form. Remember to upload the draft Terms and Conditions of Use to your Dataset using the correct ADA File and Folder Naming Convention.

5. Review (and amend where required) the Additional Information Fields, remembering to make any changes to this form in red text or as tracked changes. Where changes are required the amended Terms and Conditions of Use (Undertaking Form) Selection Information document should be uploaded to your Dataset using the correct ADA File and Folder Naming Convention.