Thesis Deposit Agreement

Thesis Deposit Agreement

AuthorDegree andYear

Thesis title

FacultySchool/Institute

ACCESS TO THESIS

Iunderstandthatthethesis(hereafterreferredtoasthe“Work”),willbedepositedintheUniversity’s Research Repository and will be accessible to individuals and institutions, including automated agents, via the internet, in the way described below. An electronic copy of the Work may also be includedintheElectronicThesesOnlineService(EThOS).

I agree that Keele’s Research Repository administrators or their agents may, without changing content, translate the Work to any medium or format for the purpose of future preservation and accessibility.

I agree that the hard copy of the Work can be made available for consultation in the University Library, or in another library via inter-library loans.

I agree that the Work may be copied in whole or part for individuals for non-commercial research, privatestudy,criticism,reviewandnewsreporting,illustrationforteaching,and/orothereducational purposesinelectronicorprintform.Foranyotheruse,permissionmustbeobtainedfromtheauthor andnoquotationmaybepublishedwithoutproperacknowledgement.

I understand that once the Work is deposited, a citation of the Work will always remain visible. RemovaloftheWorkfromtheResearchRepositorycanbemadeafterdiscussionwiththeRepository administrators.

I understand that the rights granted to Keele University and users of the Work through this agreement are entirely non-exclusive and royalty-free. I retain all rights in the Work in its present version or future versions.

INCLUSION OF THIRD PARTY COPYRIGHT MATERIAL

Please tick one box to indicate which applies. Refer to the online PGR Guidance for more information.

Iamdepositinganelectronicversionofmythesisthatisthesameinallrespectsastheprintcopy. Therearenocopyrightreasonsforrestrictingaccess.

Iamdepositinganelectronicversionofmythesisthatisthesameinallrespectsastheprintcopy. Forcopyrightreasons,thee-versioncannotbemadeavailable.

I am depositing an edited electronic version of my thesis that is same in all respects as the print copy, apart from the removal of third party copyright material where permission for its inclusion has notbeengranted.Thiseditedversioncanbemadeavailable.

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ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

WARRANTIES

I agree as follows:

That I am the author and owner of the copyright in the Work and/or I have the authority of the authors and owners of the copyright in the Work to make this agreement and to grant Keele UniversitytherighttomakeavailabletheWorkinthewaydescribedabove.

That I have exercised reasonable care to ensure that the Work is original and does not, to the best of my knowledge, break any UK law or infringe any third party’s copyright or other IntellectualPropertyRight.

That Keele University does not hold any obligation to take legal action on behalf of the Depositor,orotherrightsholders,intheeventofbreachofintellectualpropertyrights,orany otherright,intheWork.

Signature(Author):Date:

Address:

Email address:

Do you hold an ORCID iD?

Yes My ORCID iDis

No

Pleasereturnthecompletedformwiththehardcopyandelectroniccopyofyourthesistothe LibraryAdministrator,KeeleUniversity,Keele,StaffsST55BG

For guidance on thesis deposit, please refer to the online PGR Guidance and Forms

Forassistancecompletingthisform,contact(HelenBurton,Library, SpecialCollectionsAdministrator)