Collection-level information, also know as project metadata, is described in detail in the Guides to Good Practice and should be supplied for each deposited collection.

For ADS-easy deposits, this information is collected via the online form in Step 1 of the upload process.

For all other deposits, collection-level metadata should be supplied to the ADS in one of the templates below. An example of a completed collection-level metadata template is also provided below.

Collection-level metadata template for large datasets

• Microsoft Word format
• Open Office format
• Example PDF

HS2 Collection-level metadata template

For HS2 deposits only

• Microsoft Word format
• Open Office document format