https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/757 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:39:14 GMT 2026-07-21T21:39:14Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148034 Title: UM Library guidelines & procedures for assigning peer review status Abstract: This document establishes the official guidelines and procedures used by the University of Malta (UM) Library to assign peer-review status (peer-reviewed, non-peer-reviewed, or N/A) to items deposited in the institutional repository, OAR@UM. Its primary objective is to maintain repository integrity by clearly separating formal, validated academic research from informal or non-academic contributions. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148034 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/140264 Title: Research Data Management Policy Abstract: The University of Malta’s Research Data Management Policy (POL-002-01), approved on 19 September 2025, establishes institutional guidelines for the secure, ethical, and FAIR-compliant handling of research data. It promotes Open Science by encouraging researchers to deposit data in the university’s certified repository, drUM, and to develop Data Management Plans (DMPs) for projects with long-term value. The policy outlines roles and responsibilities for researchers, supervisors, and the UM Library, emphasizing data quality, accessibility, legal compliance, and metadata standards. It supports responsible data sharing while safeguarding sensitive information, aiming to enhance research visibility, integrity, and collaboration. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/140264 2025-09-19T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/64536 Title: University of Malta Library : borrowers' accounts policy Abstract: The University of Malta Library Borrowers' Accounts Policy Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/64536 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/51001 Title: Indexing and abstracting journals in the University of Malta Library Abstract: One of the more wearisome preliminaries to research is the careful checking of what has already been published on one's subject. This can be most formidable - and yet it is essential. Everyone has heard of the man who at the end of two or three years' effort, finds that the substance of his work has already been published and that the fault is no one's but his own as he did not discover this in time. Sat, 01 Jan 1977 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/51001 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z