The World Data Centre for Glaciology, Cambridge(WDCGC)

ICSU World Data Centre for Glaciology, Cambridge (WDCGC) is funded by the Royal Society and is located in the Library of the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI). Until July 1999 the Centre was called WDC-C for Glaciology. The Centre supports the work of SPRI's Glaciology and Climate Change Research Group.

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Source https://www.wdcgc.spri.cam.ac.uk/database
Last Updated May 26, 2021, 01:32 (UTC)
Created October 14, 2020, 08:43 (UTC)
Country UK
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Data Policy The Archive and Picture Library are committed to providing access to our collections. We aim to balance this requirement with the collections conservation needs and work within the relevant legislative restrictions. Copyright and Data Protection legislation affects most of our collections. The South Georgia Archive is a designated Public Record and so subject to Crown Copyright. Some items within the collections have additional restrictions placed upon them under the terms with which they were deposited; this is particularly true of items on loan. Archive and Picture Library staff will advise on access options in these instances.
Data Sharing Principle The catalogues clearly state if an item is open for research. The Archive and Picture Library is open to anyone over the age of 18 who wishes to carry out research using our collections. Anyone under 18 should contact Archive or Picture Library staff directly to discuss access provision.