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@@ -69,3 +69,20 @@ replace the `fatcat_prod` database name.
     sudo -u postgres pg_dump --verbose --format=tar --exclude-table-data=auth_oidc fatcat_prod | pigz > /srv/fatcat/snapshots/fatcat_public_dbdump_${DATESLUG}.tar.gz
 
 Can also run using the remote/SSH options above.
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+## Uploading to Internet Archive
+
+The `./ia_item_exports_readme.md` and `sqldump` files should be included as a
+`README.md` when appropriate:
+
+    ia upload fatcat_bulk_exports_YYYY-MM-DD ia_item_exports_readme.md --remote-name=README.md
+    ia upload fatcat_sqldump_full_YYYY-MM-DD ia_item_sqldump_readme.md --remote-name=README.md
+
+Metadata should be set as:
+
+- item name: `fatcat_bulk_exports_YYYY-MM-DD` or `fatcat_sqldump_public_YYYY-MM-DD` (or sometimes `sqldump_full`)
+- collection: `ia_biblio_metadata`
+- creator: `Internet Archive Web Group`
+- date: that the dump started (UTC)
+- title: "Fatcat Bulk Metadata Exports (YYYY-MM-DD)" or "Fatcat Public Database Snapshot (YYYY-MM-DD)"
+
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+This item contains a complete PostgreSQL SQL database snapshot from https://fatcat.wiki, in binary 'pg_dump tar mode' format.
+
+With the exception of the 'abstracts' table (for which no aggregate license or copyright claims can be made; downstream users are responsible for their use), all metadata here is licensed CC-0 (public domain release) and may be used for any purpose. Downstream users are strongly encouraged to provide attribution and link here to the snapshot, as well as give credit to upstream sources (including Crossref, ORCID, DOAJ, the ISSN ROAD database, etc).
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+
+This item contains a complete PostgreSQL SQL database snapshot from https://fatcat.wiki, in binary 'pg_dump tar mode' format.
+
+With the exception of the 'abstracts' table (for which no aggregate license or copyright claims can be made; downstream users are responsible for their use), all metadata here is licensed CC-0 (public domain release) and may be used for any purpose. Downstream users are strongly encouraged to provide attribution and link here to the snapshot, as well as give credit to upstream sources (including Crossref, ORCID, DOAJ, the ISSN ROAD database, etc).