My Collection Policies

Metadata Policy

1. Anyone may access the metadata free of charge.
2. The metadata may be re-used in any medium without prior permission for not-for-profit purposes provided the OAI Identifier or a link to the original metadata record are given.
3. The metadata must not be re-used in any medium for commercial purposes without formal permission.
4. For more information, please see webpage: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~dalbino/about.html

Data Policy

1. Anyone may access full items free of charge.
2. Single copies of full items can be:
   • reproduced, and displayed or performed in any format or medium
   • for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge.
   provided:
   • the authors, title and full bibliographic details are given
   • a hyperlink and/or URL are given for the original metadata page
   • the content is not changed in any way
3. Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holders.
4. For more information see webpage: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~dalbino/about.html.

Content Policy

1. This is an institutional or departmental repository.
2. Subject Specialities: Multidisciplinary
3. Mount Holyoke Memorabilia holds all types of materials.
4. Deposited items may include published versions (publisher-created files)
5. Items are individually tagged with:
   • their version type and date.
   • their publication status.
6. Principal Languages: English
7. For more information, please see webpage: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~dalbino/about.html

Submission Policy

1. Items may only be deposited by accredited members, academic staff, registered students, and employees of the subject community, or their delegated agents.
2. Authors may only submit their own work for archiving.
3. The administrator only vets items for relevance to the scope of Mount Holyoke Memorabilia
4. The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is checked by internal subject specialists.
5. No embargo policy defined.
6. Any copyright violations are entirely the responsibility of the authors/depositors.
7. If Mount Holyoke Memorabilia receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediately.
8. For more information see webpage: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~dalbino/about.html

Preservation Policy

1. No retention period defined.
2. Mount Holyoke Memorabilia will try to ensure continued readability and accessibility.
   • Items will be migrated to new file formats where necessary.
3. Mount Holyoke Memorabilia is working with external partners to backup items in external archives
4. Mount Holyoke Memorabilia regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
5. Items may not normally be removed from Mount Holyoke Memorabilia.
6. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
   • Proven copyright violation or plagiarism
   • Legal requirements and proven violations
   • National Security
   • Falsified research
7. No deletion method for withdrawn items defined.
8. Withdrawn items' identifiers/URLs are retained transiently.
9. URLs will continue to point to 'tombstone' citations, to avoid broken links and to retain item histories.
10. Errata and corrigenda lists may be included with the original record if required.
11. If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
    • The earlier version may be withdrawn from public view.
    • The item's persistent URL will always link to the latest version.
    • There will be links between earlier and later versions, with the most recent version clearly identified.
12. In the event of Mount Holyoke Memorabilia being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.
13. For more information see webpage: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~dalbino/about.html