PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Library-Media Center’s Web Server is to support the Mission of the library. The Library’s Mission Statement states that the library is to:

1. Provide access to a diversity of information, ideas and creative works to stimulate and support the college’s mission of teaching, learning, and service.
2. Supports the instructional objectives of the college by integrating information resources.
3. Maintains a curriculum-driven collection of resources and services.

FUNCTION:

The function of the Web Server supports the Library’s Institutional Effectiveness Plan by:

1. Assisting patrons in becoming information literate.
2. Facilitates access to library-media materials.
3. Provides materials to support and enrich the curriculum.
4. Assists patrons in retrieving needed research materials, whether held by the library or not.

USE CRITERIA:

1. Information resources that comply with the purpose of the Web Server may be placed on the web server through library procedure.
2. Information placed on the server or sites directed by the server will abide by "Library Bill of Rights" adopted by the American Library Association and the "School Library Bill of Rights" adopted by the American Association of School Librarians.
3. The primary use of the Web Server is to facilitate the library’s mission.

PROCEDURE:

1. Approval for use will be determined by the above stated criteria.
2. Faculty may request access to or space on the server for instructional resources.
3. Faculty may request disk space. Space allocation will be determined by size of project and space availability.
4. Faculty may request that the Library link from its web page to another page that meets the purpose of the Library’s web page and the college curriculum.

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