8.16 Information Services
This category covers those functions within the institution that provide access to information for the student body and both academic and administrative staff. These include libraries, computing services, archive services, and information support services.
Such functions may be managed separately from each other, or in various combinations. These services routinely explain their facilities (and the conditions of their use) to students, staff and the general public and it is information of this nature that is included within this category.
Library facilities
Availability and conditions of use of library facilities
Computing facilities
Availability and conditions of use of computing facilities
Information Services Policy Documents
Other information facilities
Availability and conditions of use of facilities
Major strategy documents
High-level aims and strategies of information services units
Information Services Strategies and Policies
Collections
Scope of major collections held by the institution
Guides and catalogues to collections, including the library public access catalogue. Access arrangements, including charges:
Archives and Special Collections
Material referenced by catalogues will generally be exempted as 'otherwise accessible' under s.25 of the Act, since it is available in terms of the 'Library Facilities' Category above.
Collection strategy
Collection management and preservation strategies
Library information provision policy, including development, maintenance and disposal, storage, funding mechanism, library and departmental contacts:
Archives and Special Collections
Open archives
Information about records held by the institution's archive facilities for permanent preservation and designated as open irrespective of the date of creation.
Includes guides and catalogues to open archives, details of access arrangements and charges:
Archives and Special Collections
Material referenced by catalogues will generally be exempted as 'otherwise accessible' under s.25 of the Act, since it is available in terms of the 'Library Facilities' Category above.
Other archive facilities and special collections
Description of the institution's archive facilities and special collections
Includes information about archival material relating to the institution's business and third party archive material gifted to the institution for permanent preservation upon which access restrictions have been placed by the donor. Archival catalogues or other material describing archival collections. Access arrangements, including charges:
Archives and Special Collections
Material referenced by catalogues will generally be exempted as 'otherwise accessible' under s.25 of the Act, since it is available in terms of the 'Library Facilities' Category above.
September 2022