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“Currently in pilot planning phase techniques for versioning control unknown at this time.”
“Will have to be encoded in work practices (given the current functionality of the DSpace software).”
21. Can documents be withdrawn from the IR? N=45
Total
N=45
Have
N=34
Planning
N=11
Documents can be withdrawn 37 82% 28 82% 9 82%
Documents cannot be withdrawn 8 18% 6 18% 2 18%
If documents can be withdrawn, who has authority to do so? Check all that apply. N=39
Total
N=39
Have
N=29
Planning
N=10
IR staff can withdraw documents only under specific circumstances 26 72% 20 69% 6 60%
Authors can withdraw documents only under specific circumstances 9 25% 7 24% 2 20%
IR staff can withdraw documents at will 8 22% 5 17% 3 30%
Authors can withdraw documents at will 6 15% 4 14% 2 20%
Other authority 4 11% 1 3% 3 30%
Selected Comments from Respondents
IR staff, specific circumstances
“Only if there are copyright problems.”
“A ‘tombstone’ will remain in system with a message about withdrawal.”
“Copyright infringement, fraud etc.”
“Copyright violation, content not within policy guidelines.”
“Only non-peer reviewed works may be withdrawn (they are actually hidden the metadata is not, so no dead
links). Peer-reviewed works, like books and articles may not be withdrawn.”
“At the author’s request.”
“Issues of copyright, plagiarism, falsified data.”
“In the case of fraud, serious factual errors, or as a legal requirement.”
“Currently in pilot planning phase techniques for versioning control unknown at this time.”
“Will have to be encoded in work practices (given the current functionality of the DSpace software).”
21. Can documents be withdrawn from the IR? N=45
Total
N=45
Have
N=34
Planning
N=11
Documents can be withdrawn 37 82% 28 82% 9 82%
Documents cannot be withdrawn 8 18% 6 18% 2 18%
If documents can be withdrawn, who has authority to do so? Check all that apply. N=39
Total
N=39
Have
N=29
Planning
N=10
IR staff can withdraw documents only under specific circumstances 26 72% 20 69% 6 60%
Authors can withdraw documents only under specific circumstances 9 25% 7 24% 2 20%
IR staff can withdraw documents at will 8 22% 5 17% 3 30%
Authors can withdraw documents at will 6 15% 4 14% 2 20%
Other authority 4 11% 1 3% 3 30%
Selected Comments from Respondents
IR staff, specific circumstances
“Only if there are copyright problems.”
“A ‘tombstone’ will remain in system with a message about withdrawal.”
“Copyright infringement, fraud etc.”
“Copyright violation, content not within policy guidelines.”
“Only non-peer reviewed works may be withdrawn (they are actually hidden the metadata is not, so no dead
links). Peer-reviewed works, like books and articles may not be withdrawn.”
“At the author’s request.”
“Issues of copyright, plagiarism, falsified data.”
“In the case of fraud, serious factual errors, or as a legal requirement.”
