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Please describe other reviewer.
Selected Comments from Respondents
“Some items are reviewed by departmental or unit officials, others are not reviewed at all.”
“For materials deposited by library staff, library staff review for copyright compliance.”
“Each collection has a different policy for whether submissions are reviewed, by whom, and for what purpose.
It’s delegated at the point when a new community is established.”
“Policy is under revision. There is a review process but currently not well followed.”
18. Do authorized depositors sign a deposit agreement (including click-though Web form
agreements)? N=50
Total
N=50
Have
N=35
Planning
N=15
Yes 44 88% 31 89% 13 87%
No 6 12% 4 11% 2 13%
19. Does your library negotiate with publishers to allow for the permanent deposit of e-prints from
their serials in the IR? N=51
Total
N=51
Have
N=35
Planning
N=16
No, but such negotiations are being considered 26 51% 16 46% 10 63%
No, and there are no plans to do so 19 37% 14 40% 5 31%
Yes 6 12% 5 14% 1 6%
20. Are multiple versions of the same document permitted? N=48
Total
N=48
Have
N=35
Planning
N=13
Yes 32 67% 24 69% 8 62%
No 16 33% 11 31% 5 38%