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MurdochNet Policy

Section 1: PREAMBLE
Section 1.1: Purpose
Section 1.2: Scope
Section 1.3: Field of Application
Section 1.4: Policy Vocabulary
Section 1.5: Key Terms
Section 2: INTRODUCTION
Section 2.1: Goals
Section 2.2: Boundary of MurdochNet
Section 2.3: Environment of MurdochNet
Section 3: CODE OF CONDUCT
Section 3.1: Servers
Section 3.2: Content
Section 3.3: Links
Section 3.4: Misconduct
Section 4: SERVER MANAGEMENT
Section 4.1: Registration of Web Servers
Section 4.2: Murdoch Sub-domains
Section 4.3: Alternate Domain Names
Section 4.4: Naming Conventions for Web Servers
Section 4.5: Availability of Web Servers
Section 4.6: Security of Web Servers
Section 4.7: Backup (Hardware, Software, Data) of Web Servers
Section 4.8: Web Server Software
Section 4.9: Responsibility for Web Servers
Section 5: CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Section 5.1: Content Categories
Section 5.2: Content Management Procedures & Practices
Section 5.3: Standards & Guidelines for Content Preparation
Section 5.4: Murdoch Conventions for Content Preparation
Section 5.5: Murdoch Guidelines for Content Preparation
Section 5.6: Applications & Tools
Section 5.7: Responsibility for Content
Section 6: LINK MANAGEMENT
Section 6.1: Permissible Links
Section 6.2: Link Validation & Checking
Section 6.3: Link Revision & Relocation
Section 6.4: Responsibility for Registered Links
Section 7: Glossary of MurdochNet Terminology
: SCHEDULES
Schedule 1: Forms
Schedule 2: Contracts
Schedule 3: Guidelines
Schedule 4: Regulations
Schedule 5: Disclaimers
Schedule 6: Roles & Responsibilities

Section 4 SERVER MANAGEMENT

Section 4.1 Registration of Web Servers

Section 4.1.4 Server Registration and Authorisation Variations

Variations to the above Server registration and ICH authorisation requirements shall apply to Servers registered for purposes other than hosting or providing access to University Content.

Provided the hosting of the site is:

(a) clearly related to, or supports the University’s mission and the goals of MurdochNet

(b) and an agreement for Indemnity for Content has been entered into between the University and an organisation

a Web Server may be run on a computer on the Murdoch University Network for one of the following:

(i) an educational institution or organisation, including an affiliated institution

(ii) an institution or organisation owned fully, or in part by the University

(iii) an organisation or project in which the University is a participant

(iv) a state or national consortium of which the University is a member

(v) a publication, project, or competition sponsored by the University

(vi) an organisation with a recognised association with the University

(vii) other bodies with which the University has close demonstrable links

(viii) a professional organisation, association or conference.

The duration for which a Server of this type shall be run, shall be determined at the time a Server is authorised.

An applicant for the respective Division, School, Centre or Office that is responsible for sponsoring the provision of an Internet Content Hosting service, shall initiate the registration process.

Section 4.1.4.1: Server Registration of Servers for Educational Institutions, Organisations, Projects
Section 4.1.4.1.1: Educational Institutions or Organisations
Section 4.1.4.1.2: Murdoch Subsidiaries
Section 4.1.4.1.3: Organisations or Projects in Which the University is a Participant
Section 4.1.4.1.4: State and National Consortia
Section 4.1.4.1.5: Publications, Projects, Competitions Sponsored by the University
Section 4.1.4.1.6: Organisations with a Recognised Association with the University
Section 4.1.4.2: Server Registration of Servers for the Guild and for Student Clubs and Societies
Section 4.1.4.2.1: Servers Managed by the Guild
Section 4.1.4.2.2: Servers Located in Divisions & Schools
Section 4.1.4.3: Server Registration of Servers for Professional Organisations, Associations, Conferences
Section 4.1.4.4: Server Registration of Individual Web Servers
Section 4.1.4.5: Registration of Servers Run on Computers Not on the Murdoch University Network