Section 5 CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Content, as defined in Section 5 CONTENT MANAGEMENT, is a term applied to all forms of information. Content
provided by, provided for, or selected for use by the Murdoch University
community, and accessible via MurdochNet, shall be referred to as MurdochNet
Content.
MurdochNet Content may be made available in many formats,
although the predominant format to be used is HyperText Markup Language (ie.
HTML), or related formats such as Extensible HTML (XHTML). Content may
increasingly be generated on-the-fly from databases using Web-based
applications or interfaces to proprietary (ie. third-party) application
systems. Content may also be provided in file formats used for wordprocessing,
spreadsheets, presentations and display (eg. PDF, RTF, PPT and Word).
The management of MurdochNet Content should ensure that
end-users have ready access to up-to-date, accurate and authoritative
information that is presented with a consistent style. End-users with
disabilities should be able to identify, locate, retrieve and use MurdochNet
Content. End-users should be able to make informed decisions about the
usefulness of MurdochNet Content in meeting their information needs.
Content management, in the context of MurdochNet, shall
include the following:
- the
accuracy of information within Content
- the
currency of information within Content
- the
authoritativeness of Content
- the
identification of Content that is subject to legislation
- the
security of Content
- the
preservation of Content.
Content management shall also include:
- the
description of Content (ie. metadata), including the format of Content and
its location
- the
identification and retrieval of Content
- the
accessibility of Content
- the
availability of, or access constraints placed upon Content.
The provision of metadata for MurdochNet Content shall play
a key role in:
- contributing
to the information retrieval process
- facilitating
the management of Content, whatever its format.
This document shall apply to the management of all
MurdochNet Content accessed by MurdochNet Servers and Affiliated Web Servers.
This Content may be hosted on:
- the
computers used to run these Servers, or
- other
computers on the Murdoch University Network (eg. databases, Web-based
applications, files hosted on FTP Servers).
This policy may also apply to any Content (eg. Associated
Content) hosted on a Non-Affiliated Web Server, provided:
- that Content is prepared and maintained by an
organisation recognised as being associated with Murdoch University,
- the Content is made accessible via Registered Links in
indexes, top-level navigation pages, or other applications and tools.
To facilitate the adoption of Content management practices
throughout the University, this document defines the Content management
responsibilities for a number of roles, including MurdochNet Coordinator, Web
Liaison Officer, Content Custodian and Content Provider.
This document should assist organisation units or resource
areas responsible for Content to develop Content Management Plans.
- Section 5.1: Content Categories
- Section 5.1.1: Content Subcategories
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- Section 5.2: Content Management Procedures & Practices
- Section 5.2.1: Content Management Procedures
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- Section 5.2.2: Content Management Practices
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- Section 5.3: Standards & Guidelines for Content Preparation
- Section 5.3.1: International & Australian Standards & Guidelines
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- Section 5.3.2: Australian & Western Australian Legislation
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- Section 5.3.3: Murdoch University Legislation & Policies
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- Section 5.3.4: Murdoch Guidelines & Notices
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- Section 5.4: Murdoch Conventions for Content Preparation
- Section 5.4.1: Content Category Convention
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- Section 5.4.2: Accessibility Convention
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- Section 5.4.3: Security Convention
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- Section 5.4.4: Access Level Convention
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- Section 5.4.5: Responsibility Convention
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- Section 5.4.6: Sponsorship & Advertising Convention
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- Section 5.4.7: Dates Convention
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- Section 5.4.8: Copyright Convention
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- Section 5.4.9: Disclaimer Convention
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- Section 5.4.10: Privacy Convention
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- Section 5.4.11: CRICOS Provider Code Convention
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- Section 5.4.12: Metadata Convention
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- Section 5.5: Murdoch Guidelines for Content Preparation
- Section 5.5.1: Corporate Style Guidelines for MurdochNet
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- Section 5.5.2: Guidelines for MurdochNet Navigation
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- Section 5.5.3: Guidelines for Metadata to Accompany MurdochNet Content
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- Section 5.5.4: Guidelines for Archiving MurdochNet Content
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- Section 5.6: Applications & Tools
- Section 5.6.1: Indexing & Search Tools
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- Section 5.6.2: New & Emerging Technologies
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- Section 5.7: Responsibility for Content
- Section 5.7.1: Responsibility for University Content
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- Section 5.7.2: Responsibility for Associated Content
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- Section 5.7.3: Responsibility for Foreign Content
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- Section 5.7.4: Outsourcing / Contracting Out of Content Preparation
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- Section 5.7.5: Roles With Responsibility for Content
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