MurdochNet Policy

Section 5.4 Murdoch Conventions for Content Preparation

The Content preparation conventions listed here shall apply to Content (prepared or generated) using HyperText Markup Language (HTML). They should also apply to Content prepared or generated using related format definitions for documents and data.

The following Content preparation conventions shall be applied, as practical, when preparing Content in other file formats such as those used for wordprocessing, spreadsheets, presentations and display (eg. PDF files requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader). For instance, when providing Content in other file formats, Content Providers shall make use of responsibility, date, copyright and CRICOS Provider Code statements in document information footers, placed for example at the end of file. Content in other file formats shall also be assigned an appropriate access level and access restriction implemented as required. The requirements for copyright material (eg. display of Warning Notices) as detailed in Section 5.4.8.5 Foreign Content & Copyright, apply to files in other formats. Content Providers shall also address accessibility issues when providing Content in other file formats (eg. PDF).

The set of Murdoch conventions to be practiced during the preparation of Content shall include:

No.	Title	Description
1	Content Category	The assignment of a Content Category that reflects the type of material.
2	Accessibility	The use of HTML tagging that complies with the *W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines* and the use of accessibility evaluation and repair tools.
3	Security	The hosting on or access by Secure Servers (SSL) when Content includes information of a personal, confidential, or sensitive nature, or when financial transactions are involved.
4	Access Level	The assignment of an access level and use of appropriate access restriction methods for information of a personal, confidential, or sensitive nature, for financial transactions and for information intended for a restricted audience.
5	Responsibility	The display of responsibility statements for aspects of Content preparation, including the modification and authorisation of Content.
6	Sponsorship & Advertising	The display of appropriate acknowledgement and authorisation statements for Foreign Content that is sponsorship or advertising material.
7	Dates	The display of dates related to the creation of Content, the modification of Content, and the expiry of information within Content.
8	Copyright	The display of copyright statements and compliance with copyright requirements for material copied to computers on the Murdoch University Network.
9	Disclaimer	The display of disclaimer statements for the purpose of clarifying liability for University Content, including information within Content, and in particular the University�s potential liability for Associated Content and Foreign Content.
10	Privacy	The display of privacy statements to inform end-users of what personal information is collected and what use is made of personal information.
11	CRICOS Provider Code	The display of the University�s CRICOS Provider Code and the University�s name on Content that is categorised as public relations or marketing material and Content categorised as information to prospective students about courses provided by Murdoch University.
12	Metadata	The use of a structured set of elements to describe information resources and its intellectual property rights. These elements are those required to identify, locate and use an information resource and to facilitate the management of Content and may be embedded within files in HTML format, associated with files in other formats, or held in a metadata repository.

The use of metadata forms the basis for implementing the majority of the Murdoch Conventions for Content Preparation. Metadata in the form of META tags and as document information footers or metadata popups is a requirement for most of the following Conventions. Metadata is also included within this Policy as a Content preparation Convention in its own right.

Section 5.4.1: Content Category Convention

Section 5.4.2: Accessibility Convention