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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 5 CONTENT MANAGEMENT

Section 5.4 Murdoch Conventions for Content Preparation

Section 5.4.1 Content Category Convention

The Murdoch Content Category Convention to be practiced in the preparation of Content, shall include:

  • Assigning to material the appropriate University Content Subcategory as defined in Section 2.2.2.2 University Content, or the appropriate Associated Content Subcategory as defined in Section 2.2.2.3 Associated Content
  • Assigning to material that is copied and then hosted on a computer on the Murdoch University Network, the appropriate Foreign Content Subcategory as defined in Section 2.2.2.4 Foreign Content (eg. Q, R, S, V)
  • Assigning to material that is hosted on a computer on the Murdoch University Network for other institutions, organisations, associations or conferences, the appropriate Foreign Content Subcategory as defined in Section 2.2.2.4 Foreign Content (eg. W, X)

In complying with the Code of Conduct Section 3.2.1 Appropriate Content, a Content Custodian, or in their absence a Web Liaison Officer, shall

  • ensure that the type of material they are preparing, or having prepared for them by a Content Provider, is Appropriate Content that can be assigned a Content Subcategory as defined in Section 2.2.2.1 MurdochNet Content.

META Tag Used to Assign a Content Category

The metadata that accompanies Content shall include the use of:

 The META tag ‘MU.Category’ to assign a Content Subcategory.