Archival access policies

Revision as of 12:57, 23 April 2012

Policies and documentation for access, location, and authentication for archival and e-science data

I. Archival digital content resides on libcontent1.lib.ua.edu (which resides in the Office of Information Technology server room) under the /srv/archive/ directory.

Those who have server access include:

1. Digital Services staff (read only access),
2. Head of Digital Services,
3. Digitization Manager, and
4. the Server Administrators.

Authentication is via SSH.

On the web directory side:

Read-only access is granted to all ADPNet LOCKSS partner servers, via htaccess authentication of IP. Also, read-only access is open to UA Gorgas and Hoole Library personnel (via IP).

Note: Embargoed content, or content which has been identified as having rights issues, is only accessible to those who have access to the archived digital content; it is NOT accessible to the public.

II. E-Science digital content resides on libmac3.lib.ua-net.ua.edu and libmac4.lib.ua-net.ua.edu which resides in Gorgas Library. Content can be found currently under the /Volumes/ directory.

Those who have server access to it include:

1. Associate Dean of Library Technology,
2. Manager of Area Computing Services,
3. Head of Digital Services (read-only access at present), and
4. the owners of the content.

Authentication is via SSH.