Digital Guidelines - B.D. Owens Library

These Privacy Guidelines disclose the privacy practices for B. D. Owens Library. Please note that other Northwest Missouri State University units and affiliates have separate privacy guidelines. By using this website, you are consenting to our collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Guidelines.

What information do we gather about you?
We and our third-party vendors collect certain information regarding your use of www.nwmissouri.edu/library, such as your IP address and browser type. Your session and the pages you visit on this site will be tracked, but you will remain anonymous. We may use your IP address to identify the general geographic area from which you are accessing the library website, and the library chat service. We do not link IP addresses to any personal information, and all chat information is deleted after a six month data collection window.

What do we use your information for?
We use the information we gather from you for systems administration purposes, abuse prevention, and to track user trends, and for the other purposes described in this policy. If you send us an email, the email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. We will not share, sell, rent, swap, or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial purposes without your permission.

Changes to these guidelines
These Privacy Guidelines may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. The effective date of this policy is May 25, 2018.

Appropriate Use of Licensed Electronic Resources

Electronic resources are purchased and licensed by B.D. Owens Library in support of the University’s academic Mission. Database vendors regulate use of electronic resources via license agreements, which supersede "fair use" Copyright Law provisions and govern permitted and prohibited uses of individual resources.

Users who are authorized to access B.D. Owens Library’s electronic resources include currently enrolled students, faculty, staff, contracted workers, and persons who are physically located in the library ("walk-ins"). Users have a responsibility to read, be aware of, and observe the terms and conditions of use for all licensed electronic resources. The following is general information on permitted and prohibited uses of licensed resources.

Permitted Uses

Downloading, printing, temporarily storing one copy of an article
Scholarly, educational or scientific research, teaching, and private study
Accessing content from off-campus with Northwest login credentials
Sending article links to other authorized users

Prohibited Uses

Sharing of passwords or authorized access codes
Large-scale systematic downloading of content
Posting copyrighted materials on a publicly accessible web site
Resale or commercial exploitation of content
Emailing or sending licensed information to anyone at another institution
Altering, recompiling, redistributing or republishing of electronic content
Removing, modifying or obscuring copyright and proprietary notices
Use, in combination with an artificial intelligence tool: to create competing or commercial products or services for the use of third parties; in a way that would disrupt the functionality of the online service; or to redistribute the online service to a third party

Each licensed electronic resource may have more specific or additional permissions or prohibitions. Full licenses for many publishers, specifying all the terms and conditions, are available at their websites. Please direct questions or concerns to library@nwmissouri.edu.