The purpose of cataloging no-fee Internet resources is to supplement the breadth and depth of the existing collections and to improve the quality of services available to the University community. Sites chosen for this form of access should meet the following criteria:

Required:

• be available at no-fee and with no restrictions (no license, registration, passwords, agreements to monitor usage, or printing costs)
  
  
• be authoritative and scholarly (most sites), chosen using common criteria of selection such as scope, content, design, authority, source, reliability, and stability of the site.
  
  
• support Brown curricular, research, and/or informational needs
  
  
• not be linked on the Electronic Resources Web as a fully-supported database
  
  
• not require special software on ERD workstations

Preferred:

• able to be linked directly to the resource at the point where it is most useful
  
  
• have a contact listed for problem-reporting by the selector and/or users
  
  
• provide both current and archived information, when possible

Selector Responsibilities:

• initial recommendations of resources based on selection guidelines
• regular, ongoing review and evaluation of selected resources for content and organizational changes. The Library has purchased software that will automatically check whether the links on Josiah are still active/accurate.
• deselection of sources when appropriate