DOI: 10.5064/f6y14asy
title: Access in Higher Education: A Document Collection

description: &lt;h3&gt;Project and Data Collection Overview&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a collection of policy and procedure documents collected from public, land-grant institutions that were part of dissertation research ("Institutional Counter-surveillance using a Critical Disability Studies Lens"). They were found using an online search protocol that focused on Disability and accessibility-related documents, as well as those geared toward general university audiences. These documents are organized by institution and year.&lt;/p&gt;
description: &lt;h3&gt;Data Overview&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This data project consists of 29 data files from Auburn University, 47 data files from The Ohio State University (OSU), 30 data files from Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), and 5 documentation files including the Data Narrative and an administrative README file.&lt;/p&gt;
description: &lt;h3&gt;Shared Data Organization&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Given that I did not generate the documents originally created by various authors at Virginia Tech, Auburn, and OSU, I evaluated their inclusion in the QDR project based on Fair Use principles. Each document that was downloaded has its publicly available URL source included as part of the spreadsheet in this project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Factor 1: Purpose and character of use&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fair use favors educational, scholarly, research uses; criticism or commentary; and non-profit/personal use. This QDR project is a proof of concept demonstrating recommendations outlined in Chapter 5 of my dissertation. It has emerged as a necessary product of my dissertation research as it provides part of the foundation for my analysis and critique of current archival practices at institutions of higher education.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Factor 2: Nature of copyrighted work&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fair use favors published and factual sources. The intentionality of my dissertation research focused the document search on publicly available materials generated by public institutions of higher education. While their presentation on the website (e.g., color scheme, website design and layout, use of graphics, etc.) might include creative elements, the documents themselves are, or were, openly available from the institutions in question to provide information. As these documents were from public institutions, copyright for the material does not belong to an individual; additionally, they were created using public funds for public use.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Factor 3: Amount and substantiality of the portion used&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fair use favors only as much as is absolutely necessary for a suitably favored “purpose” - given that the purpose of my dissertation research was to identify, find, and collect such documents, having the entire document included is necessary for my proof of concept project. Again, I also provide the source URL for each document, so anyone who wants to use this material can also make the choice to collect it for themselves.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Factor 4: Effect on the potential market value for or value of the work&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fair use favors work that does not impact the market for the original product. These documents have no resale value, and are in fact never sold - they are created using public funds and are intended for public use and consumption. This use will have no effect on the non-existent market value of these documents.&lt;/p&gt;
description: All materials were collected from publicly available online sources - university websites, university archives, and the Internet Archive. The materials' source URL is noted in an included spreadsheet.
description: All materials were collected from publicly available online sources - university websites, university archives, and the Internet Archive. The materials' source URL is noted in an included spreadsheet.