What types of deposits does the Library discourage?
The guidelines above are inclusive, and purposely so, as we hope to have Deep Blue represent the UM intellectual environment as broadly as possible. Deciding what should be included in Deep Blue is largely the function of the individual depositors and the collections with which they’re affiliated. Individuals and collection administrators may wish to work closely with their Library liaisons and may decide it’s more efficient and convenient to delegate some of the deposit decisions to them. While there may be cases where the Library will need to discuss deposits with you, or even remove a deposit, we anticipate these cases will be rare. There are however some items that you may not be able to deposit or that may find a better home, either temporarily or permanently, elsewhere at UM. Two examples of the latter: • Works in progress will typically be better served via personal websites, departmental servers, in Blue Stream or perhaps via CTools, all of which provide tools and platforms for
