QMU has various policies and regulations to which staff and students are expected to adhere. These include the use of institutional IT, library regulations, photocopying and scanning. You will also find links to our mission statement, collection management policy, eTheses deposit policy and others.
If you have any queries about any of these regulations of policies please contact Helpdesk@qmu.ac.uk
To support teaching, learning and research across all subject areas in the University, and to provide for the information needs, whether print based, electronic or audio-visual of all staff, students and researchers.
Queen Margaret University provides students and staff with access to information and communication technology and electronic resources, subject to the provisions of the Acceptable Use of IT Policy.
Any photocopying or scanning undertaken by any member of the QMU community is governed by the terms of the Copyright Licensing Agency Higher Education License and the QMU Copyright Policy.
The electronic resources available through the LRC - e-journals, databases and e-books, are all purchased under licence, with agreements either directly with the publisher or the negotiating agent, e.g. JISC Collections or the Scottish Higher Education Digital Library. Access is restricted to QMU staff and matriculated students only.
Use of QMU Library, its resources both print and electronic, and conduct when in the Learning Resource Centre are covered by the QMU Library Regulations.
The purpose of the Reading Lists Policy is to ensure that there is a coherent, integrated approach to the communication of required reading between academic staff and students across QMU. It also allows the Library to meet student expectations for adequate resource provision (in accordance with the Collections Management Policy).
The Collection Management Policy provides guidelines for the management and maintenance of the Library’s collection of information resources, both print and electronic. It reflects QMU's priorities and derives goals from the Library Services Operation Plan, which are in support of the academic and research strategies of the institution.
The QMU Repositories Policy details the purpose and use of the three institutional repositories: eResearch, eTheses and eData.