Plans and Guidelines

The purpose of this policy template is to ensure that risks to University information are identified, analyzed, and managed so that they are maintained at acceptable levels. Risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of university information are considered.

• This plan was adapted from the University of Colorado System’s “IT Security Program Strategic Plan for 2007-2008.”
• The purpose of this sample plan is to establish a formal IT Security Program for your institution.
• The intended audience for this plan is your executive leadership, up to and including board members and external constituents where appropriate.

In response to frequent inquiries for information about planning academic library buildings, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) have joined forces to provide a basic framework for architects, planners, and librarians embarking on planning and design of libraries for higher education.

This is the University of Central Washington's Information Technology Services Disaster Response and Recovery Plan.

Personal computers (PCs) are one of the fastest growing electricity loads in business and academic arenas. According to one recent estimate there are about 26,800 PCs and nearly half that number of printers currently used in University of Michigan (U-M) buildings. Although it is difficult to estimate, PC operation probably accounts for over 10 percent of all electricity used by the U-M.

The U-M Utilities and Maintenance Services Department, Energy Management Division, has written and distributed a booklet titled UM Guide to Green Computing: What You Can Do To Conserve Energy On and Off Campus. This information guide highlights some of the advice contained in that booklet.

The University of Colorado Boulder produced this guide on green computing on campus.

This is a BC planning template created by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Using an influenza pandemic as a planning example, it lays out a basic systematic planning and contact structure for such a health emergency.

This is the web site for the University of California, Davis Pandemic Planning docments. Includes information on Avian Influenza and campus planning.

Over the past three years, significant progress has been made toward increasing the University of Minnesota's overall emergency response capabilities through the revision of our Emergency Operations Plan under the leadership of the Department of Emergency Management and the Emergency Management Policy Committee. As part of that process, new systems have been established for responding to public health emergencies, such as incidents of bioterrorism or infectious disease outbreaks, on campus. The Academic Health Center, through the Office of Emergency Response, has taken a lead role in this area of preparedness planning and response on campus and is also working aggressively with local and state public health partners to explore and prepare for our potential role as responders in a larger local, state, or national emergency.

This guide will assist organizations and system owners in making practical sanitization decisions based on the level of confidentiality of their information. It does not, and cannot, specifically address all known types of media; however, the described sanitization decision process can be applied universally. It should also be noted that Title 40 USC advises system owners and custodians that excess equipment is "Educationally useful" and "Federal equipment is a vital national resource." Wherever possible, excess equipment and media should be made available to schools and non-profit organizations to the extent permitted by law.

These are guidelines in the acquisition and use of images in non-profit educational visual resources collections, written by the Visual Resources Association.

This is the business continuity and disaster recovery plan for University of Miami.

This is the library disaster preparedness and recovery plan for the University of Virginia Library.

This is the Collection Disaster Response Procedures for the University of Hawaii's Library preservation department.

This is the University of Iowa's Information Technology Services Disaster Recovery Plan. The plan provides guidelines for ensuring that needed personnel and resources are available for both disaster preparation and response and that the proper steps will be carried out to permit the timely restoration of services.