In making collections available online, the Minnesota Digital Library acts in good faith, gives credits to rights holders when possible, and respectfully provides access to culturally valuable materials from over 200 contributing organizations.
An individual may contest the online inclusion of material due to any of the following reasons:
- If, as copyright holder to material, permission for use was not granted, and the use is not covered by an exception to copyright law
- If due to the inclusion of the material rights of privacy were violated
- If the material contains content that may be regarded as culturally sensitive
- If the material contains content that may be regarded as harmful
To begin the review, the Request for Reconsideration form must be completely filled out and submitted for review. Upon receipt of the request, the MDL Selection Committee in consultation with the contributing organization will:
- Review the request to determine if enough information has been provided
- Send a request receipt notification and indicate if additional information is needed
- Complete an assessment of the issues identified in the Request for Reconsideration form
- Submit the recommendation to Minitex for approval
After approval of the Selection Committee’s recommendation, MDL staff will take appropriate action and send a notice of the outcome to the requester. Potential outcomes may include:
- The material will remain unchanged and remain online for unrestricted access
- The material is deemed to be violating copyrights, violating a right to privacy, is considered to be culturally sensitive and or harmful to such a degree that it will be
- removed from online access; or
- a redacted or edited version of the material will be made accessible online.
If the outcome is not satisfactory, individuals may appeal the decision to the MDL Governance Committee by contacting Maggie Snow, Minitex Director at msnow@umn.edu.
- The Governance Committee will review the request and make a recommendation to Minitex for approval. The Governance Committee decision is final.
- Staff will take appropriate actions and send notice of the outcome.
For any additional questions regarding the reconsideration procedure or for assistance filling out the form, please contact mdl-support@umn.edu.