Introduction
Library & Information Technology Services (LITS) is charged with supporting university owned computer hardware, software and peripherals in ways that meet university strategic priorities. Belmont University (BU) is a highly interconnected instructional entity, and is dependent upon secure and reliable technology to meet these priorities. LITS is responsible for maintaining the university network, servers, workstations, and peripherals, maintaining quality at reasonable costs. This policy establishes standards, guidelines, and procedures for the purchase of these technologies in ways that support fiscally responsible stewardship of university resources.Purpose
In a proactive effort to be good stewards of university resources, LITS recommends and purchases technologies that are sustainable, compatible with existing systems, and can be efficiently supported. As a result, LITS has negotiated numerous purchasing agreements with hardware, software, network, and telecommunication vendors, audio/visual vendors, service agencies, multimedia companies, software developers and others.Scope
In order to take advantage of these contracts and ensure that technology purchases meet Belmont University standards, LITS must be involved in all campus information technology related purchases in order to provide:• compatibility with Belmont’s network environment;
• compliance with Belmont’s information security policy;
• suitability based on needs assessment;
• licensing compliance for software purchase;
• hardware and software that can be efficiently supported;
• availability of sufficient Belmont resources (including initial and recurring costs);