Cat’s question can get pretty
complicated but as Virginia Jones notes, FERPA dictates what things can be made
available and what must be restricted. The core of this is understanding what
your institution has defined as “directory information” –
institutions of higher ed are required to get approval of their definition of
directory information with the US Dept. of Education and that definition
outlines what can be made available to the public, unless the student has
waived his/her FERPA rights.
It is also possible to make student
research papers available by a Deed of Gift or release form (in which the
student basically waives FERPA rights for a specific term paper).
There are several substantive presentations
outlining FERPA by Dick Rainsberger and C.W. Goldsmith in the ECURE archives.
Visit www.asu.edu/ecure and look for
these speakers in the ECURE archives from 2000-2002. It’s a good way to
get started!
Rob Spindler,
University Archivist and Head
Archives
and Special Collections
Direct
480.965.9277 FAX 480.965.0776
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