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The purpose
of the MCH Library is to serve the MCH community, including health professionals,
policymakers, family advocates, community service professionals, MCH/public
health faculty and students, families, and the public with accurate reliable,
and timely information and resources. Readers can visit our homepage
to learn more about the MCH Library.
The library
is located at the National Center for
Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) at Georgetown
University. As part of Georgetown University, this site follows the
university's established policies
on copyright, disclaimers, and terms of use. The following policies have
been adapted with permission from the university's Web site.
Content
The Web site
is designed and maintained by the MCH Library. Library staff add content
to and maintain the functionality of the site. Please contact the
library staff should you have questions about the information contained
in the site or the library. Contact the Webmaster
should you have questions about the functionality of the site.
Content
Disclaimer
Information
included in this site has undergone review to ensure accuracy and currency.
However, since standards in the field change rapidly, some of the information
may be out of date. Users are advised to consult other sources to confirm
information included in this site. The MCH Library, NCEMCH, and Georgetown
University do not assume responsibility for omissions or inaccuracies
in information included in this site nor for any consequences resulting
from the use of this information.
Information included in this site is not intended to replace health care
guidance offered by a physician or other health professional. The MCH
Library, NCEMCH, and Georgetown University are not liable for damages
resulting from information obtained from this site. The library's Web
site contains links to other independently run Web sites sites outside
the mchlibrary.info domain. The MCH Library, NCEMCH, and Georgetown University
are not responsible for the privacy practices, activities, or content
of such independent sites.
Links
Disclaimer
Any links to external Web sites and/or non-Georgetown University information
provided on the MCH Library pages are covered under Georgetown University's
links disclaimer.
Copyright
Information
The information
included in the MCH Library's Web site is copyrighted and is protected
by Georgetown University's copyright
policies, unless otherwise stated. If you would like to report a copyright
infringement on the MCH Library Web site, please contact the library
staff or Georgetown University's DMCA
agent.
Permission to Adapt or Reproduce Information
To adapt or
reproduce information included in the MCH Library Web site, you must
submit an official request in writing (a sample letter is available
in Word
or PDF) on your organization's
official letterhead. Send requests to:
Copyright Officer
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Georgetown University
Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272
Location:
2115 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 601
Washington, DC 20007-2292
Phone: (202) 784-9770
Fax: (202) 784-9777
Privacy of Usage
Data
Any
information that the MCH Library Web site collects through its
feedback forms is kept strictly confidential. The library does
not sell or share e-mail addresses of individuals who have used
the site. If you have questions or concerns about privacy, please
contact the library staff.
Information
Automatically Collected and Stored
When you browse through any web site, certain personal information
about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily
store the following information about your visit:
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the
name of the domain you use to access the Internet (for example,
aol.com, if you are using an American Online account, or stanford.edu,
if you are connecting from Stanford University's domain);
- the date and
time of your visit;
- the pages you
visited; and
- the address
of the web site you came from when you came to visit.
We
use this information for statistical purposes and to help us make
our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated
otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you.
Intrusion
Detection
For
site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains
available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor
traffic to identify
unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise
cause damage. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations,
and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these
sources may be used to help identify an individual.
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Technical Problems
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