The newspaper clippings collection is unique in that it collects clippings from many regional news sources. All materials were published after 1923. Therefore, the work may be protected by
copyright until 2018. Violation of copyright was a large concern, so the library decided to restrict access to the images within the newspaper clippings collection to the institutional IP address. In order to share the collection with a larger audience, the collection’s metadata is
searchable and viewable to anyone. This way, any user can find items in the newspaper clippings collection, and if they are not from the institution, the library works with them to get the information or clippings they need