ABOUT THE LIBRARY - Policies
Internet use
Policy # 400-4
Effective Date: 10/98
STATEMENT: As part of its mission to serve as an educational and
recreational resource for the community, the Red Jacket Community
Library will provide users with access to computers and the
Internet. The Library is a forum for all points of view and adheres
to and endorses the principles of intellectual freedom.
PURPOSE: To provide guidelines for computer use in the Red Jacket
Community Library.
Disclaimer
It is the Red Jacket Community Library’s policy that parents or
legal guardians are responsible for deciding what library materials
and resources are appropriate for their minor children. Supervision
or restrictions of a child’s access to the Internet, as with other
library resources, is the responsibility of the parent or legal
guardian. Children also bear responsibility in using the library
resources properly.
To maximize Internet availability, and to ensure fair
accessibility for all the following rules shall apply:
- Users are required to be a current Red Jacket Community
Library card holder and to complete the Internet User Agreement
Form, which will be kept on file at the Circulation Desk.
Children under the age of 18 may use the service
without a parent/guardian present, but the parent/guardian must
sign the Internet User Agreement Form on their behalf.
- Users must sign in at the Circulation Desk, giving date,
time, RJCL card number, and computer number, before using a
computer. Use will be limited to one-half hour if others are waiting.
- Library users are expected to comply with all local,
state, and federal laws while using the Internet. Patrons found
to have violated any laws, (including but not limited to those
concerning copyright, fraud, privacy, or obscenity) while using
library facilities or equipment may have their Internet
privileges revoked.
- Users may contact fee-based services and online shopping
services while using the Internet. Users will assume
responsibility for any charges incurred when accessing such
services from the Library, including the submission of a credit
card number which involves a transaction with an outside service
provider.
- The Library staff will assist in the initial start-up of
the system, and will provide additional assistance as time
allows.
- Users may print materials on the Library printers for a
fee of $.10 per page. Users may download information onto floppy
disks, available at $1.00 per disk. }
- The Red Jacket Community Library makes no warranty,
expressed or implied, nor assumes responsibility for the
content, timeliness, accuracy or usefulness of any information
accessed via the Internet.
- The Red Jacket Community Library does not provide
individual e-mail accounts; however, Internet Based E-mail is
available on the Library-owned computer.
- Users may not make any changes to the computers’ system
files or programs. No files or programs may be downloaded to the
computers and stored or installed on their hard drives. No files
or programs may be brought in on disk or CD-ROM and installed on
the computers’ hard drive. Users must operate in the Windows
environment and may not exit to or operate in the DOS
environment.
- All copyright laws must be obeyed, including, but not
limited to, the downloading and use of copyrighted materials. We
do not condone, nor will tolerate, using our computer resources
to break any law.
- Deliberate damage to any of the computers’ hardware or
software will not be tolerated. Any problems with the hardware
or software should be reported immediately to library staff.
RESTRICTIONS
- Use of computer stations is limited to one half hour per
patron if others are
waiting.
- Library owned computers are filtered, but to a lesser degree
than the school owned computers.
- Computers my be used only for lawful purposes.
NETWORK ETIQUETTE
Library patrons are expected to abide by the generally accepted
rules of network etiquette. These include, but are not limited to,
the following:
- Be polite. Do not write or send abusive messages to others.
- Use appropriate language. Do not use language which is vulgar,
profane, obscene, offensive, abusive, sexually oriented, racial,
threatening, inaccurate, defamatory, illegal, etc.
- Do not reveal personal and private information (such as
address, phone number, social security number, etc.) of other
library patrons or staff.
- Users should also remember that any materials they are viewing
may be observed by others using the library, including young
children.
CONSEQUENCES:
- Failure to comply with Library policy will result in
termination of Internet and/or Computer privileges.
Revised: 6/99; 5/00; 4/02; 11/06; 7/07
Reviewed: 4/02 |
