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[Yishai Kagan]

Joan Latta Konecky wrote:
> 
> Mary,
> 
> We haven't had the same problem in the public area, but we have had email
> and web site development on our public stations. We've done several
> things. First, developed a formal Computer Use Guideline; second, made it
> available in full as a handout with all the rest of our handouts.  Third,
> and most important, we have a "Computer Use Guidelines" sign posted on the
> power pole above each cluster of computers. In addition, we have an
> abbreviated version, in a skinny bookmark size, taped to the right hand
> side of each monitor. They can't claim that they didn't see THAT!  :)
> 
> The wording for the full sign is:
>                         University Libraries
>                       Computer Use Guidelines
>         --------------------------------------------------
>            The computers within the Libraries are
>           provided for accessing information in various
>                formats for scholarly purposes
>         --------------------------------------------------
>                 THE FOLLOWING ACTS ARE PROHIBITED:
> 
>         1. Game playing or other recreational activity
>         2. E-mail, sending or receiving.
>         3. Hacking, defined as unauthorized access to computing
>             resources or accounts.
>         4. Violating state and federal laws, such as those
>             regarding obscenity and copyright.
>         5. Theft, vandalization and or mutilation of computer
>             related materials.
>         6. Use of computing resources for other than their
>             intended purpose
> 
>                 Violations of the Computer Guidelines may
>             be reported to the UNL Campus Police and/or
>                 the Student Judicial Affairs Office.
> 
> The wording of the skinny sign attached to the monitor:
> 
>                 Computer Use
>                 Guidelines
>              ------------------
>                 Computers within
>               the Libraries are
>                 provided for
>              accessing information
>                 for scholarly
>                  purposes.
>              -------------------
>                 PROHIBITED:
> 
>                 * GAME PLAYING or
>                   recreational
>                   activity
> 
>                 * EMAIL, sending
>                    or receiving
> 
>                 * Hacking
> 
>                 * Violating state
>                   and federal laws,
>                   such as obscenity
>                   and copyright laws.
> 
>                 * Use of computing
>                   resources for
>                   other than their
>                   intended purpose.
> 
> If you would like a copy of the formal guidelines or of the fully
> formatted signs, please let me know,
>                                                 Joank
> 
>    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>     Joan Latta Konecky
>     Electronic Reference Services Coordinator
>     University of Nebraska-Lincoln  Lincoln, NE  68588-0410
>     joank at unllib.unl.edu    402-472-2554    FAX: 402-472-5131
> 
>    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> On Wed, 5 Feb 1997, Richard J. Violette wrote:
> 
> > Subject: Internet policies
> >    Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 09:22:01 EST
> >    From: Mary Howarth <MMHOWART at vm.occ.cc.mi.us>
> >
> > One of our campuses has experienced, for the first time, an instance
> > of the public Internet terminals being used to view pornographic sites.
> > There were words between the librarian on duty and the viewer, who
> > finally left the building.
> >
> > Of course, now the campus librarians have decided the *should* have
> > a written policy to display near the terminals.
> >
> > If any of you have copies of your institution's policy on Internet
> > use, would you please either e-mail them directly to me, or snail
> > mail, or fax at 810-340-6900.  It would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Mary
> >
> > Mary Howarth, Librarian      "So long as the human spirit
> > Oakland Community College     thrives on this planet, music in
> > Auburn Hills, MI 48326-2671   some living form will...give it
> > mmhowart at vm.occ.cc.mi.us      expressive meaning." A. Copland
> >