Internet Use PolicyComputer Resources
The Lois Wagner Memorial Library has eleven patron access computers; all of them have internet access and seven have Microsoft Word. Three for Genealogy. The other four run CD-ROM programs for children.
There is no time limit for use of patron access computers. But if another patron is waiting, you will have 10 minutes to complete your session. Downloading and inserting disks is allowed on all (Both the filtered and non-filtered machines) (Diskettes are available for $1.00 each). Printing costs 20 cents per page (black and white only).
The library is not responsible for information accessed by minors on the computers. Please see that your children are
supervised. Read our Internet Use Policy below.
Computer News
By: James Powell, Jr.
Do you ever feel that your computer skills are not where you would like them to be? Do you wish that your Internet searching would produce better results? Do you ever wonder where your family came from, what is your heritage? Then call or stop in the library and sign-up for your FREE thirty minute tutorial. If you wish, you may sign-up for more than one lesson. The following tutorials that I offer are at no cost! I hope that many of you take advantage of this special service.
Ancestry Plus, LearnATest, MiLE, E-mail, Learn iBistro, Internet Usage, and Microsoft Word
To sign up for any of the above tutorials, please call the library at (586) 727-2665, or stop in during regular business hours.
Recycling - This on-going program is most beneficial! I would like to thank everyone who donated used ink and laser cartridges. Please remember to continue donating to this great cause. By recycling your used and unwanted cartridges at the library, you help the library get new ink cartridges.
“Together, we can save our home, our land, our earth!”
Internet Use PolicyIndividuals
desiring Internet access must read the Internet
Policy and sign-in on the Internet Log.
The
Lois Wagner Memorial Library is an informational and reference center for the
Richmond community.
The Library provides services to the local government, the business and
economic community, educational and recreational groups and the general public.
The
Internet, as an information resource, enables the library to provide information
beyond the confines of its own collection.
It allows access to ideas, information, and commentary from around the
globe. Currently,
the Internet is an unregulated medium.
As such, while it offers access to a wealth of material that is
personally, professionally, and culturally enriching to individuals of all ages,
it also enables access to some material that may be offensive, disturbing,
and/or illegal.
Because
the Internet and its resources may contain material of a controversial nature,
parents of minor children need to assume responsibility for their children’s
use of the Internet.
Parents and children are encouraged to read “Child Safety on the
Information Highway”, which is available at the Circulation Desk.
Not
all sources on the Internet provide accurate, complete, or current information.
Users need to be good information consumers, questioning the validity of the
information. Library
staff can identify specific starting points and search tools, but the library
has no control over the information accessed and cannot be liable for its
contents.
Library
staff cannot control the availability of information links, which can change
rapidly and unpredictably and are subject to the vagaries of weather,
exceptional user demand, remote server problems, etc.
The library assumes no responsibility for any damages, direct or
indirect, arising from use of its computers or from connections to other
Internet resources.
The library cannot be held liable for any information that may be lost,
damaged, or unavailable due to technical or other difficulties.
Dial-in
use and ftp are not available at this site.
Internet
stations will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
a)
The Internet is available for individuals of any age with one or more
terminals that are restricted from receiving obscene or sexually explicit
material that is considered harmful to minors.
b)
Individuals 18 years of age or older, or minors who are accompanied (to
remain at computer terminal with minor children at all times) by their parents
or guardian, can use one or more terminals that are not restricted.
c)
Individuals
will be limited to 15 minutes of additional use after they are notified that
others
are waiting to access an Internet station.
d)
The Internet sign-in log will state that by signing the log, one agrees to
comply with the Library’s Internet Policy.
e)
The
Michigan Public Act 212
of 2000, Public Act 33 of 1978 and Public Act 343 of 1984 will be
included as an appendix to this policy manual.
f)
Computers
with unrestricted access to the Internet shall be so designated and labeled for
easy identification by the public.
Such unrestricted computers shall be so arranged and positioned as to
shield monitor screen content from others.
g)
Email
for minors (under age 18) will not be available after October 1, 2000, unless
accompanied by parent or guardian.
The parent or guardian must remain at the computer terminal at all times.
Patrons
may not use personal software on the library’s computers, or alter or attach
equipment to the library’s hardware.
Downloading
is not currently available on the Internet workstation(s), however, printing is
available for $.20 per page (black and white).
Computer
resources may only be used for educational, informational, and intellectual
purposes. All
users of electronic information resources including the Internet are expected to
use these resources in a responsible manner, consistent with the educational and
informational purposes for which they are provided and to follow the library’s
rules and regulations.
Users
must respect the privacy of others by not misrepresenting themselves as another
user; by not attempting to modify or gain access to files, passwords, or data
belonging to others; by not seeking unauthorized access to any computer system,
or damaging or altering software components of any network or database.
Computer
resources may not be used for unauthorized, illegal, or unethical purposes.
Illegal and unethical purposes include, but are not limited to:
·
Harassment
of other users
·
Libeling
or slandering other users
·
Destruction
of or damage to equipment, software, or data belonging to the Library or other
users.
·
Unsolicited
advertising (spamming)
·
Chain
letters
·
Hacking
(breaking into or out of any system)
·
Spreading
computer viruses
·
Disruption
or unauthorized monitoring of electronic communications
·
Violation
of computer system security.
·
Unauthorized copying of copyright-protected material. Obey all applicable
laws regarding copyright or licensing.
·
Use
of computer accounts, access codes, or network identification numbers assigned
to others.
·
Use
of computer communications facilities in ways that unnecessarily impede the
computing activities of others.
·
Sending
text or graphics that may be reasonably construed as obscene and offensive.
·
Sending,
receiving, or displaying text or graphics that are legally defined by State and
Federal law as obscenity or child pornography.
Actions that violate, state or federal law will be prosecuted.
·
Violation
of software license agreements.
·
Violation
of network usage and regulations.
·
Violation
of another user’s privacy.
·
Violators
of the Internet-Public Use Policy may lead to the suspension or revocation of
Internet access throughout the library.
Violations of the policies described above for illegal and unethical use
will be dealt with in a serious and appropriate manner.
Illegal acts involving library-computing resources may also be subject to
prosecution.
Sources:
Lois
Wagner Memorial Library Internet Use
Policy.
http://www.macomb.lib.mi.us/richmond/computer.htm
Michigan
Library Association.
Public Library Policy Resource Manual.
Revised edition.
1996.
Milford
Twp. Library Internet Policy.
http://milf.tln.lib.mi.us/INTERNET.htm
West
Bloomfield Twp. Public Library Access
to Electronic Information Policy.
http://www.metronet.lib.mi.us/WEST/policy.html
Approved
by Policy Committee
Date: March
6, 2000
Approved
by Board of Trustees
Date: September
5, 2000
Approve(d)
by City Council
Date: September
18, 2000
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Rev. 3/September 2000
