Proper Use of Internet

Proper Use of Internet. A. Permitted Activities. Individuals may utilize Library Commission public access computers for the purpose of meeting research and information needs. B. Unauthorized Activities. 1. Prohibited Uses - No email service shall be provided. Library Commission users may not use the public access computers to display, store, or send, by email or any other form of electronic communication such as bulletin boards, chat rooms, or Usenet groups, material that is fraudulent, harassing, embarrassing, sexually explicit, profane, obscene, intimidating, defamatory or otherwise inappropriate or unlawful. 2. Frivolous Use - Users of Library Commission computers have a duty to recognize that computer resources of the Library Commission have finite limits. Users shall not deliberately perform acts that waste computer resources or unfairly monopolize resources to the exclusion of others. C. Consequences for Misuse. Users who engage in unauthorized Internet activities may be asked to vacate computers and may be barred from future use of resources. Any individual barred from future use may request a reconsideration of the action taken by the Library Commission in accordance with the procedures outlined under “Reconsideration Hearings.” D. Liability. The Library Commission is not responsible for damages, direct or indirect, or for any liability that may arise from any user’s use of the Internet.