Purpose
The Library Board establishes this Internet policy to ensure appropriate use of Internet resources
within the Library.
Policy
- The Library provides workstations for free public access to the Internet as in informational,
educational and recreational resource.
- The Library expects that all use of electronic information resources such as the Internet
will be responsible and ethical, consistent with the purpose for which these resources are provided.
This includes:
- Using resources for educational, informational and recreational purposes only; not for
unauthorized, illegal or unethical purposes.
- Respecting the privacy of others by not misrepresenting oneself 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.
- Further respecting the privacy of others using public access workstations at Menominee
Tribal/County Library by not interfering with their use.
- Making only authorized copies of copyrighted or licensed software or data.
- Not sending, receiving, or displaying, text or graphics which may reasonably be construed
by Library staff as offensive to the public.
- Not making unauthorized changes to the setup or configuration of the software or hardware.
- The Menominee Tribal/County Library assumes no responsibility for the use of the Internet by
children. Subject to the above restrictions, it is the responsibility of the user (or the parent,
guardian or caregiver) to determine what is appropriate. Library staff assumes that children and
young adults under the age of 18 who are unattended in the Library have parental permission to use
Library resources, including the Internet. It is not possible for library staff to control specific
information people may locate on the Internet.
- Just as libraries do not vouch for or endorse the viewpoints of written material in their
collections, they do not do so for electronic information. Selection policies that serve to
govern a library's purchase of written materials may not apply to material accessed electronically.
- The Library staff may impose restrictions, such as time limits, on the use of Library equipment.
While respecting individual users' right to privacy, Library staff reserves the right to monitor use
of Internet workstations to ensure compliance with this policy. Staff may ask users to remove themselves
from Library equipment if they observe any behavior that they judge to be in conflict with this policy.
Misuse or abuse of Library computers of Internet access may result in suspension of Library privileges.
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