COMPUTER USERS GUIDE
Anyone with a valid Livonia Public Library card may use the Public Internet Access Computers and CD-ROM databases. Users will be required check out the computer using their library card. Parents/legal guardians are required to sign a permission waiver for minors who wish to use the library’s Internet connection and are encouraged to supervise their children’s Internet sessions. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult who sits with them at all times. Parents are responsible for any damage done to library equipment or materials while their children are using the computer. Users of all ages will be held responsible for any damage or alteration to equipment, or failure to follow any of guidelines below.
Patrons may use the computers for Internet use, research on electronic or CD –ROM databases, word processing, and e-mail. Adult users may request the staff to unfilter computers to conduct legitimate research for a period of 30 minutes. Use of the computers is limited to one hour per session. The number of sessions per week may be limited if future policy dictates.
Sessions may be terminated at the discretion of the staff for unacceptable uses of this service. “Unacceptable uses “ of the computer may include but are not limited to:
-gaining unauthorized access to resources
-disruptive behavior at the computer
-vandalizing or disrupting equipment, software or system performance
-using the computer for illegal or criminal purpose, including hacking, fraud, or spreading slander or libel
-unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal identification information regarding minors
-downloading software or files to library computers
-using personal software /computer accessories/cell phones on library computers
-using computers for chat room activities
-displaying, downloading, storing or printing files or messages that are illegal, obscene, or inappropriate in a public setting
No one may use the computers after 8:15 p.m. weekday evenings or 2:45p.m on Saturday.
Please do not leave your work on hard drive. We reserve the right to remove any files left behind. Files may be downloaded to diskettes or printed to designated printers. Patrons who download files are responsible for verifying that they are free of computer viruses to protect their own computers.
Library staff will assist library patrons with searches and suggest search strategies, but can provide only limited assistance in teaching patrons how to use the Internet and only will provide assistance when time and sufficient staffing allows. The library will occasionally offer short introductory classes to familiarize patrons with the basics of Internet searching. Other resources are also available for teaching use of Internet to patrons.
Services not available on the Internet include newsgroups, listserves, or chat rooms.
