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Policy
on the Responsible Use of College Computers
and the Internet @ Saint Mary's College
Saint
Mary's College has invested much in computing resources over the
last twenty years and has encouraged the College community to use
these resources creatively in their work and studies. Access to
the Internet, powerful central computers and an ever-increasing
number of personal computers are assets in which we may take pride.
Their value is increased the more we take advantage of them. Therefore,
the members of the College community are encouraged to use these
resources. Using these resources in a responsible manner will protect
this investment.
The College encourages
and supports freedom of expression and an open environment for the
pursuit of scholarly inquiry. The contents of all electronic pages
published using Saint Mary's College information systems must, however,
comply with College policies, rules, and regulations, as well as local,
state and federal laws. Responsible use of college computers and the
Internet is more than adhering to a set of dos and don'ts. When using
Saint Mary's College computer resources, everyone is held to the ethical
standards established by principles commonly accepted as a guide to
behavior in a community of scholars. The following serve only as examples
of how those standards apply to specific areas of computer and network
usage. They are not meant to be a comprehensive list of what may or
may not be done. This policy statement does not alter any existing
College policy or procedure.
Copyright
Today, relatively inexpensive devices when used in conjunction with
the World Wide Web permit the copying and publishing of enormous quantities
of material. These materials could include original work, public domain
materials, royalty-free-license-free materials, or copyrighted materials.
All electronic publications of Saint Mary's College must follow established
standards regarding the reproduction of copyrighted materials. When
questions arise regarding the application of legal rulings and precedents
to electronic publishing, the Saint Mary's College community follows
these standards as formulated in the following statements of policy
and guidelines regarding Copyright and "fair use" policy.
See the linked
Resource Page containing resources
pertaining to Copyright Legislation and Practice:
The recommendation
is always to secure appropriate permission when including copyrighted
or trademark material such as text, photographic images, video, or
graphic illustrations, in any electronic publication.
These policies
apply to all users of the College computers and network facilities,
including but not limited to, Saint Mary's College students, faculty,
staff, administrators and guest users such as University of Notre
Dame students and family members of faculty, staff and administration.
College
Computers
Free
access to the College computers is a privilege that may be revoked
at any time for abusive conduct.
Responsible
use of the college computer and network resources requires that you:
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Respect
the copyright and license provisions as they apply to all programs
and data made available on the campus computers and the Internet.
See the section below on "Using Software."
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Respect
the copyright of all materials with respect to their incorporation
into papers/assignments, software, presentations, multimedia applications and Internet
servers.
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Respect the rights of others by not tampering with their accounts,
passwords, programs or data.
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Use only those computer IDs and passwords for which you are authorized,
and use them only for the purposes for which they are intended.
Do not share your computer accounts or passwords with others. Faculty,
administrators and staff may request separate, "guest" computer
IDs for immediate family members.
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Avoid overuse of the network or printing resources or the central
computers' processing power or disk storage.
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Avoid the use of College computing and network resources for private
commercial purposes unless such arrangements have been made with
the appropriate College officials
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Preserve
the privacy of personal or institutional data to which you may have
access.
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Choose
an obscure password for system accounts and change it frequently.
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Provide for the security of computer systems and networks for which
you are responsible. This includes, but is not limited to, providing
for prevention of unauthorized access or destruction of programs
and data, and providing for adequate backups.
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Regularly delete unneeded files and E-mail from your own account
or computer.
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Student
Labs
The College student
computer labs and clusters are equipped with computers primarily for
the academic work of our students.
Those wishing
to use student computers for recreation are welcome to do so as long
as other students are not disturbed, delayed or inconvenienced.
Recreational computer use is not allowed at times when students
with academic work are waiting.
Any student working
on a class assignment or student project has priority in the College
computer labs, and any student using a computer for recreational use
(games, correspondence, social e-mail, etc...) is expected
to relinquish their computer promptly in response to a request from
a lab assistant or another student.
Students must
show a valid SMC/ND/HC ID card for themselves when asked to do so
by lab assistants or staff. Failure to do so may result in immediate
expulsion from the labs.
Loud, disruptive,
intimidating or vulgar behavior will not be tolerated in the student
computer labs. Threatening, intimidating or vulgar behavior toward
lab assistants or other students or failure to leave the labs when
so ordered by lab assistants or staff will result in the revocation
of the privilege to use the College student computer labs. The main
computer labs are 24-hour quiet zones.
Students may print
only one copy of a document using the laser printers. Students should
make additional copies using a copier.
Food and drink
are not permitted in the computer labs.
Use those computers designated for e-mail use, when they are available,
instead of general-purpose lab computers.
College Network Resources and the Internet
Since most of
the Lab systems are connected to the Internet it is essential for
each user to recognize his/her responsibility in using these services
and systems. The "Internet" is not a single network; rather, it is
a group of thousands of individual networks that have chosen to allow
traffic to pass among them. The traffic sent out to the Internet may
actually traverse several different networks before it reaches its
destination. Therefore, users involved in use of the Internet must
be sensitive to loads placed on other systems and participating networks.
Each network
or system has its own set of policies and procedures. Actions that
are routinely allowed on one network or system may be controlled,
or even forbidden, on other networks. It is the user's responsibility
to abide by the policies and procedures of these other networks/systems.
(These can usually be obtained from the network information center
(NIC) for a network or the system administrators of specific computer
systems.)
Free
access to the network is a privilege that may be revoked at any time
for abusive conduct.
Such conduct
includes, but is not limited to:
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using
the network for any purposes that violate U.S. or state laws;
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using
the network to make unauthorized entry to other computational information
communication resources;
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use
of another person's account on the computer systems;
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tampering
with network cabling or routing devices;
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use of software or hardware designed to disrupt the security of
the network or devices on the network, or to spy on the network
traffic of other users;
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knowingly
and intentionally engaging in any activity that spreads computer
viruses to campus computers or other computers on the Internet;
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impersonating
another user in the use of the computers, networks or in E-mail
or other messages;
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use of abusive or otherwise objectionable language in either public
or private messages;
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sending
of messages that are likely to result in the loss of recipients'
work;
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sending
of "Chain letters" or lengthy unsolicited messages to lists of people;
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distribution
of unsolicited advertising;
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and
any other applications that cause serious congestion on the campus
network and interfere with the work of others.
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Disciplinary
Action
Violators of
College policies are subject to the normal disciplinary procedures
of the College. Violations of College policies with respect to computing
and network usage may result in the loss of computer and network access.
Illegal actions are subject to prosecution by local, state or federal
authorities.
Using
Software
If you have questions
not answered by this guide about the proper use and distribution of
a software product, please seek help from Saint Mary's Information
Technology Help Desk (telephone number 284-4715), or from the software
developer or publisher.
Saint Mary's
Department of Information Technology will not provide equipment or
software support for any computer on which unauthorized software is
known to exist. In addition, where there are clear violations, Information
Technology will report violations to the appropriate department heads
or Senior Officers.
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