User Guide to Internet Access at the Rochester Hills Public Library

1.      The Internet provides access to information beyond the confines of the
library's collections. Since the library has no control over the Internet,
it assumes no responsibility for the quality, currency or accuracy of any
information accessed via the Internet. Patrons who access the Internet at
the library do so at their own discretion.

2.      The library does not restrict Internet access except as required by law.
The library supports the Library Bill of Rights and the policies of the
American Library Association and the Michigan Library Association as they
apply to electronic resources.

3.      Patrons are expected to comply with the Metro Net Acceptable Use Policy
and the library's Code of Conduct. It is a violation of the Code of Conduct
to display materials that are considered obscene by contemporary local
community standards or that contain sexually explicit matter considered
harmful to minors.

4.      Parents and guardians have the primary responsibility for their
children's use of the Internet in the library. The library recommends that
parents and guardians actively participate in their children's use of the
Internet by:

*       Giving their children Internet guidelines, such as My Rules For Online
Safety

*       Using the Just For Kids and Homework Helper pages on the library's Web
site (Just For Kids is the default page at Youth Room terminals.)

*       Participating in Internet safety programs

*       Recognizing that the software filters installed on Internet terminals in
the Youth Room are designed, but are not guaranteed, to prevent the display
of materials that are considered obscene or that contain sexually explicit
matter considered harmful to minors.