The NSU Library abides by several rules and restrictions regarding computer usage to comply with relevant institutional, state, and federal requirements. For general purpose, these rules may be summarized by the following points:
- The NSU Library maintains a number of computer workstations along with related hardware, software, printers, and scanners.
- Priority for usage is given to NSU students.
- Minors (under the age of 18) who wish to use a computer must be accompanied and directly supervised by a responsible adult. This requirement does not apply to minors currently enrolled at NSU or a concurrent HS or affiliated Higher Education Programs.
- Library classroom or lab workstations may be used at any time the library is open and no classes are scheduled in that room.
- All computer users must abide by the following rules for electronic content, software, and systems:
- Access to sites deemed obscene or pornographic is prohibited.
- Violations of any third party’s copyright, patent, or trademark rights are prohibited.
- Patrons will use headphones for computer audio and at reasonable volume levels.
- Access to any data or system for which a patron is not authorized is prohibited.
- Patrons who knowingly introduce any virus that damages a computer, data, or other systems will be charged with replacement/repair costs and will lose computer use privileges.
- Patrons may not download websites or programs onto NSU computers.
- All workstations require patrons to log in with their own personal, pre-assigned NSU usernames and passwords.
All patrons using library computers must abide by these rules and restrictions, those in the Library Use Policy, and the NSU Acceptable Computer & Network Use Policy.
