The technology lab in the Media Department is
open during regular library hours except during some
hours of the week for scheduled training sessions. A
schedule is available at the Media Desk.
Procedure
for Internet Sign-up/Waiting List
You
must sign-up to use the Internet with a valid ID at
the nearest service desk.
Sign-up
for internet access in the Technology Center is for
one hour.
The
amount of access time will not be enforced until a
waiting list is created.
A
waiting list will be started when the Technology
Center is full.
Those
people who have been on the longest (for at least 1
hour or more) will be asked to forfeit their machine.
We
will continue to remove people (of those that have
been on for at least an hour or more) until the
waiting list is gone.
In an effort to allow equal
access to everyone, those people who were removed from
any internet station in the public library may not get
back on any Internet station for a minimum of one
hour.
The two Internet stations
located by the Adult Services desk are ‘reference
priority’. If a person is waiting for one of the
stations for research or academic use they will be
given priority over all other users.
The Internet station located by
the Youth Services desk is ‘youth priority’. This
machine is the only ‘filtered access point’ in the
Library. Any child or youth will be given priority
over any adult, regardless of intended use.
The amount of time allotted for
the Adult Services and Youth Services internet
stations is 30 minutes. If there is no one waiting to
use the machine at the end of your initial 30 minutes
you may stay on for an additional 30 minutes for a
total of 1 hour before giving up the internet station
(whether there is someone waiting or not).
Library
Internet Station Policies
Access is on a first-come first
serve basis.
We do not take reservations for
the Internet computers.
All
library policies on customer behavior apply to the use
of Internet computers. Misuse of the computers is
prohibited.
Misuse of the Library’s
computer equipment may result in loss of computer use
and/or Library use privileges.
The
library reserves the right to limit protocols and
functions at our discretion.
Downloading
files, applications, or data can not be done to the
hard drive. Any downloading must be to the A: Drive
(computer disk). Disks can be purchased at the media
service desk for $.25.
Library
customers may not install and/or add any software or
hardware on library equipment.
Patrons
are not allowed to access, tamper, and/or alter the C:
drive, system files, and/or software configurations.
Staff
can only provide minimum assistance on the use of the
Internet and word processing machines. We encourage
signing up at the media desk for our free Internet
courses.
The
library staff reserves the right to check any
patron’s library record for fines and/or internet
access options.
Printing
is $.10/page, payable at the nearest public service
desk.
Headphones
must be used if audio programming is accessed.
The
Internet is not a secure medium. Third parties may be
able to obtain information regarding users’
activities. The Library staff, board of trustees,
other city personnel, or City Council are not
responsible for any loss incurred by a user of the
Library’s computer or telecommunications equipment.
Parents
or legal guardians are responsible for their
children’s use of the Internet, including the
content they access. We recommend parents guide them
in its use. A filtered station has been provided on
one PC in the Youth Services Department. Warning- no
filter is 100 percent effective in blocking
information that you may find offensive or
inappropriate.
Promoting
obscene Internet content is illegal in Loveland. By
simply showing another library patron or library staff
obscene Internet content, you can be cited and charged
with a violation of City of Loveland Code Chapter
9.20.
Procedures
for Study Room/Word Processors Sign-up/Reservations
Reservation/walk
in sign up can be made for a maximum of 2 hours if no
previous reservation exists for room requested.
If
additional time is needed after the initial 2 hour
reservation has expired, and no one is waiting for the
room in use, an additional amount of time can be
reserved not to exceed 2 hours.
(total
possible time = 4 hours)
If
a person is 15 minutes or more late claiming a
reservation, the room is available for others to use.
There
is one study room is available to a customer or group
with a maximum of eight people allowed in the media
center group study room.
The Library provides one quiet
study room in Youth Services area for the purpose of
undisturbed research and study. Use of the room will
be determined by the librarian in charge of Youth
Services area, and its use may be limited by the
librarian based upon numbers of persons using the
room at one time. Loud conversations or any other
behaviors that may tend to disturb persons using the
library may result in loss of study room and/or
library privileges.
Study
Room Policies
The
study room in Media Services is not available for
outside, commercial use.
Reservations
shall be made no more than two weeks in advance.
All study rooms will be locked
and staff will open after one user deposits ID or
library card at check in. Card won’t be returned
until staff checks the study room for damage that
will be billed on individual’s card or in case of
a minor, assigned to a parent or guardian.
Multimedia
Station Policies
Headphones
must be used at any of the multimedia stations. They
may be checked out at the Media Services desk.
Duplicating
multimedia materials for personal or public use is
prohibited.
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