The Oriskany Public Library offers access to electronic resources to all library cardholders, including the Internet, as part of its mission to provide services and material in a variety of formats to meet the information, education, and recreation needs of the community. The library considers its endorsement of the Library Bill of Rights, and the Freedom to Read documents to apply to electronic information.

CREATING A DOORWAY TO THE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION NETWORK

All libraries in the Mid-York Library System have been recognized by the NYS Department of Education as Electronic Doorway Libraries. The library's access to the Internet, including the World Wide Web is provided thru the Mid-York Library System. User information facts:

The system uses Lynx, a text-only web browser.
The Mid-York Library System does not provide electronic mail accounts, FTP (File Transfer), Internet Relay Chat, Newsgroups, nor other Internet features, beyond the capabilities of Lynx.
The library staff is available to help users of the Internet, however, staff members do not, and can not have complete knowledge of Internet content and may not be familiar with sites users access or wish to access.
The library and Mid-York Library System do not warrant information found on the Internet to be accurate, authoritative, factual, timely, or useful for patrons' purposes.
The Internet is a global entity which does not fall under the control or governance of any single agency, government, or organization.
The availability of networked information via library terminals does not constitute the library's or Mid-York's endorsement of the content of that information
The library cannot control the accuracy nor the validity of the information, availability of links, or materials some may find offensive.
If any patron believes that information obtained via library terminals is inaccurate or offensive, the patron should contact the original producer or distributor of the information.
The privacy of the user is not guaranteed.

All users of electronic resources are expected to use these resources in a responsible and ethical manner consistent with the standards and rules of the library and of the community. Patrons may not use terminals for any illegal or criminal purpose, including but not limited to, violation of copyright or software licensing restrictions; nor are they to use terminals to install or download software, in violation of another user's privacy, or in any manner that is disruptive to other library patrons. The library reserves the right to enforce a time allowance of thirty (30) minutes per session. Printing will be limited to that which can be completed within the allotted time and may be stopped at the end of that time.

A charge of Ten (10) cents per printed sheet will be assessed.

Operators under the age of sixteen (16) are required to have a signed release from their parent or guardian as permission to use the equipment.

The Oriskany Public Library does not use filtering software as most filters do not black all the objectionable sites and do block some sites that are desirable. Therefore, the library is not responsible for selected material for any patron, of any age.

The library expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility, including copyright, arising from access to or use of information obtained through its electronic information systems, or any consequences thereof.

This policy may be revised from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.

Approved by the Board of Trustees of the Oriskany Public Library, May 20, 1998.

OPERATORS UNDER 16 YRS OF AGE,
 

TO PARENTS,

PLEASE REVIEW THIS POLICY AND SIGN THAT YOU AGRESS WITH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND GIVE PERMISSION FOR ACCESS TO YOUR CHILD, WHO IS UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE.