Statement of Eastern Illinois University Policy Appropriate Use of Information Technology Services facilities Including the World Wide Web Information Technology Services provides computing facilities and services for the legitimate instructional, research, and administrative computing needs of the university. Proper use of those facilities and services supports the legitimate computing activities of EIU students, faculty and staff.
Proper use respects intellectual property rights.
Legitimate instructional computing is work done by an officially registered student, faculty, or staff member in direct or indirect support of a recognized course of study. Legitimate research computing is work approved by an authorized official of a university department. Legitimate administrative computing is work performed to carry out official university business. Intellectual property rights begin with respect for intellectual labor and creativity. They include the right to acknowledgment, the right to privacy, and the right to determine the form, manner and terms of publication and distribution.