Users' access should not be changed without due process, including, but not limited to, formal notice and a means of appeal. Although electronic systems may include distinct property rights and security concerns, such elements may not be employed as a subterfuge to deny users' access to information. Users have the right to be free of unreasonable limitations or conditions set by libraries, librarians, system administrators, vendors, network service providers, or others. Contracts, agreements, and licenses entered into by libraries on behalf of their users should not violate this right. Users also have a right to information, training and assistance necessary to operate the hardware and software provided by the library.
Users have both the right of confidentiality and the right of privacy.
The library should uphold these rights by policy, procedure, and practice. Users should be advised, however, that because security is technically difficult to achieve, electronic transactions and files could become public. The rights of users who are minors shall in no way be abridged. 1 Equity of Access Electronic information, services, and networks provided directly or indirectly by the library should be equally, readily and equitably accessible to all library users. Information Resources and Access Providing connections to global information, services, and networks is not the same as selecting and purchasing material for a library collection.