Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 3010 - ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY, LIBRARY OPERATIONS DIVISION › Subpart D - RESOURCE SHARING SECTION (INTERLIBRARY LOAN) › Exhibit B - Use of the Public Services Areas of the Illinois State Library: General Policies and Guidelines

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Use of the Public Services Areas of the
				  Illinois State Library: General Policies and Guidelines
Library Patrons' Responsibilities
Patrons are expected to observe the rights of other patrons
				  and staff members and to use the library for its intended purposes.
The following will not be allowed in the library:
- any behavior that endangers the safety or health of
				  others
- harassment of library patrons or staff
- violation while in the library of any local, State, or
				  federal law
- vandalism, theft, or deliberate destruction of library
				  materials or property
- deliberate disruption of library procedures or violation of
				  Secretary of State policies
- use of abusive language
- behavior or decorum that disturbs or could disturb other
				  patrons
- beverages containing alcohol or in an uncovered container
				  or eating
- any action, activity or condition that obviously causes a
				  public health threat.
Patrons' belongings must be kept with them at all
				  times.
Any patron who is behaving in an inappropriate manner will be
				  ordered to leave the library.
A patron who repeatedly violates these policies and
				  guidelines may be permanently prohibited from entering the State Library and
				  will be subject to the suspension of library privileges by authority of library
				  security and/or library management.
The police will be summoned in cases in which a patron poses
				  a danger to himself/herself or others, deliberately violates the law, or
				  refuses to leave the library after being ordered to do so.
Use of Computer Equipment
Public access workstations are available only for patrons
				  doing library research and State employees conducting State business. Only one
				  person per computer is allowed unless the staff makes an exception.
Library staff members are responsible for the maintenance of
				  computer equipment. Patrons may not tamper with equipment. Printer supply
				  needs, jams, and other problems shall be reported to the designated public
				  service desk staff.
The use of personal software is prohibited.
Printing:
- Patrons may not supply their own paper.
- Patrons may only print on one side of a sheet of
				  paper.
Downloading files:
- Downloading to the hard drive is prohibited.
- USB portable storage devices must be virus-checked by
				  library staff prior to use.
Electronic Networks: Guidelines for Use
The Illinois State Library requires that library patrons
				  using electronic information networks such as the Internet do so within the
				  guidelines of acceptable use. The following activities are unacceptable and may
				  result in loss of library privileges:
- use of electronic information networks for any purpose that
				  results in the harassment of other users or the promotion of violence
- violation of system security; destruction of, damage to, or
				  unauthorized alteration of:
1) the
				library's computer equipment software
2) network security procedures
- use of electronic information networks in any way that
				  violates federal or State law
- use of electronic information networks in any way that
				  violates licensing and payment agreements between the Illinois State Library
				  and network/database providers
- unauthorized duplication of copy protected software or
				  violation of software license agreements
- behaving in a manner that is disruptive to other users,
				  including, but not limited to, overuse of computer equipment that serves to
				  deny access to other users
- sending, receiving, or displaying text or graphics that may
				  be reasonably construed as obscene.
WIFI
The Illinois State Library provides wireless connectivity in
				  the facility as a public service and offers no guarantees or representations
				  that any use of the wireless connection is in any way secure, or that any
				  privacy can be protected when using this wireless connection. Use of this
				  wireless connection is entirely at the risk of the user, and the Library is not
				  responsible for any loss of information that may arise from the use of the
				  wireless connection, nor is the Library responsible for any loss, injury, or
				  damage resulting from the use of the wireless connection.
The Illinois State Library also assumes no responsibility for
				  damage, theft, or loss of any kind to the user's equipment, software, data
				  files or other personal property brought into and used at the Library's
				  facilities.
About Children and the State Library
Internet access at the Illinois State Library is unfiltered,
				  although social networking sites may be blocked on some public workstations.
				  The Illinois State Library supports the right of all library users to have
				  access to information and will not deny access to electronic information
				  networks based solely on age. However, library staff members are unable to
				  monitor children's use. The Illinois State Library cannot act as a censor or
				  substitute parent.
Children ages 17 and over may use the library without adult
				  supervision.
Children ages 12-16 must either:
- be accompanied and supervised at all times by an adult
				  OR
- file with the Illinois State Library a completed copy of
				  the "Permission for Library Use" form.
Children ages 11 and under are not permitted to use the
				  resources of the Illinois State Library without adult supervision.
Teachers, docents, or guardians of tour groups of children
				  are responsible for their groups' actions, including Internet use. Internet use
				  is available if the child is using the library for library research.
The Illinois State Library recognizes that electronic
				  information networks such as the Internet may contain material that is
				  inappropriate for children. Parents are expected to monitor and supervise their
				  children's use of the Internet. Parents are encouraged to discuss with their
				  children issues of appropriate use and electronic information network safety.
				  It is the parents'/guardians' responsibility to ensure that their children's
				  use of the Internet is appropriate and safe. The Illinois State Library
				  recommends the website
http://www.netsmartz411.org/
.
AGENCY NOTE: Use of the Public Services Areas of the Illinois
				  State Library: General Policies and Guidelines has been developed in accordance
				  with the following Sections of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the United
				  States Code, and the Illinois Administrative Code:
15 ILCS
				  320/2 (State Librarian)
720 ILCS
				  5/11-20.1(b)(1) (Child pornography/affirmative
				  defense)
720 ILCS
				  5/16B-2 (Library theft)
720 ILCS 5/16B-2.1 (Criminal mutilation or
				  vandalism of library materials)
720 ILCS 5/Art. 16D (Computer Crime)
720 ILCS
				  5/26-1(a)(1) (Disorderly
				  conduct)
17 USC
				  106 (Exclusive rights in copyrighted
				  works)
17 USC
				  117 (Limitations on exclusive rights:
				  computer programs)