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All Internet users are required to read and sign a "Computer Use Agreement" us. The agreement prohibits downloading anything to our harddrive and/or accessing pornography. Whenever we catch someone doing either of these things, we warn them that they will loose their Internet privileges for a year if they are caught doing it again, as stated in the policy. Happily, we haven't had to bar anyone. And yes, although we filter, we have had questionable pictures slip through. On all but two occasions, these were rather trashy banner ads for porn sites, and the patron was not truly at fault since the sites they were searching had nothing to do with pornography. If we actually end up ever having to bar someone, it will be quite simple. Since we use Library Guardian which requires a smart card to activate the Internet terminals, all we'll have to do is deactivate the card and make a note on the account. Deanna Frazee Director of Library Services 205 E. Church Ave. Killeen, TX 76541 (254) 501-8994 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: LIBRARY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 9:58 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Cell phones This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- Our Library is very small so any conversation could be heard by everyone. We do have a policy against cell phone use in the Library and we enforce it by asking patrons to please go outside. We also have signs posted. We do not ask people to sign out if they take a break from the computer. We do ask them to tell a staff member if they are taking a break as the policy states that any computer unattended for 15 minutes will be reassigned. While we are on the subject of computers, has anyone had to suspend Internet privileges for patrons who download pornography to the hard drive, or surf to sexually explicit sites? What are your policies toward gambling over the Internet? How can you prove someone is running a personal business from the computers in the Library? I suspect a patron is doing this in my Library. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Cell phones This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- What about when people are using the Internet and either make or receive a call? Do you require them to sign out on their computer if they leave it for more than a bathroom break? We have had people go outside to talk on their phones for 15-20 minutes and just get up and leave the computer and no one knew for sure whether they were really gone or just outside. Same thing goes for cigarette breaks. Sue Lilley -----Original Message----- From: Judy Duer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:21 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Cell phones This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- We have a policy against using cell phones in the library, and ask them to use them in the lobby outside the library itself. The board adopted this policy after we received several complaints from other patrons. We even have signs with a line through the cell phone picture. Doesn't mean it doesn't happen though! Judy Duer Temple Public -----Original Message----- From: Deanna Frazee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 4:30 PM To: CTLS-L List (E-mail) Subject: Cell phones This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone have a policy dealing with people using cell phones in the library? Some people talk constantly on their cell phones while using the public Internet or word processing terminals, and others stand at the circ desk or PAC making calls to find out what item they were supposed to be looking for or picking it. Does anyone bar cell phone use in the library? Or do you have signs that direct patrons/customers to areas where the use is deemed acceptable? Deanna Deanna Frazee Director of Library Services 205 E. 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