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LAPTOP POLICY at the Gill
Library - New Rochelle
Campus
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Laptop Policy at the Branch
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CONTENTS:
General Policy for Use
of the Library Laptops
Responsible Use of the
Library Laptops
Financial Responsibility
for the Library Laptops
Additional Guidelines
General Policy
for Use of the
Library
Laptops:
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Laptop
access is
limited to
members of
the CNR
College
Community
including
students,
faculty and,
professional
staff from
all campuses
and Gill
Library
Subscribers.
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Laptops are
intended for
individual
use, not for
a class
session.
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Laptops may
be checked
out at the
Main Desk
for two
hours and
are
renewable
again for
two hours if
no one else
is waiting
for a
laptop.
Laptops may
be reserved
a week in
advance.
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Laptops are
for use only
within the
Library.
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The
borrower’s
CNR I.D.
Card will be
held at the
Main Desk
until the
Laptop is
returned.
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Responsible Use
of the Library
Laptops:
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The patron
using the
Laptop must
adhere to
the CNR
Information
Resources "Computing
and
Networking
Policy"
and The CNR
Mother Irene
Gill Library
"Responsible
Internet Use
Policy."
These
policies are
posted on
the
appropriate
homepages. A
patron found
to be in
violation of
the
guidelines
for the use
of Library
Laptops or
found
transmitting
any
viruses,
will be
subject to
the
disciplinary
rules of the
College.
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Patrons
using the
Laptops must
not install
CD or
software on
the Library
Laptops.
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Laptops must
be returned
to the Main
Desk one
half hour
before the
closing of
the Library.
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Patrons
requiring
sound for
websites
must use the
Laptops
with the
earphones
available at
the Main
Desk.
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Financial
Responsibility for
the Library Laptops:
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Patrons
must
sign
the
"Acceptance
of
Responsibility"
form
that
details
responsibility
for
the
Laptop.
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The
borrower
accepts
financial
responsibility
for
the
replacement
of
the
Laptop
with
a
new
comparable
Laptop
if
it
is
lost
or
stolen
or
broken.
The
Library
will
procure
the
Laptop
replacement.
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The
borrower
accepts
financial
responsibility
for
the
replacement
of
missing
parts
of
the
Laptop
or
repair
of
damage
to
the
Laptop.
The
Library
will
obtain
the
missing
parts
for
the
Laptop.
In
the
case
of
damage
to
theIn
the
case
of
damage
to
the
Laptop,
the
Library
will
have
the
Laptop
repaired.
Charges
for
Laptop
replacement
or
repair
will
be
billed
to
the
borrower.
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Additional
Guidelines:
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Library
staff does
not
troubleshoot
application
problems,
for example
MS Word. It
is expected
that patrons
are familiar
with the MS
Word
application
prior to
borrowing a
Library
Laptop.
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Patrons may
save
information
to the
floppy drive
of the
Laptop and
must provide
their own
floppy
disks.
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If the
Laptop
malfunctions,
the Library
is not
responsible
for the loss
of the
patron’s
information.
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The Library
does not
loan
electrical
or network
cables and
does not
provide
network
access for
personal
computers
unless they
are
configured
for use on
CNRNET and
the user has
a legitimate
registered
CNR username
and password
provided by
the CNR IT
Department.
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Printing
from the
Laptops is
possible at
the Gill
Library
Printer
Centers; see
the
instructions
at the
Network
Printers on
the first
and second
floors.
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