Policies for Library Visitors
Access to Library Facilities
Access to Roesch Library resources including print materials, computers, networks, and building facilities is a service primarily for University of Dayton faculty, staff, and students, members of the Library Advancement Association, and alumni.
The library welcomes visitors whose needs reflect the educational, research and service mission of the university and whose access does not interfere with access by UD faculty staff, students or users of Government information products.
Roesch Library facilities are available for visitors doing research, attending programs, viewing exhibits, or using meeting rooms. Visitors using the facilities for purposes other than those generally associated with an academic library may be asked to leave.
Using Library Materials
Visitors may use library materials in the building in accordance with the above policies. Visitors from other OhioLINK institutions must present a valid identification card from their institution in order to borrow materials.
Members of the community who wish to borrow library materials for use outside of the building may purchase a Friend's membership in the Library Advancement Association for a $50.00 annual fee. Members may borrow up to 20 items in the Roesch Library collection for a 21 day period. LAA members may also borrow up to 5 OhioLink items. There are 31 million items in the OhioLink collections.
A valid photo identification card must be presented before an LAA application is processed.
For more details about the Library Advancement Association, please call 229-4234.
Using Library Computers
Patrons not currently affiliated with the University of Dayton (those without a valid Novell login) are limited to 5 computers in the reference room. These computers are located on the south wall, across from the reference desk.
The computers have access to the University of Dayton and OhioLINK library catalogs, research databases, government documents and other resources available from the library website. All government websites are accessible.
Visitors engaged in library research have priority on these computers. Email may be permitted if space allows and at the discretion of library staff.
Word processing, spreadsheets, and other productivity software programs are not available. Chat groups/rooms, games, and instant messaging are
prohibited. Internet searching for purely entertainment or prurient purposes is prohibited.
Printing is available from the PC with the attached printer. Disks for downloading are available for sale at the Access Services Desk.
If all computers in the reference room are full, UD students, staff, and faculty will have priority on the 5 stations designated for use by non-affiliated patrons.
Approved: 12/00
Effective Immediately
Revised and approved: 10/03
Reference Computing Policies
This policy applies to University of Dayton students, faculty and staff. Click here for the library visitor
policy.
Acceptable Use
The computers in the Reference Room are to be used
for accessing materials available from University Libraries, OhioLINK, and the Internet
for academic purposes or personal interest.
Primary uses include the following:
Searching the University of Dayton and/or OhioLINK online catalogs
Finding articles using electronic journal indexes
Using University of Dayton and/or OhioLINK full-text resources
Researching information on the Internet for academic purposes
Accessing Electronic Reserve materials
Secondary uses include the following:
Researching information on the Internet for non-academic purposes
Email
Unacceptable Use
Unacceptable uses include, but are not limited to,
the following:
Recreational Chat
Games
Word processing (computers on 2nd floor of Roesch Library are
equipped for this)
In Addition:
- University of Dayton students engaged in academic research have priority on these
computers. You may be asked to give up your workstation to a student doing academic
research.
- Beverages are prohibited at any computer workstation.
- Users may not change any system options or configurations.
- Users may not move, disconnect, or reconfigure equipment.
- Users are encouraged to download large files rather than printing them.
- Users are encouraged to save files to their network storage space, or removable media such as flash drives (jump drives, thumb drives, USB keys), Zip Disks, CD-R disks or floppies.
- Users must abide by the University of Dayton Policy on Computing Ethics. Copies can be found in the Student Handbook or at the Reference Desk.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LIBRARY POLICIES COULD
RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY AND/OR LEGAL ACTION.
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