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> Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 06:22:29 -0800 > From: arch des <ruxdu@YAHOO.COM> > Subject: computer library time and copy right issues > > Hello everybody, > I would like to know if it is a district or state policy of how long a student > can spend on the comuters in the library: 20 minutes for fun, longer if it is > for a school assignment? E-mail policy too. I think they are not supposed to > check or talk on e-mail in the school time. There are generally not state policies related to Internet use policies, but there should be district policies. Unfortunately, many district policies do not effectively address these issues. In my opinion, school technology resources should be used to support educational activities as their primary use. High quality non-curricular use also ought to be allowed, but severe limits should be places on what I would call "Internet recess" activities. Any student needing to use the Internet for class work should have the ability to "bump" any other student who is not using the computers for actual class work. An assessment of the degree to which the technology is actually used for class work provides excellent insight into the degree to which the school is effectively using its technology resources to support learning. > > And about printing, I understood it has to be only for school wokrk and > limited to a few pages only. > Again, your district or school should have policies on this. Personal printing should not be allowed. > About copyright: it seems another misunderstood thing with many > interpretations. I've learned in Library school that it is ok for educational > purposes to do 15 copies of an article or of paragraphs from a book. > > A teacher wanted me to copy from one book over 30 sets (a whole classroom > supply) and I said politely that I need to check the copyright policies. I am > new in this profession and I would like your advice, You should have a copy of the generally accepted fair use guidelines in your office. Again, your district should be responsible for ensuring that all librarians have up-to-date resources regarding fair use exceptions for copyright. Under certain conditions, copying materials for an entire class is perfectly acceptable. Your library school did not appear to provide very good preparation in this regard. Here is a good resource: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/. Nancy Nancy Willard Soon to be Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use > Thanks, > Ruxandra > Middle school librarian > ruxdu@yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-