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Staff on duty have the authority and responsibility to enforce these rules and regulations, as well as to make decisions concerning situations not covered herein. Failure to obey site rules and regulations will result in being asked to leave the facility, with a possible penalty of suspension of use of the facilities and the termination of your computer account.
- These facilities are for general use by Rutgers University students, faculty, and staff.
Lab patrons must show valid Rutgers University identification upon request.
- Utilization of these facilities for illegal purposes is strictly prohibited. Illegal activities, such as producing illegal materials and plagiarism, will be reported to the proper authorities.
- Utilization of these facilities for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, producing, scanning, printing or posting of advertisements and other commercial materials.
- It is illegal to copy software without authorization from the developer. Software "piracy" is subject to fines, imprisonment, and civil damages up to $100,000. Lab Patrons may not copy OIT licensed software. Lab Patrons may not use illegally copied software or unauthorized copyrighted material, including MP3s, at any OIT facility.
- Anyone found mistreating or removing OIT property within the computing facilities will lose their computing privileges and be reported to the University Police.
- Staff members are responsible for overseeing the computer centers and need cooperation from lab patrons at all times in order that everything runs smoothly. With this in mind, being uncooperative to the staff in any manner is not allowed. Any lab patron who is disruptive, non-responsive, rude, disrespectful, etc. to any staff member - in person, through email, or by any other form of communication - will be subject to measures to exclude them from the premises until such time that their cooperation can be ensured.
- No one, other than authorized OIT staff, will be admitted into the facility prior to lab opening or permitted to stay in the facility after lab closing. Hours are posted throughout the facility and outside of the facility's main doors. In case of emergencies and other special circumstances, OIT staff has the authority and responsibility to immediately clear the facility.
- With the exception of the Instructional Microcomputer Labs (IMLs), which can be reserved by professors and TAs for teaching purposes, reservations are not accepted. Lab Patrons are served on a first come, first served basis according to the waiting line. There are no workstation time limits except on printing or scanning machines specifically designated as having such constraints.
- If a lab patron leaves a workstation unoccupied for more than 15 minutes, their computer will be given to the next person waiting. OIT is not responsible for lost or damaged work.
- Lab Patrons must promptly relinquish their workstations for scheduled classes or upon request by OIT staff.
- Lab Patrons must log into their own accounts. Account sharing is strictly prohibited. Lab Patrons must log out after finishing their work. Lab Patrons are expected to comply with the Acceptable Use Policy.
- Lab Patrons are expected to maintain a noise level conducive to an academic atmosphere. Individuals making excessive noise will be asked to quiet down or leave the lab. Lab Patrons wishing to listen to audio (this includes but is not limited to CDs and Internet audio) must wear headphones so as not to disturb others.
- Cell phone use is not permitted in any computer lab. Lab patrons are expected to turn their cell phones off or set them to silent when they enter the lab. Cell phone calls and conversations must be taken outside of the computer lab so other lab patrons are not disturbed.
- While inside any area of a OIT CCF computer lab, lab patrons are prohibited from smoking, eating, drinking, and other activities deemed inappropriate by OIT staff.
- Personal files stored on local hard disks are not protected and are therefore subject to modification, erasure, and plagiarism. OIT is not responsible for lost or damaged information. Lab Patrons are strongly encouraged to save often on personal diskettes, ZIP disks or thumb drives. Additionally, it is highly recommended that lab patrons make back up copies of all information, so they have the info in more than one place.
- Any software not supported by OIT which is otherwise placed on local hard disks will be promptly erased.
- Printing is provided as a limited service to all lab patrons. Print jobs must be released by the lab patron via the print release stations located in each computer lab. An RU Connection Card (RU ID card) is required to releas print jobs. Failure to abide by posted printing policies may result in confiscation of output and loss of printing or computing privileges. Print quality is not in any way guaranteed. Unless posted otherwise, printing limitations are as follows: on black and white laser printers, you may print up to 3 copies per unique page. (A page is not considered unique if it contains 80% of the same material as another page.) On color laser printers, you may print up to 3 copies per unique page, and up to 10 pages per day total. Documents exceeding these printing limitations will be deleted by printing software before the job is spooled to the printer. Manual feeding of special paper is not allowed.
- Manuals and other materials may be borrowed in exchange for valid identification. They may not be removed from the computing facilities.
- Facility telephones and other staff equipment are reserved solely for OIT workers.
- No computers (including laptops) other than the ones provided by OIT are permitted to be plugged into network connections in the OIT Campus Computing Facilities at any time. If you need to access the Rutgers network with your own computer, please use the wireless network provided by OIT. See RU Wireless for more information.
- No pets or laboratory animals of any kind are permitted in the computer labs. Animals can cause clean-up problems, create odors, aggravate allergies, and sometimes constitute threats to safety, health, and sanitation. Violators will be asked to leave the computer lab, as well as to assume financial responsibility for cleaning or extermination costs, if required. Assistive animals (seeing eye dogs, etc.) are excluded from these requirements. Upon complaint by a member of the University community or other interested person, University Police are authorized to investigate and, if a patron has violated any portion of the policy, impound, or have impounded, the animal without obligation to the animal's owner. If any animal is or appears to be a stray, or if the owner can not be found or determined upon investigation by University Policy, the RUPD is authorized to impound, or have impounded, the animal without obligation.
- OIT and its employees are not responsible for personal belongings. Do not leave personal items unattended.
Individual sites may have additional policies other than those listed here. Lab Patrons must comply with all rules, policies, and procedures posted at these facilities. These rules and regulations are enforceable by on-duty OIT employees whose decisions concerning adherence to these rules are final.
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