Re: liability language

[Miriam Drake <miriam.drake@ibid.library.gatech.edu>]

Hi y'all.  At Georgia Tech, we use a copyright notice on the first screen
of each database.  We also issue a notice with information about the
databases we have.  The GT phone books contains policies also.  MIMI

At 11:09 PM 1/13/98 -0500, you wrote:
>A good point.  Can we make a list here of what libraries are doing about
>"reasonable efforts" to make sure that uses made of electronic resources
>are indeed as agreed to or permitted?
>
>Let's have some librarians chime in on this.  (I suspect that
>"disciplinary sanctions" are not terms we'd use in library settings,
>though, unless as a last resort).  Do you put signs on computers (of
>what sort?), messages on opening screens (what do they say?), on
>printers? have handouts?  university guidelines?  All thoughts,
>suggestions are greatly welcomed here.
>
>Ann Okerson
>Ann.Okerson@yale.edu

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