51³Ô¹ÏPro

2.15: General World Wide Web Use

SCOPE:  FACULTY AND STAFF

Issued: 4/01/00

Revised: 4/11/14

1. Policy: 51³Ô¹ÏProrecognizes the value and potential of utilizing the Internet and hence allows and encourages students, staff and faculty to use the university’s Internet resources and network within established guidelines.

2. Procedures:

2.1 Units may create electronic home pages, personal pages, and publications pages that carry out the official University business in support of the University’s mission.

2.1.1 Contents of all electronic pages must be consistent with 51³Ô¹ÏProand 51³Ô¹ÏProState University System policies and local, state and federal laws. This includes links to other pages or computers; therefore, a page may be considered in violation if it contains links that violate the policy.

2.2 All unit websites must comply with university standards as established in the 51³Ô¹ÏProGeneral World Wide Web policy.

2.2.1 Copyright laws apply to electronic publishing as well as print publishing.

2.2.2 Electronic publications are subject to the same University policies and standards as printed publications.

2.3 51³Ô¹ÏProresources may not be used to create web pages primarily for personal business or personal gain, except as permitted by other University or System policies.

2.4 All web authors publishing pages or sites housed on the 51³Ô¹ÏProweb servers are required to be familiar with and abide by the standards and policies set forth within the 51³Ô¹ÏProGeneral World Wide Web policy. Further information is available on the 51³Ô¹ÏProFaculty/Staff Policies website.