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Computers
Assistive Technology Computer
Children's Computers
Classes
Computer Use Policy
Help
Internet Access
Internet Access for Non Oak Park Residents
Internet Use Policy
Laptop Connections
Online Tools (SuperSearch)
Software Programs Available
Printing
Saving Files
Wireless Connections
Word Processing
Internet Access
The Main Library offers 57 computers
with Internet access using Internet Explorer 6. 39 of these
computers also offer word processing and
other software. There is a 45-minute
time limit on the use of these computers if others are waiting.
Bring your Oak Park Public Library card and use the self-sign
up system at an available computer.
Third Floor - 31 Internet computers
Second Floor - 4 Internet computers and 8 Internet-ONLY computers
First Floor - 4 Internet and 10 Internet-ONLY computers for
children
The Dole Branch offers two computers
with Internet access using Internet Explorer 6. These computers
also offer word processing and other
software. There is a 45-minute time limit on the use of
these computers if others are waiting. Bring your Oak Park Public
Library card and use the self-sign up system.
The Maze Branch offers four computers
with Internet access using Internet Explorer 6. These computers
also offer word processing and other
software. There is a 45-minute time limit on the use of
these computers if others are waiting. Bring your Oak Park Public
Library card and use the self-sign up system.
Internet Use Policy
Wireless Connections
The Main Library, Dole
Branch, and Maze Branch offer
a wi-fi network for patrons who have laptop computers or hand-held
personal digital assistants (PDAs) configured for DHCP. These
connections offer high speed access but cannot print to any
library printers. Patrons need to bring their own laptop computer
or PDA complete with wi-fi cards, supporting either 802.11b,
802.11a, or 802.11g (operating at 802.11b speeds). The Library
does not provide equipment or hardware. To use these connections
configure your laptop's network connection for DHCP. Your SSID
should be set to "opplair" in order to be connected
to the Library's wireless network. Also, ensure that your wireless
session is set to infrastructure mode and not ad-hoc. Oak Park
Public Library cardholders log in using their 14-digit library
card number and pin number (the last four digits of your telephone
number unless you have changed it). Those without an Oak Park
Public Library card log in by entering their email address in
the "Guests" section on the screen. All users must
accept the terms of service for a successful authentication
to take place.
Internet Use Policy
Laptop Connections
The Main Library offers 19 connections
for laptops. These connections offer high speed access but cannot
print to any library printers and are restricted from the Library
network. Patrons need to bring their own laptop and network
patch cord and need to have a network jack on their computer.
The Library does not provide equipment or hardware. To use these
connections configure your laptop's network connection for DHCP.
Connection Locations
Third Floor - 4 tabletops, two connections each
Third Floor - Group Study
Rooms A-D walls, one connection each
Second Floor - 2 tabletops, two connections each
Second Floor - Young Adult Group Study Room wall, one connection
Second Floor - 2 Young Adult booth walls, one connection each
Internet Use Policy
Word Processing
The Main Library offers 39 computers
with Microsoft Word 2002. These computers also offer Internet
access and other software. There
is a 45-minute time limit on the use of these computers if others
are waiting. Bring your Oak Park Public Library card and use
the self-sign up system at an available computer.
Third Floor - 31 word processing computers
Second Floor - 4 word processing computers
First Floor - 4 word processing computers for children
The Dole Branch offers two computers
with Microsoft Word 2002. These computers also offer Internet
access and other software. There
is a 45-minute time limit on the use of these computers if others
are waiting. Bring your Oak Park Public Library card and use
the self-sign up system.
The Maze Branch offers four computers
with Microsoft Word 2002. These computers also offer Internet
access and other software. There
is a 45-minute time limit on the use of these computers if others
are waiting. Bring your Oak Park Public Library card and use
the self-sign up system.
Computer Use Policy
Software Programs Available
In addition to Internet Explorer 6 and
Word2002, computers at the Library offer
access to the following programs: Office XP Standard Suite,
Excel2002, PowerPoint2002, Adobe Acrobat 6, Notepad, Paint,
and Calculator. No additional programs can be installed.
Computer Use Policy
Online
Tools (SuperSearch)
The Main Library offers 16 computers
to access online tools and databases. These computers may be
used by all patrons.
Third Floor - 9 database computers
Second Floor - 4 database computers
First Floor - 3 database computers for children
Online tools can be accessed through Internet computers at
the Dole Branch and Maze
Branch.
Printing
Patrons must purchase a print card in order to print from a
computer. A card costs $1.00. Fifty cents of that amount goes
to purchase the plastic card itself. The patron is left with
50 cents on the card. Money may then be added to the card. Printing
costs 10 cents per page.
Computer Use Policy
Saving Files
Patrons wishing to save files can purchase a 1GB USB flash drive
at the Circulation Desk for $10. Patrons may also bring their
own disk or Zip disk. A USB floppy drive or a Zip drive can
be checked out from the Children's Services Desk on the First
Floor, Fiction and Audiovisual Services Desk on the Second Floor,
and Information Services Desk on the Third Floor of the Main
Library.
Use
E-PAY to purchase USB flash drive
Children's Computers
The Main Library offers 20 computers
for use by preschoolers and older children through 5th grade
in the Children's Room on the First Floor. These include 10
Internet, 4 word processing, and 6 games computers. Children
will need an Oak Park Public Library card
to use these computers. A guest computer is available for children
who do not have an Oak Park Public Library card. Children under
the age of eight must have an adult or teen present to supervise
their use of the computers. Adults may use the computers in
the Children's Room if they are attended by children or working
on a child related project and need access to resources in the
Children's Room, i.e. preschool or elementary school teachers/librarians
or students working on degrees in these areas. Children are
given first priority for computers in the Children's Room.
Time Limits
Internet, database, and word processing computers are available
for 45 minute periods. Children may play a games computer
for 30 minutes to 60 minutes if no one is waiting.
The Dole Branch offers a games
computer for use by children with an Oak
Park Public Library card.
The Maze Branch offers a games
computer for use by children with an Oak
Park Public Library card.
Internet Use Policy
Assistive Technology Computer
The Main Library offers an Assistive
Technology Computer for patrons
with visual impairments. This computer located on the Third
Floor has these tools:
JAWS allows users to access the information displayed
on the screen by "reading" it aloud using speech
synthesizer technology.
Kurzwell allows users to scan text from other sources
like magazines or books and "reads" the text aloud.
ZoomText enlarges everything on the computer screen
for limited vision users or allows them to listen by using
its speech synthesizer option.
Internet Access for Non Oak Park Residents
The Main Library offers three
computers with Internet access using Internet Explorer 6 for
non-residents. There is a 15-minute time limit on the use of
these computers if others are waiting.
First Floor, Lobby - 2 Internet express computers
Third Floor - 1 Internet express computer, printing possible
In addition the Main Library
offers laptop and wireless
connections for non-residents.
The Maze Branch offers one computer
with Internet access using Internet Explorer 6 for non-residents.
There is a 15-minute time limit on the use of this computer
if others are waiting.
Internet Use Policy
Help
The circulating collection of Oak Park Public Library contains
many computer books that will help first-time users gain familiarity
with computer use. In addition the software programs installed
on these computers include help options to assist new users.
Reference copies of books on how to use the various programs
are available near the computers. Library staff are available
to guide patrons in the use of the programs, not provide instruction.
Classes on using computers,
the Internet, and online tools are offered at the Main Library.
Computer and Internet Use Policy
Library Board approved July 16, 2002
Oak Park Public Library provides access to a broad range of
information resources, including those available through the
Internet. We make this service available as part of our mission
"to provide materials, information, and services responsive
to the evolving needs of our diverse community." The Library's
Internet access is intended as an information resource. The
Library allows access to web based electronic mail only at designated
Internet Public Access Computers. The Library does not provide
or allow access to news groups, discussion groups, chat groups,
message/electronic mail services that provide chat like functions.
The Internet allows users to connect to networks of resources
outside the Library. The Oak Park Public Library has no control
over these resources and can not be held responsible for their
content. Information on the Internet may be reliable and current
or it may be inaccurate, out-of-date, or unavailable at times.
Library patrons use the Internet at their own discretion. As
with all materials in the library, restriction of a child's
access to the Internet is the responsibility of the parent or
guardian; the Library does not act in place of the parent.
The staff may provide assistance to patrons in the use of the
Internet as resources permit. The Library has materials available,
such as circulating books and videos, that explain the Internet
and its use. Additionally, the Library offers a number of classes
on use of the Internet.
Unacceptable uses of the library's telecommunications technologies
include:
A. Violating the rights to privacy of any patron or employee;
B. Transmitting profanity or obscenity any email account, website,
newsgroup, mailing list, or similar forum;
C. Transmitting graphics (including still or moving pictures)
or sound files which are pornographic, obscene, or offensive
to another user, or transmission of such files to any forum
where the graphics or sound files are accessible by others;
D. Downloading, storing, or printing files or messages (text,
sound, still or moving graphics, or any combination thereof)
that are pornographic or obscene or that use language, sounds,
or imagery which offends or tends to degrade others (the administration
invokes its discretionary rights to determine suitability in
particular circumstances);
E. Harassment by computer, which includes transmitting any
material which is threatening to another person, with the intent
to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person to communicate obscene,
vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, or
make any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature, or threaten
any illegal or immoral act, whether or not such material is
transmitted to that third person;
F. Copying proprietary information, including software, in
violation of applicable law;
G. Knowingly or negligently transmitting computer viruses;
H. Deliberately trying to degrade or disrupt system performance
(such acts will also be viewed as criminal activity under applicable
state or federal law);
I. Re-posting personal communications without the author's
prior consent;
Patrons who make illegal or unacceptable uses of the Library's
telecommunications technologies may be banned from using the
Library's computers, networks, and Internet resources.
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