University of Connecticut | Privacy, Copyright, Disclaimers, and Acceptable Use
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Policy on Confidentiality of Library Client Records
The University of Connecticut Libraries is committed to the protection of all library clients' rights to privacy in respect to their use of library resources. Information collected by any unit of the University of Connecticut Libraries relating to the use of collections and/or services by an individual library client is confidential. Such information is compiled in library records for the following purposes:
- To maintain information on the location and availability of library resources;
- To compile usage statistics for collections and services by client category (e.g. faculty, student, staff — statistics are not compiled by individual clients);
- To enable the Libraries to conduct normal business with clients (e.g. notification, collection of library charges, problem resolution).
Library client records are not retained beyond the period needed to serve the above purposes.
Access to a client's library records is available only to:
- The client;
- Library staff in the course of their assigned work.
Access to individual records and files by any other party, including library staff who have "no need to know," other University staff, other state and federal employees, or other library clients, is prohibited. Library staff are not authorized to provide any information concerning a client's use of collections or services to anyone other than the client or to other library staff with a "need to know" to perform their assigned duties.
Subpoenas, warrants, and court orders (including court orders resulting from the surveillance provisions of the USA Patriot Act) for disclosure of library client records are referred directly to the Office of the Attorney General on the Storrs Campus of the University of Connecticut for resolution.
Adopted by the Libraries' Leadership Council, 10/14/03
Copyright
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Reporting Copyright Infringements
To report copyright infringements on University of Connecticut sites, please notify:
Michael Kerntke Interim Vice President for Information Services
196 Auditorium Road; Unit 3138
Storrs, CT 06269-3138
EMail: michael.kerntke@uconn.edu
Mr. Bell is the agent designated under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Disclaimer
The University of Connecticut hopes that you will find the information on this web site helpful and easy to use, but it provides the information "as is" and makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding it. The University disclaims all liability of any kind whatsoever arising out of your use of, or inability to use, this server and the information contained on it.
The views and opinions expressed by individual faculty, staff and students on personal webpages found within this web site are strictly those of the page authors. The contents of these personal pages have not been reviewed or approved by the University of Connecticut.
The links included within the Libraries' web pages may point to non-university websites. Links are limited to those that meet the purposes of the Libraries, and the Libraries is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site or any changes or updates to such sites. The Libraries provides external links only as a service to our constituencies, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the University of Connecticut or affiliation with the external organization.
Acceptable Use Policy
This web site is designed to provide information about the University of Connecticut Libraries and links to specific external sites. Use of this system for any purpose other than that for which it was designed is unauthorized and prohibited.