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Policy for Use of Online Services

Databases and electronic journals are provided for academic research by current authorized Illinois institute of Technology faculty, students and staff only. The use of these online resources is governed by copyright law and by the terms of the license between university and the publisher.

Permitted Uses

Searching the content of the online service, including searching, viewing and browsing tables of content, full-text of articles, bibliographic information and data.

Downloading, saving and printing limited data or articles for personal, academic use only.

NOTE: Downloading entire collections of data or entire issues of a journal or conference is a violation of copyright law and a violation of IIT’s licenses agreement with publishers.

Prohibited Uses

Any commercial use.

Any systematic or substantial reproduction of the information provided in the database or electronic journal or creation of derivative works.

Any alteration, modification, or repackaging of the information contents in the database or electronic journal, including creating a searchable archive.

Any distribution of the information contents of the online service, or material downloaded from the online service, in any form.  

Any systematic downloading of data collections or entire journals or conference proceedings.

Prohibited Actions

Adding, removing, or modifying identifying network header information (aka spoofing").

Attempting to impersonate any person by using forged headers or other identifying information.

Using any program/script/command or sending messages of any kind, designed to interfere with a user's session, by any means, (i.e., proxy hunters, spiders, robots).

Removing, modifying, or obscuring copyright notices or other notices and disclaimers.

Facilitating use or access by non-authorized users, including sharing your password or other login information with anyone.  

Systematically downloading entire collections of data or entire issues one or more journals or conference proceedings, or the use of software agents to systematically download entire collections or entire issues.

Enforcement

Unauthorized use of or access to these online services may violate Illinois institute of Technology Computer and Network Usage Policy and can result in individuals losing access to these online services and/or to IIT’s network. Violation of the IIT Computer and Network Usage Policy can result in disciplinary action. Continued or repeated misuse of an online service can result in the loss of access for the entire IIT community.

 

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