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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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