Provides guidelines for the development of campus computer policies, focusing on legal issues related to adult material, harassment, privacy, commerce, and copyright. Notes that computer use policies and practices need to evolve in concert with the changing computer culture. (MDM)

Addresses questions of intellectual property rights when faculty, staff, or students at higher education institutions place material on the Internet, noting that educational institutions frequently lack the necessary permission or own rights for such online usage. Suggests that institutions audit materials before putting them online and develop…

Reports on a options and issues discussion at a December 1997 Orlando (Florida) meeting of CAUSE97 on providing access to campus technology resources. Options discussed included departmentally and/or university-owned modems, third-party provider contracts, and using wireless access. Issues included providing authentication, assuring network…