Acceptable Use Policies

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon E. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Acceptable Use Policies

Establishing Boundaries

2011 ◽  
pp. 146-157
Author(s):  
Christopher Brien
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Law Reform ◽  
Competing Interests ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Workplace Monitoring ◽  
Acceptable Use Policies

This chapter examines workplace monitoring in Australia. Competing interests between those of employees and employers are outlined. Recent decisions by courts and tribunals in Australia are considered. Information technology or acceptable use policies that are part of the contract of employed are identified as a means of establishing boundaries. The relevant reports of both the New South Wales Law Reform Commission and the Victorian Law Reform Commission are also discussed. The idea that Commonwealth legislation could be enacted to simplify the process of establishing boundaries is noted. This activity should be viewed more generally as strengthening the protection of privacy in Australian law. Management and workers both have responsibilities in establishing boundaries with regard to workplace monitoring. Effective communication between employers and employees is an essential part for creating a culture of respect and trust within an organization.

Considering Information System Acceptable Use Policies and Ethical Issues

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie W. Morris ◽  
Virginia Franke Kleist ◽  
Richard B. Dull
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Acceptable Use Policies

scholarly journals ‘To be understood as to understand’: A readability analysis of public library acceptable use policies

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 713-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Robinson ◽  
David McMenemy
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Testing Procedures ◽  
Flesch Reading Ease ◽  
Ease Score ◽  
Acceptable Use Policies ◽  
The Uk ◽  
High Level

Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) are documents stating the limitations users must agree to when first accessing information and communications technologies (ICTs) in organisations, such as employers, educational institutions and public libraries. AUPs lay out the parameters of acceptable use expected of someone accessing the ICT services provided, and should state in clear and understandable terms what behaviours will attract sanctions, both legal and in terms of restricting future access. Utilising a range of standard readability tests used to measure how understandable documents are, the paper investigates how readable the AUPs presented to public library patrons in the UK are in practice. Of the 206 AUPs in use across the local government departments who manage public library services 200 were obtained and subjected to a range of readability testing procedures. Four readability tests were used for analysis: the Flesch Reading Ease, the Coleman-Liau Index, the Gunning Fog Index and the SMOG Grade. Results for all four readability tests administered on all AUPs raise significant questions. For the Flesch Reading Ease score only 5.5% of AUPs scored at the standard readability level or higher (60+), and 8% scored at a very high level of difficulty akin to a piece of scientific writing. Similarly, for SMOG, only 7.5% of the 200 AUPs scored at the recommended level of 10. Likewise, very few AUPs scored at levels recommended for a general audience with either the Gunning Fog Index (11.5%) or the Coleman-Liau Index (2%). With such variability in readability, the fitness for purpose of the average AUP as a contract patrons must agree to can be called into question. This paper presents the first ever analysis of the readability of library AUPs in the literature. Recommendations are made as to how public library services may improve this aspect of practice.

Acceptable Use Policies

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick D. Pauken
Keyword(s):  
Acceptable Use Policies
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