BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTER

ACCESS TO THE FACILITY

• Currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff with SMU identification may use computer facilities and online services.
• SMU Alumni with alumni identification card may use selected computer facilities.

COMPUTER ACCESS

• Must be checked out at the front desk, ID required.
• Users must comply with the SMU Computing and Communications Policy.

REFERENCE MATERIALS / RESERVE MATERIALS ACCESS

• May only be used within the BIC, ID required.

PERIODICALS / NEWSPAPERS ACCESS

• May only be used within the BIC.

EQUIPMENT MANUALS ACCESS

• Available at the front desk. Includes searching tips for the various information retrieval products and information on how to use supported software.

[Notices will be posted when new products are available or on trial.]

BEHAVIOR

• You must be courteous to others in the labs. Set your pager/cell phone ringer to vibrate. Please take your cell phone calls to the hallway.
  
• Save your files to your own removable media or save them to a designated folder on the hard drive. We are not responsible for the deletion of your files. Always make backups!!!
  
• You must not alter the computer loads in any way. If you are found altering the load by trying to add, delete or copy programs, you may be denied further access. You should also not delete or copy files that are in the public folders, unless they are yours.
  
• You must not tamper with computer equipment in any way. If you are found to be disconnecting or altering the equipment, you may be denied further access.
  

Important: Electronic Books!

netLibrary is available with a collection of thousands of electronic texts that are available for use from home or on campus. For detailed information contact a BIC librarian.