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Recommended Citation: Brandenburg, T L and T S E Hilton. Acceptable Computer Use on Campus: Responding to Objectionable Internet Material. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2002, v 19 (San Antonio): §341d. ISSN: 1542-7382.

Acceptable Computer Use on Campus: Responding to Objectionable Internet Material

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Teri L. Brandenburg    [a1] [a2]
Business Information Systems Department
Utah State University    [u1] [u2]
Logan, Utah, USA    [c1] [c2]

Thomas S. E. Hilton    [a1] [a2]
Business Information Systems Department
Utah State University    [u1] [u2]
Logan, Utah, USA    [c1] [c2]

University students, faculty, and staff have expressed concern about access to pornography on campus computers. This first of a two-part study is aimed at finding out the perceptions of university information technology officers regarding access to pornography on their campuses. Current literature on the subject of Internet pornography viewed in an open place acknowledges that it is indeed a problem. Current legal precedent indicates that universities can regulate computer use, although current methods for regulating online pornography transmissions are varied and controversial. This first of a two-part study reports a survey of chief information officers at ten public universities across the U.S. to discover current university policies and practices regarding what has come to be known as "acceptable computer use" and approaches to dealing with Internet pornography on campus. View a more complete version of this paper at http://cc.USU.edu/~hilton/ISECON2002.

Keywords: acceptable/appropriate computer use, Internet pornography, AUP, pornography

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