Computing Policies

Rules and guidelines regarding acceptable use and support services.

• Acceptable Use Policy - Guidelines for using Dartmouth's IT resources
• General Policies -  IT policy, DND, accounts
• Standard Hours Policy - Standard business hours, nonstandard business hours support, and standard employee work hours
• Facilities Policies - Public computers, scanners, instructional centers, emergency evacuation
• Software and Support Policies - Supported hardware and software, copying software, backups, KeyServer, PDAs, The Computer Store, consulting
• E-mail Policies - Spam, viruses, passwords, mass mailing, storage
• Network Policies - Wireless access points, personal routers and switches

For more information related to this topic, see:

• Research Compliance at Dartmouth College - Federal and state regulations
• Dean of the College: Dartmouth College Student Handbook (pdf) - Undergraduate students
• Dean of the Faculty: Faculty Handbook (pdf)
• Dartmouth Copyright Policy & Guidelines - Fair use, file sharing
• Dartmouth College Library: Privacy Policy - American Library Association, USA Patriot Act
• Dartmouth Procurement & Auxiliary Services: Disposal Policy

Members of the Dartmouth community are expected to abide by College policies in their use of computing and information technology resources. These include rules and guidelines administered by Dartmouth Computing Services, as well as other College departments. There may be other policies not mentioned above that you are expected to abide by.

Dartmouth Compliance Matrix

Complex organizations such as Dartmouth comply with a multitude of policies, laws, and regulations. View the compliance matrix (pdf) that guides the Dartmouth community in identifying key compliance areas, the Dartmouth staff responsible for various aspects of compliance oversight, and where to go to learn more about each compliance area.