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CSTS - Rules

Like the Music Computer Lab, this studio is made possible through the generosity of donors who believe in your education and trust you to honour this belief. It is up to us to use the equipment responsibly, so it remains in good condition for other and future users.

Authorized users

  • The CSTS is for the use of faculty and Music programme students who are working on university-related projects requiring MIDI, digital audio and digital video processing. It should not normally be used for general computing, including basic music notation, computer-aided instruction, or word processing. The Music Computer Lab is for such uses.
  • Students who wish to use the CSTS must obtain permission to do so from a faculty member (usually Dr. Code, Dr. Crutchley, or Dr. Tucker). Students granted such permission are listed in a (small-format, red) sign-out binder kept at the Music Library Circulation Desk.

Key and security

  • The CSTS door must be kept locked. To use the room, sign its key out at the Circulation Desk. While you have the key signed out, you are responsible for it and for the security of the room. The key must not be transferred to another user. When you are finished with the room, be sure to re-lock the door and sign the key back in.

Secure accounts on the computer

  • Though there is a general-purpose password-free account on the CSTS computer, users should generally have their own accounts, which will allow them to store their files securely on the hard-drive. To obtain an account, see Dr. Crutchley or Dr. Tucker. You can also store files (at least if they are not too large) on your University-account “M: drive”.
  • Your account will not normally be an administrator’s account, so you will not be able to install most software. You will be able to configure many things about the computer environment to suit yourself, using System Preferences.
  • When you have finished a session at the computer, remember to log out of your account, or shut the computer down.

Use of equipment

  • No food and drink (other than bottled water) is allowed in the CSTS. Users who bring food and drink in the room risk losing their authorization.
  • Chairs, equipment, cables and manuals must not be removed from the CSTS without permission of a faculty member.
  • Please treat the software instruction manuals very carefully. Do not write in them, even in pencil. Do not prop them open face down, which ruins their spines.
  • When you are finished, log out of your account or shut down the computer, return manuals and cables to their proper places, and leave the workstation tidy for the next user.

 
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