Policies

The policies of the Digital Aquarium are enforced to provide a peaceful work environment for all students of Georgia State University.

Everyone entering the lab must SIGN IN. / Everyone leaving the lab must SIGN OUT.
Non-Georgia State students cannot be in the Aquarium
Exceptions - Georgia State Alumni, UGA or GA Tech "Affiliates", Guided Tours, Conference Attendees or prior written consent from Lab Coordinator.
Only Georgia State students can reserve computers, camera equipment, audio suite, and conference room.
Staff and Faculty can use the resources, though students have priority access.
Staff and Faculty cannot reserve or check out equipment without prior approval of Lab Coordinator
No food or drinks in the lab.
Headphones must be used at all times. Do not to disrupt fellow students. Voices must be kept quiet.
Students must attend the photography and video workshops in order to reserve advance camera equipment.
Do not unplug any wires attached to computers, audio or video equipment. Ask for Assistance.
There is a limit of five people in the audio suite.
Limit two reservations at any one -time for cameras, workstations or the audio suite.
Students may reserve one four-hour block of time or two, two-hour blocks each day.
Students must use Panther Cash to pay for printing.
Illegal content will not be produced using lab equipment.
All media produced in the lab is copyrighted by its producer and may not be used without consent.
Media stored on lab computers may be reviewed by lab administrators without consent.
No one may delete or move another student's project(s) without consent from the Aquarium Coordinator.
Students may not download or install applications on the workstations.
Projects must be stored in a folder on DaySpace, Video RAID, or VideoSAN.
Files saved to the Desktop, Documents, Movies, Photos, Music or PantherHD will be auto erased.
Students may not use the workstations to download illegal music.
Copyrighted materials only may be used for farce, satire and/or educational purposes.
Ripping entire copyrighted CDs, DVDs or VHS tapes is illegal and prohibited at the Aquarium.
There will be no peer-to-peer or server exchange software on the workstations.
Microsoft Office is not installed on the workstations. There are other labs on campus for word processing.
The Aquarium is not responsible for students' property. Lost items will go into a lost and found.
Students must present a valid student ID to checkout resources: headphones, books, videos, CDs, etc.
Training resources cannot be taken out of the Aquarium. They are here for everyone.
Students CANNOT leave their items (hats, clothes, food, drinks, etc.) with the front desk.
Bikes, skateboards, or other transportation must be left at the entry, not brought into the lab.