To maintain an atmosphere conducive to work for all students who use the DMC, we ask that everyone in the lab adhere to the following list of rules and guidelines.

• A valid JHU ID is required for admittance to the DMC.
• All students must check in at the front desk at the beginning of each work session.
• Word processing, email, and casual web browsing may only be done on the front lobby workstation.
• Priority usage of machines is given to students who have pre-approved projects.
• No smoking or chewing tobacco, eating, or drinking is permitted in the Lab at any time.
• Pets are not permitted in the Lab.
• Refrain from loud talking, and use radios with earphones only.
• If you are using audio files, or material with audio content, use headphones. if you do not have a pair of headphones with you, a pair may be checked out from the DMC.
• Do not display on public screens images, sounds, or messages which could create an atmosphere of discomfort or harassment to others.
• Defacing the Lab is prohibited.
• Printing multiple copies of a single document is not permitted; large print jobs (those over 25 pages) should be split into 25-page blocks.
• No commercial printing is allowed.
• Push in your chairs before you leave. If you have moved any of the chairs, be courteous and return them to their original places.
• Shirts and shoes are required at all times.
• Altering the computers is prohibited.
• Plugging in of personal peripherals must be cleared by DMC staff prior to connection.
• Do not add, change, or remove hardware, and do not load commercial software or games onto the hard drives.