Our museum operations are part of the State Historical
     Society, a state agency.  Our policy is that all
     communications produced on agency equipment are agency
     property, including electronic media.  Much as we would
     not expect an employee (including me) to write a letter
     to his/her mom on state agency stationery, and using
     state agency postage, we expect that employees will not
     write E-mails to mom, either.

     This is not closely monitored, but we don't perceive
     there is any particular problem with staff abusing the
     electronics.  If one were perceived, monitoring or
     restrictions might be warranted.

     By the way, my mom doesn't have E-mail.

     Chris Dill

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C. L. Dill, Museum Director
State Historical Society of North Dakota
612 East Boulevard
Bismarck  ND  58505-0830
P: (701)328-2666
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Visit our Web site at: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/
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