ADAPT is more complicated than the old system--for instance, routine ledger codes that were once a memorizable 14 digites are now 33. But Peters said that the systems team hopes some problems will be solved as user training and familiarity continue to improve.

"It's getting better every day," said Peters. "I would be disappointed if we didn't reach a kind of steady state within 6 months."

In other business, the council also considered a set of recommendations from the FAS Committee on Research Policy. Among the recommendations was a proposed change to policy on corporate sponsorship of undergraduate research.

According to Committee Chair Paul C. Martin '52, the new policy would allow graduate and undergraduate students to enter into agreements to receive confidential information from sponsoring corporations in certain circumstances.

"Rather than saying that students may not sign agreements to accept confidential information from sponsors, we just insist that the acceptance of confidential information not be of a kind that prevents the person from publishing or discussing their own research," Martin said.

If the legislation is approved by the full Faculty, students could accept such agreements with the approval of administrators and department Faculty.

Martin said that the change is designed to prevent the rules from getting in the way of legitimate research that doesn't conflict with University policy.