Libraries and the Internet, Part I: Some Constitutional Background.

Allison, Rinda Y.; Uhler, Scott F.

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ERIC Number: EJ558510

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Publication Date: 1997

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Libraries and the Internet, Part I: Some Constitutional Background.

Allison, Rinda Y.; Uhler, Scott F.

Illinois Libraries, v79 n4 p159-60 Fall 1997

The availability of Internet access in public libraries has raised concerns about free speech rights and library liabilities. This article, part one in a three part series, examines the constitutional background for free speech and Internet provision, defining "speech" and highlighting limitations to free speech and court analysis of speech regulations. (PEN)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Constitutional Law, Federal Regulation, Freedom of Speech, Internet, Legal Responsibility, Public Libraries

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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