Filtering the Net in Libraries: The Case (Mostly) Against.

Willems, Harry

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ERIC Number: EJ564185

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Publication Date: 1998

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Filtering the Net in Libraries: The Case (Mostly) Against.

Willems, Harry

Computers in Libraries, v18 n3 p55-56,58 Mar 1998

Argues that Internet filters are censorship tools that rob librarians of their materials selection responsibility. Six factors that make filters unacceptable are listed. The discussion covers pornography; filter improvements; proposals and solutions; ALA (American Library Association) Bill of Rights to Electronic Information; and library policy development. (AEF)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Computer Software, Decision Making, Internet, Library Material Selection, Library Policy, Library Role, Pornography

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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