Libraries and the Internet, Part III: Library Authority To Filter/Block Internet Sites.

Allison, Rinda Y.; Uhler, Scott F.

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ERIC Number: EJ577958

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Libraries and the Internet, Part III: Library Authority To Filter/Block Internet Sites.

Allison, Rinda Y.; Uhler, Scott F.

Illinois Libraries, v80 n2 p43-45 Spr 1998

Discusses library policy and Internet access, highlighting (1) legal distinctions between books and the Internet; (2) ways to restrict access without violating First Amendment rights; (3) the library as a limited public forum rather than a traditional public forum; and (4) the library's governmental interest in protecting children. (PEN)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Children, Internet, Legal Responsibility, Libraries, Library Policy, Public Sector, User Needs (Information)

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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