ALA Panel on Internet Filtering

[George Porter]

> Internet Filtering and Alternatives:  An Open Discussion Forum
> 
>      Special Discussion made possible by the MARS Executive Committee 
>      New Orleans Convention Center
>      Rm. 93, Saturday, January 10, 1998, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
> 
> Organized, introduced and moderated by
> George S. Porter <george at library.caltech.edu>
> Reference Librarian
> Sherman Fairchild Library
> California Institute of Technology
> 
> Internet filtering has been a major topic of conversation, regional
> library association programming, and media coverage throughout 1997.
> Come to a practical, open discussion.  Feel free to step up and ask
> questions or tell of relevant experiences in your library.  
> 
> Noted author, columnist, and ALA Councilor Karen G. Schneider will
> offer insights gleaned from The Internet Filter Assessment Project
> <http://www.bluehighways.com/tifap/>.  Karen Hyman, Executive Director
> of the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, has tackled the
> facts and issues of Internet access policies with librarians and
> trustees numerous times, in workshops and in policy-making meetings.
> These two librarians will set the stage during the first half hour.
> The remainder of the hour will be reserved for audience participation.
> 
> George S. Porter
> Technical Reference Librarian
> Sherman Fairchild Library of Engineering & Applied Science
> 
> California Institute of Technology
> Mail Code 1-43, Pasadena, CA  91125
> Telephone (626) 395-3409 Fax (626) 431-2681
> george at library.caltech.edu
>