Telecom bill discussion / censorship / children on the net: enough

[jd153]

I've been a little disappointed with the discussion concerning the Telecom
Bill, here.  What better place for a discussion of our Libraries' responses
to the Black Page Protest?

Our Libraries' Web Editorial Board took a quick vote via email, and decided to
ask the AD for Public Services and the Library Director for permission to turn
our web pages black.  However, a standing policy university-wide against making
political statements without the President's (and University Senate's)
approval (impossible on such short notice) made us unable to join in.

Did other librarians have similar experiences?  Are these sorts of university
or city-wide policies common?

What other forms of politicking are libraries thinking of participating in?

 -- Judy Din
    Technical Services Staff Librarian
    UMCP Libraries
    College Park, MD



>From: Peter Graham, Rutgers University Libraries
>
>I think the discussion of the telecomm bill and its constraint of free speech
>is appropriate, but not on this list, if I may say so without being dumped
>on.  There are very appropriate lists for this discussion; and the level
>being held here on Web4Lib is primarily of anecdotal and venting purpose,
>with very familiar arguments on all sides.  It is a very important issue and
>needs to be dealt with, but on this list I think it is loading us with
>unhelpful messages.  Thanks (and just tell me no, we don't all need flames on
>the importance of the issue).  --pg
>
>Peter Graham    psgraham at gandalf.rutgers.edu    Rutgers University Libraries
>169 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08903   (908)445-5908; fax (908)445-5888
>              <URL:http://aultnis.rutgers.edu/pghome.html>
>