Boston situation

[Millard Johnson]

If a truck pulled up to the back of your library and offered to give you
tons of books free but some of them were ads, some self promotion
and fabrications, and others pornography, would you take them in?
Why would we fight for acceptance on the Internet of what we would
not accept in print?

The solution is for librarians to review net resources for the same 
kind of quality control that they exercise for over print material.  If we
choose not to accept a professional responsibility for selecting net
materials, why are we surprised when someone imposes some
external standard on us?
   Millard Johnson  INCOLSA  Strictly my own personal opinion.
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From:  Ari Herzog[SMTP:ari at ici.net]
Sent:  Tuesday, February 25, 1997 9:25 AM
To:  Multiple recipients of list
Subject:  Boston situation

What do members of this group feel about the Boston Public Library situation?

For those not in the know, Mayor Menino has issued a statement for
CyberPatrol to be installed on all BPL libraries, which comes as a result of
some children viewing online pornography.