Electronic Brown Wrappers in special libraries

[Gilbert, Richard A]

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>From: 	CMUNSON at aaas.org[SMTP:CMUNSON at aaas.org]
>Sent: 	Friday, June 06, 1997 8:30 AM
>To: 	Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: 	Electronic Brown Wrappers in special libraries
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>David, you are guilty of comparing apples and oranges. This is the first 
>time we've discussed special libraries and I think many would agree that 
>they are different case than public libraries.
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>What do the special librarians think?
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>I've gotten web burns from the slippery slope. It would do David some good, 
>to personally experience being censored.
>
>Chuck

In a government setting, using the web for personal or entertainment
purposes is a misuse of government property.  (Viewing pornography will
get you fired.)  To my knowledge, filtering is not an option being
considered either by the libraries or by management.

It is clear that in both a corporate and government setting, the misuse
of computing facilities (i.e. money) is a concern.  Censorship or
filtering in these types of special libraries could be implemented at
any time as a policy, and I doubt that the librarians would have much
choice in the matter.