WEB4LIB digest 673

[Lori A. Schwabenbauer, Camden County Library]

In the places we use CyberPatrol, we have it set with all keyword filtering
off, and the only two categories we filter are "Full Nudity" and "Gross
Depictions."

After some testing with these settings, we found that access to sometimes 
graphic materials on topics such as STDs, AIDS and homosexuality were still 
available, while things like the "Hustler" site were not.

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Lori A. Schwabenbauer               609-772-1636 x3336
Supervisor, Automation Services     fax 609-772-6105 
Camden County Library               lori at camden.lib.nj.us  
203 Laurel Road                     http://www.cyberenet.net/~ccl/
Voorhees, NJ  08043  USA            Opinions/ideas/gripes are mine.
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>Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 17:58:54 -0400
>From: kgs at bluehighways.com (Karen G. Schneider)
>To: web4lib at library.berkeley.edu
>Subject: Filter "tweakings" in different libraries
>Message-ID: <v01530506afc8c468d072@[208.192.225.35]>
>
>As part of The Internet Filter Assessment Project, we would like to find
>out what settings various libraries are using for filters so we can
>duplicate them in our project.  For example, the interview with Branch and
>Conable in the June/July AL noted Austin PL's settings for Cyber Patrol.
>In addition to testing Cyber Patrol "full on," a designated tester will
>test these settings, as well.  We may expand this to more general settings
>recommended by some folks, such as the settings discussed in an LJ article
>a couple of issues ago.
>
>What about Boston PL?  Anyone know?  Would any libraries employing filters
>(or planning to) care to share their settings with us?
>
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>Karen G. Schneider * kgs at bluehighways.com * schneider.karen at epamail.epa.gov
>Director, US EPA Region 2 Library | Contractor, Garcia Consulting
>http://www.epa.gov/Region2/library/ | Columnist, American Libraries
>Author of the forthcoming book, A Practical Guide to Internet Filters
>See The Filter Assessment Project at http://www.bluehighways.com/tifap/