PICS survey

[Mark Ellis]

Q: How many libraries have a PICS label on their home page?
A: Very few.

I used a spider to survey 1523 libraries listed on Libweb.  Of these, only
six have labels.

They are:

Kurt Barthel Memorial Library
http://www.barthel-memorial.lib.ma.us/

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
http://plch.lib.oh.us/

Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library
http://www.dayton.lib.oh.us/

Richmond Public Library (BC)
http://www.rpl.richmond.bc.ca/

Public Libraries in Suffolk County, NY
http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/

WLN
http://www.wln.com/

Six use RSAC labels and one uses SafeSurf. (Dayton has both)

Survey date: May 7, 1997

About PICS:     http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/PICS/

Self-rating services mentioned above:

        http://www.safesurf.com/
        http://www.rsac.org/

List of sites from: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/

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Mark Ellis
Computer Services Technician            Phone: 604.231.6410
Richmond Public Library                 Email: mark.ellis at rpl.richmond.bc.ca
Richmond, British Columbia
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