"Safe Surfing Guidelines from ALA" (Edupage, 20 May 1997)

[Jill Hamrin Postma]

I called the ALA this week.  The reply I got to this question is that
what you read in this news clip is all the press release is.  There are
no detailed guidelines.  They are simply recommending that everyone is
educated, etc.

Jacques Presseault wrote:
> Richard J. Violette wrote:
> >
> > Dear WEB4LIBns,
> >
> > I thought the following was very interesting.  Does anybody have any
> > thoughts?  Further information?
> >
> > /s/ Rich.V.
> >
> > ************************************************************
> > 8<---!SNIP!---
> >
> > SAFE SURFING GUIDELINES FROM ALA
> > The American Library Association has drafted a set of guidelines for
> > librarians, suggesting ways to assist patrons in using online 
> > searches without incurring liability for ones that turn 
> > uppotentially offensive or "indecent" material.  The guidelines
> > offer "some easy things that a library can do at this point rather 
> > than trying to block access to the Internet or put up filters or do 
> > something that is so restrictive to their patrons' access to the
> > Internet," says the assistant director of the ALA's Office for
> > Intellectual Freedom.  The recommendations include:  educating
> > staff, library board, governing bodies, community leaders, parents, 
> > children, etc. about the Internet and what it offers; establishing
> > and implementing written policies on Internet use; reminding parents 
> > that they are responsible for their children's Internet use; 
> > creating and promoting Web pages with recommended sites for parents 
> > and children; and placing terminals away from public view so that 
> > others are not offended by any particular user's choice of viewing 
> > material.  (Chronicle of Higher Education 23 May 97)

> > Richard J. Violette    | 1200 Court House           
> > Catalog Librarian I    | Boston MA 02108            
> > Social Law Library     | Vox: (617) 523-0018, x318  
> > rviolett at socialaw.com  | Fax: (617) 523-2458     
> 
> Where could I get copy of these SAFE SURFING GUIDELINES FROM ALA?
> --
> Jacques Presseault              jacques at olsn.on.ca
> Ontario Library Service - North (Sudbury)
> http://www.library.on.ca/index.html
> Tel.:   (705) 675-6433  Fax:    (705) 671-2441

-- 
Jill

Jill Hamrin Postma, MLIS             Automation/Systems Coordinator
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