[WEB4LIB] Re: Nielsen Netratings in the library

[Dan Lester]

Wednesday, December 20, 2000, 1:47:26 PM, you wrote:

DF> It would be interesting to have concrete data on how much porn (or Hotmail)
DF> is viewed on the public machines vs. "real" academic work.

DF> Maybe it could put to rest some arguments, or point out the need (or lack
DF> thereof) for filters etc.  Sounds like an interesting oportunity.

You can get an idea of the amount of porn surfing from the logs of the
public workstations at Boise State University Library.  We filter no
content, though we continue to block certain functions (email, game
playing, chat).  Check out:  http://library.boisestate.edu/proxy/   It
is much less than many expect. But, just as we always remember the
best of times and worst of times, forgetting the boring middle, we
always remember the problem surfers along with other problem patrons.

cheers

dan

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