[WEB4LIB] Filtering again

[Shirl Kennedy]

Take a look at these:

Sites Blocked by Internet Filtering Programs
Edelman Expert Report for
Multnomah County Public Library et al., vs. United States of America, et al.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/mul-v-us/

INTERNET FILTERS
A PUBLIC POLICY REPORT
Marjorie Heins & Christina Cho
Free Expression Policy Project
National Coalition Against Censorship
http://www.ncac.org/issues/internetfilters.html



Shirl Kennedy
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Michael Dargan
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:32 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Filtering again
>
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> It appears likely that our legislature will once more be considering a
> filtering mandate for public libraries.  I'm looking for research based
> information on the effectiveness of filters in screening "harmful"
> (whatever that is) while not filtering protected information.  Anecdotes
> are welcome, but analyses of large amounts of filtered content would be
> more useful.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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> Michael J. Dargan                               office: 319 291 4496
> Technical Systems Administrator                    fax: 319 291 6736
> Waterloo and Cedar Falls Public Libraries         Waterloo, IA 50701
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