[Web4lib] MySpace and Public Libraries

[Jami Haskell]

Samantha (and Margaret) and all,

This is exactly the information I am looking for! I need to outline these
concerns to my director.
It would be very helpful to see what you have, if possible.
Thanks!
Jami

On 1/26/07, Samantha Schmehl Hines <samhines at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Margaret and others,
>
> I don't know if this has been discussed to death (I'm on the web4lib
> digest) but at Law for Librarians last April in Chicago we were
> encouraged to think of MySpace, blogs and the like as public fora and
> manage them in ways that we manage other public fora (have clear
> policies for what can and can't be posted reviewed by an attorney, in
> accordance with other policies like those for meeting rooms, public
> bulletin boards and displays, etc.)  I can try to drag out my material
> if you'd like but I don't think I have any firm case law, statutes
> etc.
>
> Samantha Hines
> Social Sciences Librarian,
> University of Montana
>
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> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:51:28 -0800
> From: "HAZEL Margaret E" <margaret.e.hazel at ci.eugene.or.us>
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] MySpace and Public Libraries
> To: <Web4lib at webjunction.org>
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> I have a somewhat different angle on this question - I'm trying to find
> out if anyone implementing social networking tools of any sort for the
> public has gotten a legal opinion on our role as public institutions in
> providing that public interaction.  Are we creating a public forum, and
> what can we and can't we do, once we've done this?  Have people
> considered the intellectual freedom aspects of providing the access to
> these interactive tools?  What kind of training, disclaimers, rules,
> etc. have you set in place around the tools?
>
> -Margaret Hazel
> Eugene Public Library
> Eugene, OR
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