Web Filtering
- CIPA UPDATES
- ALA's CIPA web site.
- Family Friendly Libraries
- National grassroots network which encourages library policies to protect children from exposure to age-inappropriate materials. Advocates local control of libraries.
- Filtering the Internet in America's Public Libraries: Sliding Down the Slippery Slope
- The use of filters to block those Internet sites that some public libraries and/or communities deem undesirable has caused an uproar within the profession as various viewpoints vie for ascendancy. The author examines positions taken by the American Library Association and others and reviews the choices and consequences of various filtering products. She concludes that libraries must retain responsibility for their offerings but also protect First Amendment rights
- Filters and the Public Library: A Legal and Policy Analysis
- Sponsored by First Monday, a peer-reviewed journal on the Internet, this document covers the legal issues involved when using filters and the role of the library director. This article concerns issues in the United States.
- Peacefire.org
- Created in 1996 to represent the interests of people under 18 in the debate over freedom of speech on the Internet. Identifies sites blocked by filtering companies, provides instructions for disabling some filtering software, and reports on individual blocking software.
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