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Elsner, Edward J. – Public Libraries, 2001
Examines the legal issues surrounding Internet filtering in public libraries. Discusses First Amendment rights and responsibilities; recent court cases; legal problems with limiting Internet access; librarian intervention; less restrictive means to protect minors from harmful materials; and possible liability issues. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Court Litigation, Internet, Legal Problems

Sager, Don – Public Libraries, 1997
The librarians and directors contributing to this article review current trends in censorship, and describe strategies, policies, and practices they would recommend. Discussion includes selection policies, educating the public, new technologies and materials, and the Internet. All agree on the library's responsibility of preserving intellectual…
Descriptors: Censorship, Information Policy, Information Technology, Intellectual Freedom

McClure, Charles R.; And Others – Public Libraries, 1996
With a decreasing federal presence, the public library must proactively develop its own presence in the National Information Infrastructure. This article examines current federal policy and new roles for libraries in ensuring connectivity, and offers recommendations for implementing both. Contains a summary of policy initiatives and strategies for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Aid, Government Role, Internet

Sager, Don; Dewey, Patrick R.; Dowlin, Kenneth; Hogan, Patricia M. – Public Libraries, 1999
Includes three articles that consider the effects of the Internet on public library reference services. Highlights include the reliability of Internet information sources, its timeliness as a tool for information access and dissemination, the Internet as change agent for libraries; reference publishing, helping the searcher refine requests, and an…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Agents, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)