Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gB2EQBX07626; Mon, 2 Dec 2002 09:26:11 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 09:26:11 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <B31422B2-0600-11D7-864C-0030656A26C8@worlded.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Jeff Carter <jcarter@WORLDED.ORG> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2677] NY Times: What Would Dewey Do? Libraries Grapple With Internet X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.548) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1630 Lines: 43 Today's Times reports on how libraries are struggling to balance their mission to provide patrons access to information against the First Amendment rights of library patrons. <http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/02/national/02LIBR.html?todaysheadlines> I'm always wondering how big of an issue this is in adult education programs, especially in library literacy programs. Do you ever have a problem with clients accessing potentially inappropriate sites? Do clients get offended by sites others are accessing? Do you have appropriate use guidelines? My (limited) experience is that programs generally do not have guidelines on appropriate use of the computers/Internet in their programs. Is that true? Programs situated in K-12 settings sometimes adopt (or are told they are held to) the same guidelines/rules as the K-12 students, although I wonder whether rules devised for children make sense for adult students. Another question -- if you work in a public school setting or library literacy program, in particular, do you encounter problems due to filtering software (software that attempts to block potentially offensive sites)? (The Children's Internet Protection Act requires public schools and libraries receiving federal money for Internet access to block all access to "obscene" material and to block children's access to graphic material.) I'd be really interested in hearing from people on this issue, either on the list or off-list. Jeff Jeff Carter World Education Boston, MA (617) 482-9485 -------------- e-mail: jcarter@worlded.org <http://literacytech.worlded.org> <http://www.worlded.org>
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