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Information Today
April 8, 2002
Betsy Winter |
CIPA Hearings Wrap Up; Decision Expected Next Month The case challenged the constitutionality of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which requires that libraries install filtering software on all computers with Internet access in order to receive federal funds. A decision is expected by the end of May...   |
Information Today
June 10, 2002
Elisabeth Winter |
Judges Find CIPA Unconstitutional On May 31, just hours before its self-imposed end-of-May deadline, a three-judge panel in a federal district court in Philadelphia unanimously ruled that the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is unconstitutional. |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2003 |
Libraries Face Up to Filters When a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled this summer that federally funded libraries must install software filters on public-access computers, the decision capped off a fiery debate over library patrons' First Amendment rights. Months later, it's clear the controversy isn't over. |
Reason
November 2003
Jesse Walker |
No Strings on Me: Librarians fight filters San Jose's is one of several library systems around the country that say they will refuse Washington's subsidies rather than accept the strings attached to them -- specifically, the requirements of the Children's Internet Protection Act. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2008
Matt Villano |
What Are We Protecting Them From? By mandating schools restrict internet access, CIPA and other federal and state legislation intend to guard students' safety online-but all they may be doing is keeping vital educational technology out of the classroom. |
InternetNews
July 26, 2006
Roy Mark |
House Targets Social Networking Sites Legislation would force schools and libraries to block sites like MySpace. |
Salon.com
June 11, 2001
Amy Benfer |
Banning censorship First Amendment attorney and author Marjorie Heins argues that obscenity laws do children more harm than good... |
Searcher
March 2007
Mary Alice Baish |
Librarians as Change Agents: How You Can Help Influence Public Policy in the 110th Congress Key library issues for the 110th Congress. |
Information Today
June 30, 2003
Barbara Quint |
Public Libraries Face Net Filtering Following Supreme Court Decision The Children's Internet Protection Act, which mandates that libraries accepting federal funding to assist patrons with Internet access must use Net filters to block pornography, has withstood legal challenge. Across the country, public librarians began to struggle with its ramifications. |
InternetNews
January 19, 2007
Roy Mark |
Senate: Write Away, Bloggers Republicans force changes in language calling for greater reporting requirements for grassroots groups and political bloggers. |
InternetNews
June 29, 2004
Roy Mark |
Supreme Court Upholds COPA Ban Justices suggest filtering software superior alternative to content-based restrictions on free speech. |
InternetNews
March 23, 2007
Roy Mark |
Court Snuffs Internet Smut Law Nearly nine years after Congress passed the Child Online Protection Act, a Philadelphia federal court judge ruled Thursday that COPA is unconstitutional. |
Information Today
May 3, 2010
Paula J. Hane |
Celebrating Libraries and Promoting Choose Privacy Week (May 2-8) Choose Privacy Week, which takes place May 2-8, 2010, is about bringing information privacy issues out into the open and discussing them - and libraries are the perfect places for those conversations to take place. |
Searcher
October 2003
Marylaine Block |
How Librarians Can Manage the Unintended Consequences of the Internet The unrestrained freedom of the Net has caused conservative organizations and staid, sober lawmakers to view libraries as pornography parlors and librarians as corrupters of youth. As a result, librarians have borne the brunt of an astonishing amount of ill-advised and unconstitutional legislation. |
InternetNews
March 17, 2005
Roy Mark |
Parents Tightening Reins on Teens' Web Access The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports the use of Web filters is increasing. |
Salon.com
June 14, 2001
Daniel Silverman |
Censorship High A 17-year-old takes a stand against a school Web-filtering system that screens out Planned Parenthood but not the Christian Coalition... |
InternetNews
August 11, 2006
Roy Mark |
Parents Smarter Than Congress? New surveys show parents are making all the right moves when it comes to protecting their children from online dangers. Congress, on the other hand .... |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2001 |
Congress Passes New Federal Filtering Requirements Congress has passed the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Neighborhood Protection Act. Almost identical, these acts require that schools and libraries receiving e-rate, TLCF and/or LSTA funds have a policy of Internet safety in place... |
InternetNews
February 27, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Net Neutrality, Copyright Spoiling for a Fight It may be time to choose sides in the battle lines drawing over Net neutrality and online copyright. |
Information Today
March 17, 2008
Barbie E. Keiser |
EPA Library Closures: Management Incompetence or Something More Sinister? The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found extensive problems with how EPA implemented the library closures and questions any cost savings as a result of these efforts to consolidate. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 25, 2010
Natasha Wanchek |
Library 2.0: Enter the Teacher Librarian Enthusiast Technology is changing the role of libraries - and the responsibilities of librarians - at schools internationally. |
InternetNews
April 21, 2006
Roy Mark |
Deemed Obscene The Bush administration is launching an assault against the First Amendment rights of Internet users. |
Information Today
October 6, 2015
George H. Pike |
The Legal Implications of Banned Books Week The American Library Association's annual Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read by drawing attention to attempts to censor reading materials in public, school, and academic libraries. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2004 |
Filtering Software The most common tool to protect kids online is filtering software, which filters out profanity and specific types of Web content--such as nudity and violence--while blocking content in other apps, like e-mail and IM clients. |
Information Today
October 2, 2008 |
EPA Reopens Regional and Headquarters Libraries The re-opening of regional libraries in Chicago, Dallas and Kansas City and the library at Headquarters will help the Agency better share information. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2007
Robert Losinski |
Patrolling Web 2.0 As the internet grows more complex, districts need more than a conventional filter to protect tech-savvy students from unsafe online content. |
Information Today
August 27, 2015 |
IFLA Statement Encourages Advocacy for Patron Privacy The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions released the "IFLA Statement on Privacy in the Library Environment." |
Information Today
September 2003
Dick Kaser |
World Library Congress Denounces USA PATRIOT Act A International Federation of Library Associations resolution called for the repeal or amendment of the USA PATRIOT Act and similar laws in other nations. |
D-Lib
January 2000
David M. Levy |
Digital Libraries and the Problem of Purpose Which way ought we to go in digital library research and development?...I'll start by reviewing the problem of purpose in American public libraries and American academic/research libraries before turning to digital libraries... |
InternetNews
August 14, 2009 |
China Gives Up on Green Dam. Does It Matter? China's Green Dam content filtering software may not necessarily go into all new PCs sold in China after all. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2006 |
Content Filtering: A Solution That Works Filtering internet content not only protects children from inappropriate content, but also frees up bandwidth and saves schools money. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2004
Parry Aftab |
Online Safety at School If parents, teachers, students, library personnel, safety officers, and school officials and boards work together, we'll keep making progress in ensuring that students' online experience is as safe as possible. |
PC Magazine
July 25, 2005
John Clyman |
CyberPatrol 7 CyberPatrol 7 delivers very good filtering that parents can use to help control and monitor kids' PC usage. |
Information Today
March 17, 2015 |
TLC Displays Reading Levels in Its ILS Products The Library Corp. added Reading Level Integration to its Library*Solution and Library*Solution for Schools. |
Information Today
May 19, 2011 |
Library Copyright Alliance Releases Statement on Copyright Reform Libraries have always advocated for reasonable copyright policy -- in the courts as well as in the U.S. Congress. |
Information Today
September 2003
Dick Kaser |
Sound Off for the Freedom to Read It's a sad day when the U.S. Congress needs to consider a bill called the Freedom to Read Protection Act. Introduced last March, this bill would exempt libraries and bookstores from some of the more onerous provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. |
Information Today
February 11, 2002
Rebecca Lenzini |
Washington's Governor Proposes Closing State Library to Save Money The governor's office in the state of Washington has proposed closing the Washington State Library by this October. This move is part of an effort to reduce overall state spending by more than $500 million to solve a $1.2 billion shortfall in Washington's biennial budget... |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2002
Judith B. Rajala |
Web Site Filtering Web site filtering is the selection of Internet or Web site content deemed acceptable for viewing and/or prohibiting the viewing of objectionable Web content. Advice and practicable strategies for filtering in schools |
Reason
May 2005
Jacob Sullum |
Advertising Dissent Drug warriors back down: A district judge ruled that a 2004 law banning pro-drug advertisements from mass transit outlets was a clear example of viewpoint discrimination and therefore presumptively invalid under the First Amendment. |
Searcher
June 2003
Miriam Drake |
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet: Patriot II on the Way This article focuses on the government's data mining, information gathering, database building programs, and Radio Frequency Identification Chips. |
Information Today
August 26, 2010 |
"Geek the Library" Campaign Now Available to All U.S. Libraries The campaign is designed to highlight the vital role of public libraries in today's challenging economic environment and to increase local library support. |
Search Engine Watch
April 6, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Playing with Kids' Search Engines Tips on enabling porn filters for major search engines. And a link to just-updated listings and reviews of search engines for kids. |
Information Today
March 2009
Bill Greenwood |
The Philadelphia Story: 11 City Libraries Fight Closure Patrons at the 11 branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia that were slated to close on Jan. 1 are breathing a sigh of relief, at least temporarily. |
Information Today
December 2000 |
King County Library System Selects Syndetic Solutions Syndetic Solutions, Inc. has announced that it will supply enhanced bibliographic information to the King County Library System in Seattle... |
InternetNews
April 28, 2004
Roy Mark |
McCain Blasts Access Tax Ban Maneuvers Arizona senator calls an amendment to Internet access tax bill a 'parliamentary charade,' as the deadline for compromise looms. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2000 |
Late Breaks - Endeavor Information Systems In association with Endeavor Information Systems, Sun Microsystems' technology is the incubator for a full-featured digital library solution, called ENCompass... |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2010
Elise Ackerman |
Censorship Down Under Australia's proposed Internet restrictions would be more sweeping than any yet seen in a democratic country |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2005 |
R3000 MSA Filtering Device Based on a desktop form factor, the appliance is a low-priced alternative to 8e6 Technologies' larger models, bringing enterprise-level filtering to smaller organizations such as schools. |
Information Today
August 27, 2009
Paula J. Hane |
Anti Google Book Settlement Organizations Band Together in Open Book Alliance The countdown to the Oct. 7 court hearing on the Google Book settlement is on. |
Information Today
April 16, 2012 |
OverDrive to Preview Library Ebook Data at London Book Fair Data from OverDrive's global library network to be made available to participating libraries and publishers includes information about ebook and digital audiobook title circulation, book demand and holds, as well as web traffic and general demographics. |
