Burning Cyberbooks in Public Libraries: Internet Filtering Software vs. The First Amendment

2000 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 509
Author(s):  
Junichi P. Semitsu
Keyword(s):  
First Amendment ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Internet Filtering

scholarly journals An analysis of American public libraries’ policies on patron use of Internet pornography

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-74
Author(s):  
Hannah Edlund
Keyword(s):  
First Amendment ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Internet Pornography ◽  
Internet Filtering ◽  
Pornography Use ◽  
Children’S Internet Protection Act ◽  
Use Of Internet

AbstractDrawing on and expanding previous graduate course research, this paper investigated and analyzed public libraries’ policies regarding patron use of legal, visual Internet pornography on public computers. Pornographic imagery that falls within legal boundaries is protected by the First Amendment. Incidents of, and library responses to, pornography viewing are not a new issue and have caused turmoil across the field of library and information science. In an attempt to understand the problem, the research question asks: how do public libraries respond to patrons viewing legal Internet pornography, while upholding First Amendment rights as well as the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and other legal requirements? Libraries tread a fine line to protect First Amendment rights, respect community laws, and uphold CIPA. Research indicated that responding to Internet pornography use in public libraries is heavily dependent on individual, community and library values. Policies are more likely to prohibit patrons from accessing Internet pornography, and most libraries have at least some Internet filtering software restricting what content may be accessed on public use computers. However, evidence also suggests that regardless of policy or filters, library staff will at some point encounter a patron accessing Internet pornography.

Beyond Rhetoric: Internet Filtering in Virginia Public Libraries

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy L. Coggins ◽  
James W. Sanderson
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Internet Filtering

Impact of Filtering on U.K. Youth

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Halpin ◽  
D. Griffin ◽  
P. Trevorrow
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Internet Filtering ◽  
Youth Citizenship

This paper considers the issues of youth citizenship, access to information and community participation via the Internet for young people and the effects of filtering upon this. Two empirical studies on internet filtering in public libraries and young peoples perceptions of filtering and their access to information inform the paper.Cet article considère les questions de la citoyenneté pour les jeunes, de l’accès à l’information et la participation de la communauté via l’Internet pour les jeunes et les effets du filtrage sur ces questions. Deux études empiriques sur le filtrage d’Internet dans les bibliothèques publiques et sur les perceptions des jeunes au sujet du filtrage et de leur accès à l’information documentent cet article. 

scholarly journals The implementation of internet filtering in Scottish public libraries

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme Brown ◽  
David McMenemy
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Internet Filtering
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