WEB FILTERING:
POLICIES, SOFTWARE,
STAFF TRAINING AND CIPA
Practical ways that libraries can plan and implement the Children’s Internet Protection Act

Satellite-Delivered Teleconference March 12, 2004  

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Also, Mary Minow has provided another link for your reference:

Lawfully Surfing the Net: Disabling Public Library Internet Filters to Avoid More Lawsuits in the United States
by Mary Minow. http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_4/minow/index.html

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What you will learn:

• the law as it applies to library policies for staff and users
• how to evaluate the pros and cons of different filtering software
• best practices you can incorporate into your staff training.

Who should attend:

• any library that receives federal or E-Rate funds for Internet Service Provider costs directly or through any grant or re-grant program
• any library whose state or local government is considering or has passed legislation requiring filtering for some or all of the computers that have open access to the Internet
• any library that is contemplating using Internet filtering software for any reason

Presenters:

Mary Minow, library law consultant and coauthor of The Library’s Legal Answer Book, published by the American Library Association, 2003, received an A.M.L.S. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a J.D. from Stanford University.

“The law has changed many times since I first started writing and speaking about libraries and Internet filters. The federal definition of child pornography alone has changed three times in the last few years. A librarian almost needs a law degree today to keep up—or to attend a teleconference such as this one.”

Derek Hansen, Ph.D. candidate and research assistant at the University of Michigan’s School of Information, was a major participant in an evaluation of Internet Filters titled "See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information" funded by the Kaiser Family Foundation (see the report). He has also presented and written on the topics of evaluating the effectiveness of Internet filters and selecting a specific filtering product. See his featured article at http://www.WebJunction.org.

“ Filters are a bit like children. They come in all shapes and sizes. They don't always do what they are told, although they generally get it right. They are at their best when they use all of their capabilities. And at times they require some discipline. In short, they'll never be perfect, but they can be influenced to reach their potential.”

Robert Bocher, Technology Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries and Technology, is Wisconsin's E-rate coordinator, and the manager of LSTA technology grants to the state's public libraries. In addition, he serves on the ALA's E-rate Task Force and the State E-rate Coordinators Alliance, which focuses on K-12 E-rate issues, including CIPA. Bob has authored an FAQ on CIPA, has written articles on this issue for Library Journal and WebJunction, and has spoken on this issue to library groups.

“ CIPA will require libraries to make certain all staff are properly informed not just on CIPA compliance issues, but on related issues such as the legal definition of obscenity.”

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