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Do We Really Have an Internet Problem? Statistics, Credibility and Issues Concerning Public Internet Access in Academic Libraries.

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Cubbage, Charlotte – Reference Librarian, 2002

Discusses problems with patron Internet access in academic libraries and describes a study conducted at Northwestern University (Illinois) that used Internet tracking software to assess user Internet behavior. Topics include Internet use policies; pornography; and loss of control over library services and information content that is provided. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Behavior Problems, Computer Software, Higher Education

Progress with the Internet.

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Seiden, Peggy; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994

Six articles describe various Internet applications, including a campuswide information system that uses Gopher; using an X Windows interface for Internet access; electronic text projects; the Nevada Academic Libraries information system; Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions and electronic reference services; the Internet and OCLC. (Contains 61…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Software