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Acedo, Shannon; Leverkus, Cathy – Knowledge Quest, 2014
The ebook ecosystem has experienced many changes recently--having both positive and negative effects for the school library. On the positive side, many publishers have stopped seeing ebooks as the coming of the Apocalypse; instead, they are seeing that the publishing business survives and, indeed, flourishes. The different actors in this arena are…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Barriers, Performance Factors, School Libraries
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Hall, R. Trevor; Carter, Ed – Education and the Law, 2006
The use of Internet filters in public classrooms in the USA has been intensely debated, both in terms of its effectiveness and legality. The debate pits concerns to protect students from indecent material against issues of unconstitutional censorship. This paper examines the legal issues addressed in various rulings by the US Supreme Court…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Internet, Court Litigation, Access to Information
Simmons, John S.; Dresang, Eliza T. – 2001
As the world enters the 21st century, the access to information and freedom of speech provided by the Internet and other digital technologies have revolutionized the nature of censorship challenges and opened an entirely new realm of legal and social ramifications for censorship in United States schools. In the midst of this digital revolution,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Childrens Literature