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Allison, Rinda Y.; Uhler, Scott F. – Illinois Libraries, 1998
Discusses library policy and Internet access, highlighting (1) legal distinctions between books and the Internet; (2) ways to restrict access without violating First Amendment rights; (3) the library as a limited public forum rather than a traditional public forum; and (4) the library's governmental interest in protecting children. (PEN)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Children, Internet
Johnson, Carolyn – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1993
Discusses the use of signs in libraries and lists 12 steps to create successful signage. Highlights include consistency, location, color, size, lettering, types of material, user needs, signage policy, planning, in-house fabrication versus vendors, and evaluation, A selected bibliography of 24 sources of information on library signage is included.…
Descriptors: Color, Evaluation Needs, Graphic Arts, Guidelines
Braun, Linda W. – School Library Journal, 1998
Describes selected commercial and academic Web sites providing interactive services (Amazon; Jones Library, Amherst, MA; Pine Crest Lower School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Barnes & Noble; Cal State's Information Literacy Tutorials; PBS's techknow site; K.I.D.S. Report), and argues that libraries that stop at links and policy statements miss…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Uses in Education, Guides, Higher Education
Coyle, Karen – American Libraries, 1997
To prevent vastly different Internet access policies from creating uneven service for patrons from community to community, the author argues that librarians, as the logical champions, must define "universal service." Offers hardware, software, Internet functions, training, and service as some of the elements of access that should be…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Computers, Information Services
Uhler, Scott F.; Allison, Rinda Y. – Illinois Libraries, 1998
Examines the law for libraries, i.e. potential risks and liabilities of regulating, or not regulating, Internet access and use. Discusses the Communications Decency Act, use of filtering software, Internet policies, liability under local criminal statutes, ordinances for disseminating child pornography, obscene material, and hostile work…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation
Download full textGarrett, Amy B. – 1997
This study examines 104 articles on the fee versus free controversy in libraries, written primarily between the years of 1992 and 1997. The content analysis assesses the types of libraries that charges fees--academic, public, school, or special; who is charged--everyone, businesses and their personnel, law firms and lawyers; and what services the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Document Delivery, Elementary Secondary Education, Fees
