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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (49272)6/6/2002 3:03:22 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
I agree that filters don't work but I disagree that the feds should not have some guiding, legislative, and even policing role where "harmful to children" is an issue.

It seems like the cart is before the horse on this issue. There is a long history of library science. There are methods and procedures involved that could be looked over to obtain at least a piece of the solution. For starters, I do not understand why children can simply browse and select sites at the library without supervision. If a child wants to view several sites related to Florence Nightingale, for example, a librarian could check to see if any of them are R rated or above and then authorize the research from a central location. Hasn't it always been the role of a librarian to "check out" material.

I don't trust librarians to simply use their own judgement which is why I think the government should be involved at least at the level of defining what is restricted (R) material and what liabilities librarians have.
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