I urge anyone who thinks these matters are simple to consult the ALA
webpages, under "Issues and Advocacy" where things such as privacy and
confidentiality, the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), the Patriot
act, and more are touched upon.
"what appears to be child pornography" may not be; Looking at is legally
different from creating/disseminating; Why are we monitoring the Internet
use habits of patrons? and so on.
I'm not answering the question, I'm just noting that the Association as a
whole has done a great deal of work to ascertain what's legal and what
isn't; what is within our purview and what isn't; so we might as well avail
ourselves of their work instead of mentally wandering about by ourselves.
Janet Swan Hill, Professor
Associate Director for Technical Services
University of Colorado Libraries, CB184
Boulder, CO 80309
janet.hill_at_colorado.edu
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From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
[mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Melinda Gottesman
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 1:07 PM
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] pandora [privacy]
"More difficult yet: Library staff sees someone at a computer
looking at what appears to be child pornography. Can/should staff call
the police? (I don't know the answer to that one, but I'd be sure to
call the library's legal counsel before making a move.)"
Really? Child Pornography is a crime - if you witness a crime you need to
report it. To me that's pretty open and shut.
==Melinda==
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Melinda Gottesman
Reference Librarian/Instructor
University of Central Florida
Received on Mon Jan 28 2008 - 15:34:00 EST