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LIBRARIAN SEEKS EVIDENCE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT INTERNET MISUSE
Issue: Libraries
With Internet access becoming a common feature in America's public
libraries, whether or not to restrict its usage has become an increasingly
contentious issue. One librarian, David Burk, has set out to gather evidence
to support arguments against unrestricted access to material on the
Internet. Burk has requested records from libraries across the country of
complaints caused by patrons, especially children, viewing inappropriate Web
material. Many library systems, however, have refused to disclose complaint
records on the ground that it would violate patron privacy. Burt is not
convinced by the libraries' arguments. "There's no privacy issue here.
The names can be redacted," Burt said. "I think it's clearly that they don't

want the library to be embarrassed by incidents of children accessing
pornography in libraries." Lawyers for the targeted cities insist that
amount
of inappropriate computer use is "infinitesimal."

[SOURCE: CyberTimes, AUTHOR: Bob Tedeschi]
(http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/04/cyber/articles/20library.html)



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