A Legal, Ethical, & Technological Dilemma: Internet Filtering for Explicit Content in Public Libraries
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https://doi.org/10.14288/sa.v0i2.187521Keywords:
censorship, collection development, InternetAbstract
This literature review, originally written in February 2015 to satisfy course requirements for LIBR 505: Research Methods in Information Organizations, explores various aspects of the debate surrounding Internet filtering for explicit content on public library computers in North America, with a focus on libraries and legislation in the United States. The literature examined extends from the early 2000s to the present.References
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