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| Rose Colored glasses |
Computer usage for all! Should everyone have
free access to the internet? In today's modern library, patrons have the
opportunity to utilize computers and access the internet for free. Is
there an obligation by the library to monitor users and what they are
searching? There seems to be lots of questions surrounding this very
issue.
Many libraries have installed internet filtering
software for blocking pornography websites, as well as sites that promote
hatred, illegal drugs or violence. Unfortunately,
in today’s society these filters are necessary to protect our children and the
majority of patrons, from being subject to this type of unwanted information. It seems to be a terrible shame that so much
time, money, and effort is spent on installing filtering software to protect
the public when resource could be spent on positive productive educational
software for our children. It would be a much nicer world to only focus on the
positive, but I guess that would be seeing the world all the time through rose
colored glasses.
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