[OPLINLIST] IM & Chat

[Deborah F. O'Connor]

We should all be watching HR 5319, Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA)
currently in Congress.  It has passed the House and will restrict our
ability to offer myspace.com and much more to our patrons.

 

Your questions may become moot.

 

See http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/dopa/DOPA.htm

 

Deborah O'Connor

Director

Geauga County Public Library

 

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From: Susan Hill [mailto:shill at pauldingcountylibrary.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 3:14 PM
To: OPLINLIST
Subject: [OPLINLIST] IM & Chat

 

Hello all,

I have been receiving a number of helpful library Internet policies that
address wireless service. However, I am still a bit surprised that I've not
received any type of policy from a library allowing Instant Messaging and/or
chat. With the growing use of IM and chat and social communities, especially
by teens, I was just wondering if there is a public library out there that
has tested the waters with policies. I realize that staff are reluctant to
open up sites like Myspace.com to patrons due to perceived and real safety,
security and privacy reasons, but if this is the access method of choice for
patrons, shouldn't we consider it? So, again, I'm pleading -- at this point
-- for any sample Internet Use policy that allows and addresses IM, Chat,
social communities, etc. Thank you so much in advance.

Susan

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Susan N Hill
Director / Editor
Paulding County Carnegie Library
Rural Library Services Newsletter
205 S Main Street   Paulding, Ohio 45879
419-399-2032 (voice); 419-399-2114 (fax)
shill at pauldingcountylibrary.org (e-mail)
www.pauldingcountylibrary.org (web page)
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