[OPLINTECH] OPLIN Internet filtering

[Stephen Hedges]

Just a reminder...

The OPLIN Board has negotiated a contract with OpenDNS for a statewide Internet content filtering system that is available to all public libraries. This system is purchased using the funds in the OPLIN budget that are earmarked by the legislature "...to help local libraries use filters to screen out obscene and illegal internet materials." For many years, OPLIN has fulfilled this requirement by distributing individual grants to libraries, but no filtering grants will be available to individual libraries from now on; all funds earmarked by the legislature for filtering will instead be used to support the statewide filter.

OpenDNS can effectively provide content filtering for all Ohio public libraries, while still allowing each library to have complete control over how, or if, the filter is to be used in their library system. For further information, please see http://www.oplin.org/internet-filtering-service.

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Stephen Hedges, Director
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
2323 W. Fifth Ave., Suite 130
Columbus, OH 43204
614-728-5250  ::  Skype & AIM: hedgesst