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Start Over Descriptor "*LIBRARY users" Topic internet access for library users Topic libraries Region jefferson (la.)
3 results on '"*LIBRARY users"'

1. Porn Surfers Liable to Arrest.

Author

Rogers, Michael and Oder, Norman

Subjects
*INTERNET access for library users, *LIBRARIES, *INTERNET, *INTERNET pornography, *ACCESS control
Abstract

Reports that the Jefferson Parish Council in Louisiana passed a law making it a crime to view sexually explicit or obscene Internet sites on library computers. Details of the ordinance; Vote of the council to put filters on library computers.

Published
2000

2. Ban Bawdy Behavior, Not Bytes.

Author

Goldberg, Beverly

Subjects
*INTERNET access for library users, *PUBLIC access computers in libraries, *CRIMINAL behavior, *LIBRARIES
Abstract

Editorial. Focuses on a Jefferson Parish, Louisiana ordinance drafted to make it illegal for anyone to use library Internet access to view material deemed obscene. Opinion that this is an unconstitutional remedy to the problem of library Internet access abuse; Statement that libraries may have to proactively partner with local law enforcement to curtail so-called surreptitious crimes, such as the viewing of child pornography by convicted molesters.

Published
2000

3. La. Obscenity Complaint Leads to 3-Hour Closing.

Subjects
*SEARCHES & seizures (Law), *INTERNET access for library users, *LIBRARIES, *MASTURBATION
Abstract

Reports on the police search of the Harrahan branch of the Jefferson Parish Library in Louisiana after a parent's obscenity complaint. Details of the seizure of one of the branch's internet terminals and computer logs after a man was allegedly seen masturbating at a library computer; Plans of the Library Department to review its internet access policy.

Published
2000

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