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• - Links to online resources about internet filtering programs and their use in libraries.
  
• - Links to various resources regarding recent legislation on public libraries and library users.
  
• - American Civil Liberties Union White Paper subtitled 'Why Blocking Software is Wrong for Public Libraries'. "This special report ... provides an in depth look at why mandatory blocking software is both inappropriate and unconstitutional in libraries.
  
• - Describes how various local libraries are handling the screening of offensive content on their internet-enabled computers used by the public. Not all of them use filtering software. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]
  
• - Essay by Jeannette Allis Bastian. "The use of filters to block those Internet sites that some public libraries and/or communities deem undesirable has caused an uproar within the profession as various viewpoints vie for ascendancy. The author examin