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I thought listmembers might be interested in the following which reached me via another list. ++++ The Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA) has recently issued a position statement on "Should you use internet filtering in your library?" The statement reads: "The Association (ALIA) recognises that while it is important to protect minors from illegal and inappropriate online content, librarians also have a duty to serve the broad and diverse interests of all individuals in the community. The Association does not advocate the use of filtering technologies because they cannot provide guarantees that all objectionable online information can be blocked. The Association believes that the use of filtering technologies in libraries introduces a false sence of security for parents, guardians and internet users." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chris Goddard, Resources and Technical Services Librarian, City of Plymouth Library and Information Services, Central Library, Drake Circus, PLYMOUTH, PL4 8AL, U.K. Tel/fax: (01752) 305900 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%