Libraries and Public Access

Resources in this category:

Infopeople Project
http://www.infopeople.org/

"The Infopeople Project improves the quality of information access to the people of California by upgrading the skills, resources, and tools available through libraries." The site's Resources section provides training guides covering topics from "Teach People to Use the Mouse" to "Introduction to HTML: A Web Tutorial".

Information Use Management and Policy Institute
http://www.ii.fsu.edu/

The Information Institute conducts research "to improve information use and management for individuals, organizations and society." Research includes Public Libraries and the Internet studies which encompass over ten years of scholarship.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
http://www.loc.gov/nls/

Run by the Library of Congress, NLS circulates braille books and literature free of charge. Search online catalogs and read NLS newsletters and reading lists.

Talking to Your Board about Internet Access
http://members.aol.com/saraweiss/access/index.html

Helpful information about talking with library Boards of Trustees and Boards of Education about policies regarding access to violent or explicit material on the Internet.

The USA PATRIOT Act and Patron Privacy on Library Internet Terminals
http://www.llrx.com/features/usapatriotact.htm

Law library consultant Mary Minow reviews the implications of the USA PATRIOT Act for libraries and for patron use of the internet.