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Access, Internet, and Public Libraries
A report to the Santa Clara County Libraries. Studies the issues involved in providing access to the internet in public libraries. Discusses a variety of possible solutions, including filtering, restricted access, blocking software in children's rooms, training, and parental permission.
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focus...
Falling Through the Net
Released July 8, 1999 by the US Department of Commerce, a series of three reports in the Falling Through the Net series on the telecommunications and information technology gap in the United States.
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldi...
Classism in the Stacks
Transcript of a Sandford Berman lecture on library services to the poor. Includes a biography and abstract.
http://www.ala.org/ala/olos/olosprograms/j...
MeL: Blind, Handicapped, and Disability Resources for Libraries
Links to disabilities documents, library services examples, and other resources, from the Michigan Electronic Library.
http://web.mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=941&pa...
Innovative Internet Applications in Libraries
Highlights examples of effective use of the Internet in the following categories: virtual reference desks, innovative Internet librarians, library e-journals, image maps in public library sites, e-mail subscription newsletters in public libraries, book and reading lists, special collections (exhibits), and online catalogs.
http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/innovate.html
Working with Campus Writing Centers: Opportunities for Cooperation
Details how academic libraries can work with campus writing centers to improve service to patrons.
http://www.libraryinstruction.com/writing....
Are We Ready for the Library of the Future?
Article from Salon Magazine theorizing that new technology in libraries is only more efficient if patrons can use it. Argues that the role of librarians now includes being teachers of technology.
http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1997...
Library Services for Visually Impaired People: a Manual of Best Practice
Offers an online book which gives tips and advice for how librarians can best serve blind patrons.
http://bpm.nlb-online.org/
NNLM - Consumer Health Manual
Guidance for librarians in building and evaluating consumer health materials for their libraries' collections.
http://nnlm.gov/scr/conhlth/manualidx.htm
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