[11646] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Filtering vs. Censorship
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Public-Access Computer Systems For)
Thu Sep 11 20:03:51 1997
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 17:56:41 -0500
From: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
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2 Messages, 33 Lines
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From: Jack Kessler <kessler@best.com>
Terry,
You ask,
> I'm still a library student, so you'll have to excuse my obtuse
> ignorance, but what is the difference between filtering and
> censoring?
"Filtering" is user - driven, "censoring" is censor - driven.
Jack Kessler
kessler@well.sf.ca.us
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From: Wayne Daniels <wdaniels@gwmail.mtrl.toronto.on.ca>
> I'm still a library student, so you'll have to excuse my obtuse
> ignorance, but what is the difference between filtering and
> censoring?
Much the same, really. The first is neutral and the second implies
disapproval. "Selection" might be a possibility for those who
approve. Words, words. But then what is a librarian for if not, in
some sense, to select?
Wayne Daniels
Metro Toronto Reference Library
