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Internet Videoconference (TX)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Peterson)
Mon Oct 6 20:12:21 1997
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 12:58:35 -0500
From: Chris Peterson <cpetrson@tsl.state.tx.us>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
Note: This conference is also being offered at Building G, Riverside Campus,
Austin Community College.
Gretchen McCord Hoffmann, Associate PACS-L Moderator
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FREE VIDEOCONFERENCE (TEXAS)
National Issues - Local Decisions:
Libraries, The Internet, and The First Amendment
The Library Development Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission is sponsoring a College of DuPage videoconference:
"National Issues - Local Decisions: Libraries, The Internet, and The
First Amendment."
DATE:
October 17th from 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. Central Time
LOCATIONS:
Abilene Christian University
Amarillo College
Beaumont - Education Service Center V
Edinburg - University of Texas/Pan American
El Paso Public Library
Ft. Worth Independent School District
Huntsville - Education Service Center VI
Lubbock - Education Service Center XVII
San Antonio - Education Service Center XX
Waco - Education Service Center XII
(For information on other states, please see:
http://www.dupage.edu/teleconference/national.html)
AUDIENCE:
This teleconference will be of particular interest to librarians and
others who have policy responsibility for libraries, and of interest to
media and telecommunications professionals and educators. Public,
school, and academic librarians are encouraged to attend.
CONTENT:
The teleconference will cover three areas: Technology, The Law and
Institutional Contexts.
Technology
Experts will survey the technology available and take a no-nonsense look
at current and newly-emerging filtering and selection technologies.
Content control software is changing daily and must be understood not
only in terms of what it does, but also in terms of how it works. The
analysis will aim at helping librarians determine which technologies
best implement an individual library's access policies.
The Law
Legal experts will seek to make library decision makers aware of,
knowledgeable about and comfortable with the policy consequences and
options within the current legal environment. They will summarize,
analyze and discuss the Supreme Court's decision and its likely impact
on the library community, as well as suggest strategies for reviewing
state and local laws and ordinances.
Institutional Contexts
It's axiomatic that in developing policy, one size does not fit all.
Public libraries face different issues than academic libraries, school
media centers are in another context and different standards may apply
from adults and for children. Geographic, cultural, political and
philosophical differences can create significantly different contexts
for decision makers. Experts will place the issues into real-world
contexts which take account of the complexities confronting the
information community.
* Can libraries support unrestricted access to the Internet in all
situations?
* Are there ways libraries can filter the Internet to protect their
children? Should they?
* How do we balance the interests of children with the needs and rights
of adults?
* What can a library do to predict what will be acceptable in its
community?
SPEAKERS:
Slated to moderate the information-rich discussion is Joey Rodger. Ms.
Rodger has been President of the Urban Libraries Council since 1992 and
has advised and consulted with many public and academic libraries. She
has also written and spoken extensively about how libraries can adapt to
new information environments.
Among others, Ms. Rodger will be joined by Daniel Weitzner, Deputy
Executive Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology and a
First Amendment Lawyer, as well as by Ginnie Cooper, President of the
Public Library Association. Ms. Cooper, past recipient of the California
Library Association's Librarian of the Year award, serves as Director of
the Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon.
CREDIT:
Participants will receive 2 hours of continuing education credit for
this session from the Texas State Library. A certificate request must
be completed and turned in at the workshop.
REGISTRATION:
Pre-registration is preferable. On-site registration will be accepted
if space is available. To register, or for more information, please
contact Mae Murray, Workshop Coordinator, Texas State Library:
512/463-5448
512/463-8800 (fax)
Mae.Murray@tsl.state.tx.us
Maps are available by request from Mae Murray. Please feel free to
bring food and refreshments to the videoconference sites. Beverages
will be available at each of the sites.
If you have special equipment, space, or language needs to participate
in this workshop, please contact: Chris Peterson at 512/463-6627 or
e-mail at Chris.Peterson@tsl.state.tx.us
PLEASE JOIN US IN THANKING THE CO-SPONSORING LOCATIONS FOR HELPING US
WITH THIS TELECONFERENCE. WITHOUT THEIR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING SPACE,
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND LOGISTICS, THIS WORKSHOP WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE
TO YOU.
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Christine Peterson
Automation Consultant
Texas State Library
512/463-6627
chris.peterson@tsl.state.tx.us
