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A filtering survey
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kris Kepler)
Tue Mar 23 20:20:54 1999
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 14:52:00 -0600
From: Kris Kepler <kristen@ccsd.edu>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:54:48 -0500
>To: pubyac@nysernet.org
>From: Kris Kepler <kristen@ccsd.edu>
>Subject: A filtering survey
>
>>Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:12:56 -0500
>>To: pubyac@nysernet.org
>>From: Kris Kepler <kkepler@ccsd.edu>
>>Subject: A filtering survey
>>
>>>Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 07:59:55 -0500
>>>To: pubyac@nysernet.org
>>>From: Kris Kepler <kristen@ccsd.edu>
>>>Subject: A filtering survey
>>>In-Reply-To: <602d1a95.36f06ab3@aol.com>
>>>
>>>I would really appreciate if you could take the time to fill out a
questionnaire, all of your input would help a great deal! TIA!
>>>
>>>For our thesis, we are researching the existence of censorship in
libraries. Censorship includes Internet filtering, book banning, and
restriction of materials. The results from this survey will support or
negate our hypothesis. All responses will be kept confidential, but
results of the survey will be available to you if you ask.
>>>
>>>
>>>Questionnaire:
>>>
>>>1. What type of library do you serve? (i.e. school media center,
public, academic, etc.)
>>>
>>>____________________________________________
>>>
>>>2. Are you male or female?
>>>
>>>______Male ______Female
>>>
>>>3. In what type of community does your library function?
>>>
>>>______Rural _______Suburban _______Urban
>>>
>>>4. Does your library have Internet access?
>>>
>>>______Yes ______No
>>>
>>>If no, skip to #12.
>>>
>>>5a. Does your library use filtering software to censor the Internet?
>>>
>>>______Yes ______No
>>>
>>>5b. Do you agree with this?
>>>
>>>______Yes ______No
>>>
>>>If you answered no to 5a, skip to #10.
>>>
>>>If you answered yes to 5a, what are the reasons your library uses an
Internet filter? (Please list in order of importance.)
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>6. Which filter do you use?
>>>
>>>___________________________________________________
>>>
>>>7. In your opinion, how often has legitimate research been blocked
because of an Internet filter?
>>>
>>>_______Frequently
>>>
>>>_______Sometimes
>>>
>>>_______Almost Never
>>>
>>>_______Never
>>>
>>>8. What are some examples of searches that you or a patron were blocked
from?
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>9. Are you able to override the filter if necessary?
>>>
>>>_______Yes _______No
>>>
>>>10. Have you ever witnessed a patron accessing pornographic material in
your library?
>>>
>>>_______Yes _______No
>>>
>>>11. Does your library have an acceptable use policy?
>>>
>>>_______Yes _______No
>>>
>>>If no, skip to #12.
>>>
>>>If yes, what are it's major components?
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>>12. Have any legal challenges been made to any material, print or
non-print, in your
>>>library?
>>>
>>>______Yes ______No
>>>
>>>If yes, what was/were the material(s)?
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>13. What was the outcome of the challenge?
>>>
>>> _______Censored _______Restricted ______Uncensored
>>>
>>>
>>>Additional Comments:
>>>
>>>
>>>Thank You!
>Please reply to kkepler@ccsd.edu
