Output details
11 - Computer Science and Informatics
University of Strathclyde
Article title
The implementation of internet filtering in Scottish public libraries
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Aslib Proceedings
Article number
-
Volume number
65
Issue number
2
First page of article
182
ISSN of journal
0001-253X
Year of publication
2013
URL
-
Number of additional authors
1
Additional information
<33>The paper is the first to examine the extent of filtering in public libraries across an entire geographic domain. It raises important issues of equity of access to information, and reveals significant issues related to censorship in providing internet access in public libraries.
The significance of the article relates to the discoveries that the majority of public libraries are not specifying their own filtering requirements, and instead having the parameters imposed externally. These findings are important for the profession and wider society in helping inform practice, and in developing policies related to filtering that are inclusive rather than exclusionary.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
36 - Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management
Research group
B - Information Systems
Citation count
1
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
