For the Sake of One Child
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Providing anonymous Internet access in public libraries poses an ethical dilemma for librarians, since the freedom of using the Internet without fear of surveillance must be balanced against the possibility of library resources being used to commit crimes. Using the arrest of a suspected child pornographer as a backdrop, this essay will examine the state of privacy protection in Colorado libraries, the American Library Association's position on data retention, and the implications of anonymous Internet access in libraries. © 2012 McFarland & Company, Inc. 2012 McFarland & Company, Inc.
Source: Journal of Information Ethics
DOI: 10.3172/jie.21.1.12
Author: Martin L. Garnar
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2328061418