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FYI, the Texas ISP Association has a fairly comprehensive site on filtering software, maintained in part for the state to enable compliance with HB1300: http://tispa.org/info/kinnaman/filtering.htm though it follows the ALA view that the best content filtering is based on education and awareness, with family involvement and parental guidance, a reality for libraries is that some situations dictate use of filtering software. gene crick, member, Bastrop Public Library Marching Band > This is a message from CTLS-L. > Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the originator. > Selecting "Reply to All" will send a message to the entire list. > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Thanks, Theresa! > > Laurie > > > > Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director > > Central Texas Library System, Inc. > > 1005 West 41st Street > > Austin, Texas 78756 > > 512-583-0704, ext. 18 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.ctls.net > > > > > > _____ > > From: goldthwaite [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:34 PM > To: Laurie Mahaffey > Subject: Re: Filtering software > > > > We have used cybersitter in our library for several years. > > It over filters but it is easy to suspend for adults and if you find > that it is blocking a site that should not be blocked you can add the > site to a list of sites that are allowed. > > You can also have it always block sites that you don't want. > > > > Theresa Strickler > > Jennie Trent Dew Library > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Laurie <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mahaffey > > To: ctls-l <mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 2:44 PM > > Subject: Filtering software > > > > This is a message from CTLS-L. > Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the originator. > Selecting "Reply to All" will send a message to the entire list. > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Does anyone use Cybersitter or any other limiting software. If you do > please let us know what you think about it? Does it work > > Judith Anne Merritt, Library Director > Nellie Pederson Civic Library > 254-675-6495 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.clifton.lib.tx.us
