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They argue that a law passed by Congress in December 2000 requiring schools and libraries to use Internet filtering software changes the nature of libraries from being places that provide information to places that unconstitutionally restrict it. Read the Full Article http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/national/25LIBR.html
As an unusual constitutional trial opened in U.S. District Court, librarians from Wisconsin, Oregon and Washington warned that the Children’s Internet Protection Act could undermine the role of American libraries that seek to provide adult patrons with any lawful material regardless of content or viewpoint. Read the Full Article http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&u=/nm/20020326/tc_nm/tech_internet_porn_dc_13 <
The states say they can’t offer any discounts, at least until the economy rebounds. Read the Full Article chronicle.com/free/2002/03/2002032501u.htm
Outright bans on e-mail and chatroom are common, as parents fear paedophiles, “stranger danger”, surveillance or exploitation, the report by Citizens Online and the Institute for Public Policy Research says. Read the Full Article http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/education/newsid_1679000/1679278.stm
The Museum and Library Services Act, introduced by Select Education Subcommittee Chairman Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) and Rep. Tim Roemer (D-IN), modifies and streamlines current law to strengthen museum and library services. The bill also ensures that library services are coordinated with activities under the No Child Left Behind Act that President Bush signed into law […]
A key senator introduced legislation yesterday that would turn electronics manufacturers and software developers into copyright police. Read the Full Article <
The so-called Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Act–once known as the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA)–first saw daylight late last year, when a draft of the proposed legislation began making Capital Hill rounds. Read the Full Article
The price hike — which will cost students about $600 a year — drives a student such as Pham nearly to tears. Read the Full Article
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 19, 2002—The World Bank today approved a $75.75 million loan to support Chile’s initiative to provide basic, secondary and technical education and training programs to adults, especially unemployed youth and the working poor. This program’s overall goal is to ensure that Chileans acquire the skills and knowledge needed to meet the demands […]
Istanbul, 18 March 2002 — The 2002 World Telecommunication Development Conference opened today with over 1000 delegates from around the world including 30 Ministers and 50 representatives of regulatory agencies converging on the Istanbul Conference and Exhibition Centre. The Conference was opened by ITU Secretary-General, Yoshio Utsumi, in the presence of the President of the […]