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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| author | Underwood, Linda |
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| contents | 21st-Century Learning Blocked: What Is a School Librarian to Do? Underwood, Linda Freedom of Speech Internet School Libraries Media Specialists Library Administration Library Services Access to Information Information Policy It seems that fear of Web 2.0 is in full force. There are two concerns that resulted in a national panic concerning Internet Web 2.0 tools: pedophiles luring children via the Internet and corruption of youths through exposure to hard-core pornography or other vile material. Administrators, no doubt, are thinking in terms of saving themselves from a major lawsuit. The concept of freedom of speech means little to an administrator faced with the possibility of bad press or a lawsuit. This article offers several insights on what librarians can do if Web 2.0 tools are blocked in their libraries. |
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| spellingShingle | 21st-Century Learning Blocked: What Is a School Librarian to Do? Underwood, Linda Freedom of Speech Internet School Libraries Media Specialists Library Administration Library Services Access to Information Information Policy 21st-Century Learning Blocked: What Is a School Librarian to Do? Underwood, Linda Freedom of Speech Internet School Libraries Media Specialists Library Administration Library Services Access to Information Information Policy It seems that fear of Web 2.0 is in full force. There are two concerns that resulted in a national panic concerning Internet Web 2.0 tools: pedophiles luring children via the Internet and corruption of youths through exposure to hard-core pornography or other vile material. Administrators, no doubt, are thinking in terms of saving themselves from a major lawsuit. The concept of freedom of speech means little to an administrator faced with the possibility of bad press or a lawsuit. This article offers several insights on what librarians can do if Web 2.0 tools are blocked in their libraries. |
| title | 21st-Century Learning Blocked: What Is a School Librarian to Do? |
| topic | Freedom of Speech Internet School Libraries Media Specialists Library Administration Library Services Access to Information Information Policy |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ855940 |