The mole’s dilemma:Ethical aspects of public internet access in academilibraries

Internet Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 7-22

  Still, Julie ^a   Kassabian, Vibiana ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Censorship; Computer user policies; E mail; General public; Intellectualfreedom; Internet; Pornography and obscenity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006090260     PISSN: 10875301     EISSN: 15404749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J136v04n03_03     Document Type: Article

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