Abstract

The Internet brings the best and the worst into depository libraries in terms of Web sites and patron behavior. Acceptable Use Policies were created to help deal with the problems associated with Internet access, but have not stopped the abuse of library resources or staff. As members of larger communities, depository libraries have various options for dealing with unacceptable user behavior. This article looks at some of the problems that depositories are dealing with and the laws that effect them. Some problems may be better solved through nonlibrary agencies and offices. In some cases community laws and ordinances may take precedence over library policies, as in the case of child pornography.

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