Library Policy Commentator

Mark Herring

1 article 1999

Mark Herring is a librarian and writer who has contributed to discussions on library policy and intellectual freedom issues. He wrote for The Weekly Standard in 1999, addressing concerns about access to explicit content in public libraries.

X-RATED LIBRARIES

July 5, 1999 · Magazine

THE BURNING QUESTION libraries face today is whether to install filters on the computers they make available to the public for online research. Stumbling now and then onto lascivious material while searching online is practically inevitable and so should be a matter of concern. All sorts of tricks…