Editor: Henry Reichman, California State University, East Bay Founding Editor: Judith F. Krug (1940–2009) Publisher: Barbara Jones Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association ISSN 1945-4546 March 2013 Vol. LXII No. 2 www.ala.org/nif Filtering continues to be an important issue for most schools around the country. That was the message of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association, national longitudinal survey, School Libraries Count!, conducted between January 24 and March 4, 2012. The annual sur- vey collected data on filtering based on responses to fourteen questions ranging from whether or not their schools use filters, to the specific types of social media blocked at their schools. AASL survey The survey data suggests that many schools are going beyond the requirements set forth by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in its Child Internet Protection explores Act (CIPA). When asked whether their schools or districts filter online content, 98% of the respon- dents said content is filtered. Specific types of filtering were also listed in the survey, filtering encouraging respondents to check any filtering that applied at their schools. There were in schools 4,299 responses with the following results: • 94% (4,041) Use filtering software • 87% (3,740) Have an acceptable use policy (AUP) • 73% (3,138) Supervise the students while accessing the Internet • 27% (1,174) Limit access to the Internet • 8% (343) Allow student access to the Internet on a case-by-case basis The data indicates that the majority of respondents do use filtering software, but also work through an AUP with students, or supervise student use of online content individually. The next question identified types of filtering software and asked respondents to select those used at their schools. There were 4,039 total responses. The top three filtering software was: • 70% (2,827) URL-based • 60% (2,423) Keyword-based • 47% (1,898) Blacklists (continued on page 84) Published by the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee, Martin Garnar, Chair The Liberty [Oregon State U.] .........................................64 in this issue Southern Weekend [China] ...............................................55 AASL survey explores filtering in schools......................41 short stories “Hills Like White Elephants” ..........................................50 IFC report to ALA Council ..............................................43 artwork FTRF report to ALA Council ..........................................43 “Innocence” ......................................................................47 “A Sense of Place” show .................................................54 Pew report finds libraries still vital .................................44 videogames digital divide hurts students .............................................44 “Call of Duty” ..................................................................47 Obama calls for study of video game violence ...............45 high school students, teachers report media censorship ..46 where books go to die ......................................................46 censorship dateline: libraries, schools, student press, publishing, colleges and universities, broadcasting, foreign ..............................................................................47 from the bench: U.S. Supreme Court, libraries, schools, colleges and universities, military courts, Internet, public nudity ...............................................................................59 is it legal?: libraries, schools, college, social media, online privacy, counterterrorism .................................................67 success stories: libraries, schools, university, foreign .....79 targets of the censor books The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ...........51 Views of contributors to the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom Beloved .............................................................................50 are not necessarily those of the editors, the Intellectual Freedom A Child Called It ..............................................................49 Committee, nor the American Library Association. 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Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. 42 Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom IFC report to ALA Council FTRF report to ALA Council The following is the text of the Intellectual Freedom Following is the text of the Freedom to Read Foundation’s Committee’s report to the ALA Council delivered by IFC report to the ALA Council, delivered on January 28 at the Chair Pat Scales at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle by FTRF President on January 29. Candace Morgan. The ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) is As President of the Freedom to Read Foundation, it is pleased to present this update of its activities. my privilege to report on the Foundation’s activities since the 2012 Annual Conference: INFORMATION Resolution on Homelessness and Libraries (ALA Council CAROLYN FORSMAN Document No. 45) Update Last week, Carolyn Forsman, an intellectual free- At the 2012 Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., then- dom champion and a recipient of the Freedom to Read IFRT councilor, John Moorman, made a motion to refer ALA Foundation’s Roll of Honor Award, died in New York City. Council Document No. 45 to IFC because the “Resolved” Carolyn began her professional life as a respected librarian clause asked to amend the Library Bill of Rights to include and educator who fought tirelessly for social justice within “housing status.” IFC discussed CD#45 during its third and without the profession, including the library user’s right to Committee Meeting and concluded that the term “home- read freely. When she launched a successful second career as a less” is covered under “background” under Article 1 of the jewelry designer, she merged her art with her political beliefs Library Bill of Rights. IFC is in the process of reviewing the by using proceeds from her jewelry sales to support the work Library Bill of Rights and its Interpretations in preparation of FTRF. To this end, Carolyn became a familiar face (with a for the ninth edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual familiar purple hairdo) at ALA conferences, selling her fanciful and will insure that the Interpretations make it clear that a and unique jewelry creations to raise funds for the benefit of person’s housing status should not be used to deny access the Foundation. Among her creations was the iconic “banned to library services. book bracelets,” a perfect marriage of her beliefs and her artistic talent. Over the years she raised tens of thousands of OIF Online Learning dollars for FTRF, helping to build FTRF into the robust First ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) is pleased to Amendment legal defense organization it is today. announce the availability of four free webinars in spring 2013 Carolyn was a graduate of Hunter College High School, to improve your “IF IQ.” Topics include filtering and CIPA; New York University and the library school at the University self-service holds and reader privacy; programming for Choose of California at Berkeley. As a young librarian, Carolyn Privacy Week; and challenge reporting. For more information worked in youth services and reference while participating on these and other OIF online learning events, and to register, in the Congress for Change. She was an ALA Councilor and visit www.ala.org/offices /oif/oifprograms/webinars. an early member of the Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Executive Board. Sweater Vest Sunday Carolyn then became a lecturer at the University of To help raise awareness about the importance of report- Maryland. In 1979, she founded her jewelry design business ing challenges to library and school materials to OIF, ALA after leaving librarianship to, as she