See the Controversial Topics Research Guide for more information on locating resources and evaluating information.
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Internet Censorship Research Guide - LSC-North Harris
Library Catalog
Use the online catalog to find print and electronic books on your controversial topic.
The following is a list of recent books located in the NHC Library. For help locating these and additional titles, please see a librarian at the reference desk on the 3rd floor of the library building.
- Censoring the Web by Kathryn Kolbert with Zak Mettger KF4775 .K65 2001
- Children and the World Wide Web : tool or trap? by Samuel Joshua Friedman
HQ784.I58 F75 2000 - Censorship in America (electronic book) : a reference handbook by Mary Hull
- Banned in the media : a reference guide to censorship in the press, motion pictures, broadcasting, and the Internet
by Herbert N. Foerstel
P96.C42 U654 1998 - Civil Liberties by James D. Torr
JC599.U5 C546 2003
Research Databases
Use the library’s Research Databases to find periodical (magazine, journal, newspaper) articles for your research. Many periodicals cover controversial issues, but the following online databases focus on presenting both sides of numerous issues.
CQ Researcher
Issues and Controversies on File
Opposing Viewpoints
Web Sites
- American Library Association's Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
provides information on the latest ruling that restricts federal funding of library programs for libraries that do not use filtering software. - Internet Censorship from American Civil Liberties Union, a staunch defender of personal rights as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, provides regular updates and discussion of online censorship issues.
- Electronic Frontiers Foundation Blue Ribbon Campaign for Free Speech Online from The Electronic Frontier Foundation, "a non-profit civil liberties organization" provides current information and background on Internet censorship legislation and issues.
- Filtering Porn? Maybe, Maybe Not from MSNBC News, August 9, 2000 discusses the need for parental supervision even when filters are installed on computers.
- WashingtonPost.com: The Communications Decency Act
discusses the Supreme Court ruling, provides a history of the original legislation, and links to related sites.
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