[Libs-Or] 2012 Oregon public library Internet survey report

[Roberta Richards]

Every four years, the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Oregon Library
Association conducts a survey about the use of the Internet in Oregon
public libraries. The 2012 survey collected data about Internet policies,
filtering practices, and patron access to social media and other types of
sites. Similar surveys have been conducted in 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2008.
These surveys have collected data across time about the responses of Oregon
libraries to new Internet developments, such as the passage of CIPA and the
growth of social media.

The report from the 2012 survey of Oregon public library directors is now
posted on Northwest Central
<http://www.nwcentral.org/2012-oregon-public-library-internet-survey-report>and
on the Intellectual Freedom Committee resource
page<http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=160>of
the OLA web site.  Here is the summary:

Results of the 2012 survey show that practices across Oregon libraries vary
significantly about whether and how libraries filter the Internet, and at
what age patrons can use the Internet without restriction. Trends towards
less use of filtering and less monitoring of Internet use can be detected
in a number of areas. Overall, survey results show that Oregon public
libraries have stable, effective policies for regulating Internet use that
are First Amendment-friendly, reflective of community values, and are
generating little controversy.

Many thanks to the 118 library directors who completed this survey.  Feel
free to contact me or any member of the Intellectual Freedom
Committee<http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159>for
more information.


-- 
Roberta Richards
Faculty Reference Librarian
Sylvania Library: 971-722-4962
rrichard at pcc.edu
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