How Libraries conflict Social Networking websites
Social networking is something important for many different types of careers, especially as some take both your skill set but also who you are as a person into a mix of hiring. This is further increased due to the introduction of social media, where there are a plentiful amount of social networking sites out there for people to socialize online. Libraries come into play with this, as in order to stay connected with its community, it needs to be able to adapt to societal changes include online social networking.
This comes quickly into clash with how the library functions, and even regarding public safety. According to the periodical volume titled Social Networking and the Library, there was "... a law that would have made it necessary for libraries that received federal funding to block social networking sites from minors in the same way that the Children's Internet Protection Act requires that certain libraries filter pornographic material from their computers,"(Jason Griffey). This stems from the uncontrolled nature of social media and online spaces, especially as library workers can not be able to supervise children using the internet at all times. As such it was deemed necessary to ban social networking sites, especially in fear of predators using the anonymous nature and widespread access of these sites to gain easy access to children. From that, banning them became a priority, as public safety regarding child patrons is more integral than protecting their rights to using these social networking sites.
Below is the link to that article, where you can read for more in-depth discussion regarding this subject:
Works Cited
Griffey, Jason. “Social Networking and the Library.” Library Technology Reports [Chicago], vol. 46, no. 8, November 2010, p. 34. https://caccl-palomar.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CACCL_PALOMAR/1c2fjnh/cdi_gale_onefilemisc_PPIS_A244158910
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